Paul Murphy (Australian journalist)

Paul Murphy AM (1942 or 1943 – 20 October 2020) was an Australian political journalist and radio and television presenter.

For other people named Paul Murphy, see Paul Murphy (disambiguation).

Career

Murphy began his TV career as a reporter for the pioneering Australian nightly ABC-TV current affairs program This Day Tonight, which premiered in 1967 and he worked as a senior political reporter for the ABC for many years.

He presented the ABC's afternoon radio current affairs program PM for a decade from 1983 to 1993.[1]

Among his favourite moments on the program during his time there was the coverage of the final caucus showdown between Bob Hawke and Paul Keating. [2]

Murphy was a regular guest on This Sporting Life, voicing parody advertisements and presenting the South Coast News segment.

He was the first host of the SBS-TV current affairs program Dateline, and presented the program for a decade.

In the 1994 Australia Day Honours Murphy was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for "service to public broadcasting and to journalism".[3]

In 2000, he was awarded the Walkley Award for Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism.[4]

His brother is Australian journalist Justin Murphy.

Murphy died from cancer on 20 October 2020, aged 77.[5]

References
  1. 40th Anniversary of ABC PM program Archived 5 August 2012 at Archive.today
  2. Javes, Sue (16 July 2009). "Evening stars still shine". The Age. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. "Paul Murphy". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  4. "Walkley Winners Archive". www.walkleys.com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. Meade, Amanda (20 October 2020). "Paul Murphy, venerated ABC and SBS journalist, dies aged 77". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
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