Ian Henderson (born 15 August 1953) is a retired Australian television

news presenter A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio or the Internet. ...

and journalist. Henderson was the weeknight presenter of '' ABC News Victoria'' in Melbourne and ''ABC News at Five''.

Life and career

Henderson graduated from

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, in 1970. He joined the ABC in 1980 after completing a cadetship with the Leader Associated Newspapers - the network of

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local newspapers in

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and worked as a state political and industrial reporter, as well as being an ABC correspondent for Europe in the early 1990s. Over his career he also hosted the ABC's state election coverage and presented the weekly current affairs program '' Stateline''. Henderson was the main newsreader of the ''ABC News Victoria'' 7 pm bulletin for 26 years, taking over from Mary Delahunty in 1992. Henderson has also hosted many other special presentations, such as the ABC's

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coverage and the Melbourne Press Club's "Quill Awards". In February 2009, Henderson presented ''

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'' live from various locations affected by the Black Saturday Victorian bushfires. He also hosted the national memorial service for bushfire victims, ''Together for Victoria'', which was seen around Australia and the world. On 2 October 2018, Henderson announced his retirement from the ABC, which was effective on 11 October 2018. A technical glitch during the program, however, prevented the rest of what would have been his final ''ABC News'' bulletin from going to air. He eventually presented his final bulletin on 12 October 2018.

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was announced as his replacement.

Personal life

Henderson was formerly a committee member of the

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.Melbourne Press Club
Committee
Retrieved 2 October 2008. He is a supporter of the

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in the

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. He plays

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in his spare time.

References

External links

Ian Henderson ABC News Profile
- biography of Ian Henderson under "MC & Speakers" ABC News (Australia) presenters Living people People educated at Haileybury (Melbourne) 1952 births {{australia-journalist-stub