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Michael Schildberger Born Michael Julius Schildberger
4 April 1938
Berlin, GermanyDied 2 June 2010 (aged 72)
Prahran, Victoria, AustraliaCause of death Prostate cancer Education Melbourne Grammar School Occupation Journalist, broadcaster Years active 1955–2010 Known for Host of A Current Affair Spouse Julia (deceased) Children Tim, Kate, Nick and Amy
Randi (stepdaughter)Awards Logie: Best TV interviewer (1976) Website Official website Michael Julius Schildberger (4 April 1938 – 2 June 2010) was an Australian journalist, radio and television presenter, and author. He is best known for hosting A Current Affair in the 1970s.
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Career
Schildberger began his media career in 1955 when he joined The Sun News-Pictorial as a copy boy and subsequently became a cadet reporter.[1]
In 1958 he moved to GTV 9 where he remained for the next twenty years. During the 1970s he was executive producer and national host of A Current Affair.[1] For that role, he was awarded a 1976 Logie Award for Best TV Interviewer.[2]
After leaving Channel 9, Schildberger worked for several years as Director of News for ATV 10 and FOX-FM. He then moved to Melbourne radio station 3LO where he hosted the morning program,[1] with a short stint at 3DB.[3]
In 1984 he founded the media production company Business Essentials.[4]
Schildberger was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1997.[1] He achieved remission, and became a strong advocate of positron emission tomography.[5] The cancer returned in early 2010. Schildberger died at the Cabrini Hospital in Prahran on 2 June 2010.[1]
Publications
- The sorcerer's apprentice. Spectrum. 2000. ISBN 0867863005. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2215547?lookfor=Schildberger&offset=1&max=24.
- Secrets of success. Information Australia. 2000. ISBN 1863503196. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/407521.
External links
- The Age obituary
- 1989 profile of Schildberger in The Age
- Business Essentials website
- Michael Schildberger at the Internet Movie Database
References
- ^ a b c d e Muradian, Vanessa (2 June 2010). "Michael Schildberger, one-time host of A Current Affair, dies aged 72". heraldsun.com.au. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/tv/michael-schildberger-one-time-host-of-a-current-affair-dies-aged-72/story-e6frf9ho-1225874494221. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ "The 18th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (1976)". tvweek.ninemsn.com.au. 12 March 1975. http://tvweek.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=62242. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ Wilmoth, Peter (12 January 1984). "Schildberger races home". The Age. http://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=EvsQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-pQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3493,3539700&dq=michael-schildberger&hl=en. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ Espino, Marc (2 June 2010). "Michael Schildberger dies at age 72". ibtimes.com. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/26249/20100602/michael-schildberger-dies-prostate-cancer.htm. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ Peacock, Matt (9 July 2007). "'Scientific fraud' hampered spread of cancer technique". abc.net.au. http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2007/s1998936.htm. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
Categories:- 1938 births
- 2010 deaths
- Australian non-fiction writers
- Australian radio personalities
- Australian reporters and correspondents
- Australian television personalities
- Journalists from Melbourne
- Radio personalities from Melbourne
- German emigrants to Australia
- Cancer deaths in Victoria (Australia)
- Deaths from prostate cancer
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