Allan Ashbolt

Allan Campbell Ashbolt (24 November 1921 – 9 June 2005) was an Australian journalist, producer, and broadcaster.

Allan Ashbolt
Born	Allan Campbell Ashbolt 24 November 1921 Melbourne, Australia
Died	9 June 2005 (aged 83) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Education	Caulfield Grammar School
Occupation	Journalist producer broadcaster

Early life

He was born in Melbourne and attended Caulfield Grammar School, and served with the Australian Imperial Force in World War II.[1] Following the war, Ashbolt began acting and helped establish the Mercury Theatre with Peter Finch amongst others, before he was hired by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) as a producer.[2]

Career

In 1959 he was appointed as the ABC's first North America correspondent, and during 1963 he served as a correspondent and executive producer of Four Corners,[3] which has become Australia's longest-running investigative journalism/current affairs television program. He was known for his belief that the ABC should promote free speech and controversial political content.

Ashbolt held senior positions at the ABC until retiring after a 25-year career with the network, and also wrote for the New Statesman, a British political magazine. He died in Sydney in June 2005.[4]

See also

• List of Caulfield Grammar School people

References

1. Allan Ashbolt war service details
2. Horner, Jack (2004). Seeking Racial Justice: An Insider's Memoir of the Movement for Aboriginal Advancement, 1938-1978. Aboriginal Studies Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-85575-468-6.
3. "RSL Story", abc.net.au. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
4. "Journalist Alan Ashbolt dies at 83". www.abc.net.au. 9 June 2005. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

External links

• Bowman, David (15 June 2005). "The lion of the ABC". Australian Policy Online. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Retrieved 28 April 2017.