Hugh Riminton retires after 48 years in daily news
Veteran newsreader Hugh Riminton, 65, retires after 48 years in daily news.
Hugh Riminton has announced his retirement from Network 10 News. He spent the past 17 years there as National Affairs Editor.
He started as a cadet reporter at 17. He has worked 48 years in daily news.
He began at Macquarie Radio in Perth and Melbourne in 1983. He joined the Nine Network in 1989.
He worked as a foreign correspondent from London. Later, he joined CNN from 2004 to 2009.
At Network 10, he was senior political correspondent and host of Meet the Press. The award-winning journalist has won multiple Walkley Awards for reporting on foreign conflicts.
He also won a Logie for coverage of Tahiti's independence. Riminton says he plans to support his son through his HSC.
He will also spend time with his father, who is approaching 98. Network 10's president called him a journalist of courage, clarity and compassion.
- 48 years
- Years in daily news
- 17 years
- At Network 10
- 1983
- Start date
- 65
- Age at retirement
Why it mattersThis marks an end to an era in Australian journalism. An experienced voice reporting major stories for decades is now gone.
AustraliaAustralian news loses a respected foreign correspondent and political editor; fewer seasoned journalists remain in newsrooms.
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