Liam Bartlett

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Liam Bartlett
Born (1961-06-30) 30 June 1961 (age 60)
Perth, Western Australia
EducationUniversity of Western Australia
EmployerNine Network, 6PR
Television60 Minutes
Spouse(s)Claire
Children3

Liam Bartlett (born 30 June 1961) is an Australian journalist and reporter, best known for his career in radio and television.

Career[]

Born in Perth, Western Australia, previously, Bartlett had a six-year stint with ABC radio station 720 ABC Perth, presenting the morning program. He had previously worked for STW 9 in Perth and GWN in Bunbury as a news anchor and reporter. He worked for a time at 3SR in Shepparton in Victoria. While working on Perth radio stations, he was also a columnist for the News Corporation newspaper The Sunday Times. He appeared on television on The 7.30 Report, ABC TV and the Nine Network Australia (GTV Melbourne) presenting both current affairs and news.

Bartlett was a delegate to the Australian Constitutional Convention 1998. He was an elected delegate and had contested the poll as an independent candidate.

In 2002, Bartlett won a Churchill Fellowship to study investigative journalism. He spent three months in the United States and the United Kingdom.[1]

In July 2006 he left Perth radio station 6PR after only nine weeks on air following on from a move from rival station 720 ABC Perth to join 60 Minutes, where he would present until 2012, before returning as from the 2015 season.

In 2021, Bartlett returned to 6PR, now owned by Nine Entertainment, to host its morning program while juggling his ongoing role as a reporter on 60 Minutes.

Awards[]

During his career Bartlett has won three international and two national awards for reporting, including New York Festival awards for both TV and Radio and the Brigitte Bardot (Genesis) Award for TV. In addition he has been awarded four (4) separate state-based (WA) AJA (Australian Journalists Association) Awards for investigative reports and feature writing.

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Personal life[]

Bartlett is married to Claire and they have three children. [5]

References[]

  1. ^ Bartlett, Liam. Churchill Fellowship report: Investigative Journalism - Current Trends, Techniques And The Future For Substantive Public Disclosure Archived 21 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine 6 June 2006
  2. ^ Connelly, Fiona (14 March 2008). "Liam Bartlett says 60 Minutes is s***". Perth Now. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  3. ^ Rule, Bill (11 August 2007). "Liam Bartlett and 60 Minutes: one year on". Perth Now. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  4. ^ "Liam Bartlett to stay in Sydney". The Courier-Mail. 18 October 2008. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  5. ^ Bartlett joins 60 Minutes - Australian-Media.com.au News Archived 20 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine

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