- Steve Titmus
Steve Titmus is one of
Tasmania 's most successful television personalities. He presented the weekday news onSouthern Cross Television from 1997 to 2002. During that time he anchored the news to record ratings success. His average audience figures have not been passed since. [http://www.news.com.au/mercury/story/0,22884,22694816-921,00.html "Titmus exits ailing WIN News"] ]Titmus began his career as a cadet journalist at The Examiner newspaper (1979-1984). He worked as a general and sports journalist at TAS-TV (now WIN) from November 1984 to November 1988 before moving to Channel Seven Adelaide (1988 to November 1991) as a sports reporter/presenter. He moved back to Tasmania to take up the role as sports editor/presenter with Southern Cross in 1992. In 1997 he moved into the news anchor role.
He won Tasmania's cricket's journalist of the year on three occasions and Tasmanian football's electronic journalist of the year on three occasions.
He produced documentaries on
Targa Tasmania and won an MBF Health and Well Being Award for a documentary on the AustralianThree Peaks Race .Steve Titmus left the station in 2002 to pursue business interests and after stints as a public relations consultant, he worked with
WIN Television in advertising and as its News Director up to October 2007. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/220702_s4.htm "PR for the ABC :: 22/07/2002"] ]Titmus is also renowned for his voluntary charity work. He has raised funds for the St Giles Society and Camp Quality for a decade. He continues to assist St Giles and has been awarded for his contribution.
He is a sought after master of ceremonies and public speaker.
Today, Titmus is a real estate agent with Woolcock Partners in Launceston and is also a property developer.
References
* [http://www.woolcockpartners.com.au Woolcock Partners website]
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