Terence Joseph Willesee (born 27 April 1945) is an Australian retired journalist and television and radio presenter.
Personal life
Willesee is the son of the
Don Willesee, a long-time member of the
Australian Senate and
Whitlam Government minister. He is the brother of the late
Mike Willesee, who was also a journalist and television presenter.
Career
Willesee began his media career in Perth in 1969. He initially worked as a television news reporter before branching out into newsreading and producing documentaries. He produced and presented 14 prime time documentaries for
STW TV station in Perth.
In 1981 Willesee was signed by the
Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by Seven West Media Limited, and is one of five main free-to-air television networks in Australi ...
to present a successful national current affairs program named ''Terry Willesee Tonight'', based in Sydney.
Terry was then signed by the
Nine Network
The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television ne ...
.
[No farewells for Willesee as Seven wields axe, The Sunday Telegraph, 3 April 1988, Page 15] Terry's role on the 7 current affairs show went to
Derryn Hinch
Derryn Nigel Hinch (born 9 February 1944) is a New Zealand-born media personality, politician, actor, journalist and published author. He is best known for his career in Australia, on Melbourne radio and television. He served as a Senator for ...
.
Terry Willesee hosted, Live at 5, on the 9 network with Jo Pearson. He was also utilized by the network to host a variety of programmes including the "Today" show. ''
Today Show'' and ''
A Current Affair''.
Willesee in 1992 moved to the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...
where he anchored the nationally syndicated program, A Current Affair Extra. He also travelled the country as a reporter for ''
A Current Affair'' (not related to Nine Network's programme of the same name). He was later promoted to anchor the Fox network's national programme, ''A Current Affair Extra''. He was probably the first Australian to host his own current affairs show on US television.
After three years in the United States he moved back to Australia, reading news for Nine Network affiliate STW in Perth. While in Perth he occasionally hosted a talkback radio show for
6PR.
In 2001, Willesee presented a talkback radio show for Sydney radio station
2GB.
In 2002, Terry returned to national television where he anchored ''Willesee Across Australia'' on
Sky News Australia
Sky News Australia is an Australian news channel owned by News Corp Australia. Originally launched on 19 February 1996, it broadcasts rolling news coverage throughout the day, while its prime time lineup is dedicated to opinion-based programs f ...
. He later presented ''
First Edition
The bibliographical definition of an edition includes all copies of a book printed from substantially the same setting of type, including all minor typographical variants.
First edition
According to the definition of ''edition'' above, a b ...
'' in 2002 until June 2013 when he retired.
Willesee has also worked as a media trainer.
Awards
*
Logie Awards
The Logie Awards (officially the TV Week Logie Awards; colloquially known as The Logies) is an annual gathering to celebrate Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine ''TV Week''. The first ceremony was held in 1959 as the ...
– Most Popular Male (Western Australia): 1978,
1979,
1980,
1981
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Willesee, Terry
Australian television presenters
Living people
1945 births