Michael Schildberger
| Michael Schildberger | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michael Julius Schildberger 4 April 1938 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Prahran, Victoria, Australia |
| Cause of death | Prostate cancer |
| Education | Melbourne Grammar School |
| Occupation | Journalist, broadcaster |
| Years active | 1955–2010 |
| Known for | Host of A Current Affair |
| Spouse(s) | Julia (deceased) |
| Children | Tim, Kate, Nick and Amy Randi (stepdaughter) |
| Awards | Logie: Best TV interviewer (1976) |
| Website | Official website (dead link) |
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.
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
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External links
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- 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
- Deaths from cancer in Victoria (Australia)
- Deaths from prostate cancer
