Charles Wooley
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Charles Wooley is an Australian journalist, reporter and writer, who reported for Channel Nine
's 60 Minutes.
At the age of 16 Wooley moved to Hobart
where he gained an honours degree in history from the University of Tasmania
. While he was studying he developed his journalistic skills by editing the University's student newspaper, Togatus. He returned to Launceston in 1970 to work as a cadet with The Examiner
.
Two years later he joined ABC Radio
and moved to Perth
. He soon moved to television working on This Day Tonight
, Nationwide, and Four Corners. He then served as the ABC
's European correspondent based in London
.
In 1986 he joined Channel Nine where he worked on Sunday and then A Current Affair. Wooley joined 60 Minutes in 1993.
He published a book of stories of his time travelling the world as a reporter called Travelling Tales. Wooley returned to Hobart in 2001 with his second wife Alona to raise their three children.
In January 2006 he became the host of Macquarie Regional RadioWorks
's new regional morning program, Charles Wooley Across Australia. The show airs 9am to 12pm weekdays on over 40 radio stations across Australia.
As well as presenting his radio show, Charles Wooley continues to work on a casual basis for 60 Minutes and also narrates some television programs for Channel 9. He is also the author of several books, including an up and coming guide to walks in and around Hobart, Tasmania.
His daughter Anna Wooley is an award winning documentary film maker.
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
's 60 Minutes.
At the age of 16 Wooley moved to Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
where he gained an honours degree in history from the University of Tasmania
University of Tasmania
The University of Tasmania is a medium-sized public Australian university based in Tasmania, Australia. Officially founded on 1 January 1890, it was the fourth university to be established in nineteenth-century Australia...
. While he was studying he developed his journalistic skills by editing the University's student newspaper, Togatus. He returned to Launceston in 1970 to work as a cadet with The Examiner
The Examiner (Tasmania)
The Examiner is the daily newspaper of the city of Launceston and north-eastern Tasmania, Australia.- Overview :The Examiner was first published on 12 March 1842, founded by James Aikenhead. Its first editor was the Reverend John West. At first it was a weekly publication . The Examiner expanded to...
.
Two years later he joined ABC Radio
ABC Local Radio
ABC Local Radio is a network of publicly owned radio stations in Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.ABC Local Radio stations broadcast across the continent using terrestrial transmitters and satellites...
and moved to Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
. He soon moved to television working on This Day Tonight
This Day Tonight
This Day Tonight was an Australian Broadcasting Corporation current affairs program of the late 1960s and early 1970s.- Overview :...
, Nationwide, and Four Corners. He then served as the ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
's European correspondent based in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
In 1986 he joined Channel Nine where he worked on Sunday and then A Current Affair. Wooley joined 60 Minutes in 1993.
He published a book of stories of his time travelling the world as a reporter called Travelling Tales. Wooley returned to Hobart in 2001 with his second wife Alona to raise their three children.
In January 2006 he became the host of Macquarie Regional RadioWorks
Macquarie Regional RadioWorks
Southern Cross Austereo is an Australian company formed in July 2011 by the merger of Southern Cross Media Group and Austereo Group.Southern Cross Media was previously known as Macquarie Regional RadioWorks, prior to the absorption of the remaining assets of Southern Cross Broadcasting that were...
's new regional morning program, Charles Wooley Across Australia. The show airs 9am to 12pm weekdays on over 40 radio stations across Australia.
As well as presenting his radio show, Charles Wooley continues to work on a casual basis for 60 Minutes and also narrates some television programs for Channel 9. He is also the author of several books, including an up and coming guide to walks in and around Hobart, Tasmania.
His daughter Anna Wooley is an award winning documentary film maker.