Hugh Riminton ends journalism career at Channel Ten after six decades
Riminton finished his last day of daily reporting Friday after six decades covering major Australian and world stories.
The veteran newsman turned up at Channel Ten for his final broadcast, reflecting on a career spanning Mount Erebus, Port Arthur, and meetings with Nelson Mandela and Colin Powell. Riminton started in the late 1970s when newsrooms ran on telexes and manual typewriters; he leaves in a world where everyone is connected to breaking news instantly.
Riminton said the sight of Colin Powell weeping when Barack Obama was elected in 2008 remains his most moving moment. Port Arthur still haunts him.
He arrived while the gunman was still shooting and entered the site with police hours later. He leaves now because his son is doing his HSC and his father in New Zealand is turning 100 soon.
On journalism's future, Riminton warned it is fractured and dying because advertising has splintered and people must realise quality reporting is worth paying for.
- 60 years
- Career length
- Late 1970s, Mount Erebus disaster
- Started
- Friday
- Final broadcast
- November 2008, Obama election night
- Powell moment
Why it mattersA veteran broadcaster's departure marks a shift in Australian journalism as the industry struggles with fragmented advertising and changing news consumption.
AustraliaAustralian television loses a prominent newsreader and the public loses a familiar voice on major events; reflects broader struggles in funding quality journalism.
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