Liam Bartlett
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Liam Bartlett is a journalist
from Perth, Western Australia
.
He currently works on the Nine Network
's 60 Minutes current affairs program. Previously, he had a six year stint with ABC
radio station 720 ABC Perth
, presenting the morning program. He had previously worked for GWN in Bunbury as a news presenter. While working on Perth radio stations, Liam also had a weekly opinion column in the News Corporation
newspaper The Sunday Times. He had previously appeared on television on Channel 9
, ABC TV and GWN
, 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.
In July 2006 he left Perth radio station 6PR
after only nine weeks on air to join 60 Minutes, replacing the late Richard Carleton
.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
from Perth, Western Australia
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 currently works on the Nine Network
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 current affairs program. Previously, he had a six year stint with ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
radio station 720 ABC Perth
720 ABC Perth
720 ABC Perth is a radio station located in Perth, Western Australia broadcasting on 720 kHz on the AM band. The station is a member of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's ABC Local Radio network.-History:...
, presenting the morning program. He had previously worked for GWN in Bunbury as a news presenter. While working on Perth radio stations, Liam also had a weekly opinion column in the News Corporation
News Corporation
News Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster...
newspaper The Sunday Times. He had previously appeared on television on Channel 9
STW-9
STW is an Australian television station owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Perth, Australia.Based in Dianella, Western Australia, STW broadcasts with a transmitter mast located in Walliston...
, ABC TV and GWN
Golden West Network
GWN7 is an Australian television network owned by the Prime Media Group that is based in Bunbury, Western Australia. The Golden West Network launched on 10 March 1967 as BTW-3 in Bunbury, and has since expanded to cover regional and remote Western Australia, servicing all areas except metropolitan...
, presenting both current affairs and news.
Bartlett was a delegate to the Australian Constitutional Convention 1998
Australian Constitutional Convention 1998
The Australian Constitutional Convention 1998 was a Constitutional Convention which gathered at Old Parliament House, Canberra from 2–13 February 1998. It was called by the Howard Government to discuss whether Australia should become a republic...
. He was an elected delegate and had contested the poll as an independent candidate.
In 2002, Bartlett won a Churchill Fellowship
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
The Winston Churchill Memorial Trusts are three independent but related living memorials to Sir Winston Churchill. They are based in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. The Winston Churchill Memorial Trusts are three independent but related living memorials to Sir Winston Churchill. They are based...
to study investigative journalism. He spent three months in the United States and the United Kingdom.
In July 2006 he left Perth radio station 6PR
6PR
6PR, known as 882 6PR, is a commercial radio station based in Perth, Australia. Its focus is on news, talk and sport, and is Perth's only commercial talkback radio station. 6PR is owned by Fairfax Media, an Australian media company that owns television and radio businesses throughout Australia and...
after only nine weeks on air to join 60 Minutes, replacing the late Richard Carleton
Richard Carleton
Richard George Carleton was a multi-Logie Award winning Australian television journalist.-Education:Carleton was born in Bowral, New South Wales...
.