- Steve Liebmann
Steve Liebmann (born 1944) is an Australian television anchor and radio broadcaster. Following a career with the Nine Network, he joined
Foxtel as a presenter on its factual channels includingCrime and Investigation Network also working on Sydney radio station2UE as a talk-back host and as weekend anchor of "Ten News ". Liebmann has interviewed presidents, prime ministers, royalty, the world's leading entertainers and sporting stars [ [http://www.steveliebmann.com.au/ Steve Liebmann - Journalist and Television Personality for Celebrity Presenting, Celebrity Endorsements, Corporate MC, Corporate Presenting, Media Hosting ] ]Liebmann launched his journalism career in Cooma, later moving to Canberra and then on to Sydney where he joined the 2UE newsroom. Eventually, he became 2UE's Director of News and Public Affairs and presented an afternoon news and public affairs program on the station until he left to join
2SM in 1976. In the same year he became the host of theSeven Network 's "11AM" program. In 1982 he joined the Nine Network to co-host the national "Today" Show and stayed with that program until 1987 when he joined the Ten Network to anchorTEN-10 Sydney's "Eyewitness News ", alongsideGeraldine Doogue .He rejoined the "Today" program in 1990 and remained at the Nine Network presenting the program across Australia and around New Zealand five days a week until January 2005. During the two decades he co-hosted "Today", Liebmann interviewed presidents, prime ministers, royalty and the world's leading entertainers and sportsmen and women. He cited heart problems and health as the reason for his retirement from the show.
Liebmann has travelled extensively to present the "Today" program from the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Canada, Japan, East Timor and from all Australian states and territories. He is the recipient of several journalistic awards.
Following his retirement from the "Today" show, Liebmann expressed disappointment in the "
Herald Sun " on the program's content and the decision to copy its competition on the Seven network. He also anchoredNetwork Ten 's weekend evening news during2006.References
External links
* [http://www.steveliebmann.com.au/ Steve Liebmann] "Official Steve Liebmann Website"
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