James McHale is an Australian journalist and news presenter.
Career
McHale graduated from
Murdoch University in 2006 with a Bachelor of Laws/Media, majoring in Radio. After completing his degree, he worked at
Clayton Utz
Clayton Utz is an independent, top-tier Australian law firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Established in 1833, it is generally considered a leading law firm, and has been known as one of the " Big Six" Australian law firms. The firm is rec ...
in 2007 and 2008.
In February 2009, McHale joined the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the national broadcaster of Australia. It is principally funded by direct grants from the Australian Government and is administered by a government-appointed board. The ABC is a publicly-own ...
, where he worked as a reporter.
In December 2011, McHale replaced
Karina Carvalho as presenter of the weekday bulletin of ''
ABC News WA'' with Carvalho temporarily replacing
Virginia Trioli
Virginia Frances Trioli (born 16 August 1965) is an Australian journalist, author, radio and television presenter.
Trioli currently hosts the morning program on ABC Radio Melbourne in Melbourne. She has previously been co-host of the Australi ...
whilst Trioli was on maternity leave on ''
ABC News Breakfast
''News Breakfast'' is an Australian news breakfast television program. It is broadcast on ABC TV and ABC News channel from 6:00 am to 9:00 am AEST/AEDT on weekdays and is hosted by Michael Rowland and Lisa Millar. The program is also streamed ...
''.
In February 2013, McHale began presenting the national ''ABC News at Five'' bulletin on ABC TV.
McHale's last day at the ABC was 11 September 2020.
References
External links
McHale's profile at ABC News
Living people
ABC News (Australia) presenters
Australian television journalists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Murdoch University alumni
Journalists from Western Australia
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