Harry Potter (journalist)

Harry Potter (20 July 1941 – 8 May 2014)[1] was an Australian journalist, television reporter and presenter. A veteran police and crime reporter whose career spanned more than fifty years, Potter first joined Ten Eyewitness News, a nightly news show on Network Ten, in 1978.[2][3] In 2013, Harry Potter became the first recipient of the Kennedy Lifetime Achievement Award.[2][3][4]

This article is about the journalist. For other uses, see Harry Potter (disambiguation).

Potter was diagnosed with cancer in the early 2000s.[2] He died from cancer on 8 May 2014, at the age of 72.[2] He was survived by his wife, journalist Katrina Lee, and four children – Tim, Nick, Elisa and Jack.[2]

Hamish McLean, the CEO of Ten Network Holdings (the parent company of Network Ten), called Potter "a giant of Australian journalism."[2] According to Ten Eyewitness News presenter Sandra Sully, a "journalist of the year" award, named in honour of Potter, would continue to be awarded in his memory.[3]

References
  1. Knox, David (9 May 2014). "Vale: Harry Potter". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  2. "Veteran reporter Harry Potter dies". Australian Associated Press. Herald Sun. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  3. "Veteran TV crime reporter Harry Potter dies of cancer aged 72: Harry Potter joined Ten's Eyewitness News in 1978 and in 2013 received a lifetime achievement award". Australian Associated Press. The Guardian. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  4. Lallo, Michael (9 May 2014). "Veteran Ten reporter Harry Potter, 72, dies of cancer". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 June 2014.


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