Who was the first reporter on the scene at the 1978 CHOGM terrorist bombing (above), interrupted a news bulletin to report on John Lennon’s death, led the ABC news teams nationally, was a 3AW stalwart, and is the voice of Yarra Trams? Southern FM’s Colin Tyrus, of course. Colin joined Alli Harding on South of the River on Sunday
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Angela Pippos talks to Craig Francis about her early career as an ABC sports journalist breaking new ground as a female reporter in a male dominated industry. Angela also discusses her very successful freelance career as an author and documentary maker and her latest role as media and strategic advisor to Zoe Daniel MP.
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“I’m embarrassed to call myself a journalist”, said Southern FM newsman Colin Tyrus in reference to the actions of Martin Bashir in forging documents to deceive Princess Diana, in a frank discussion with Hear and There presenter Nathan Reynolds about the BBC Panorama interview scandal. “Princess Diana at Accord Hospice” by paisleyorguk is licensed under CC BY 2.0
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With a radio career spanning more than 50 years, Denis O’Kane is one of the best known newsmen in Australia. In this podcast from “A Newsman and his Music”, Denis chats with Colin Tyrus about his radio journey.
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