Liam Bartlett (born 30 June 1961) is an Australian

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and reporter, best known for his career in radio and television.

Career

Born in Perth, Western Australia, previously, Bartlett had a six-year stint with

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radio station

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, presenting the morning program. He had previously worked for STW 9 in Perth and GWN in Bunbury as a news anchor and reporter. He worked for a time at 3SR in Shepparton in Victoria and Triple M in Sydney. While working on Perth radio stations, he was also a columnist for the

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newspaper ''

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''. He has appeared on television as host of '' The 7.30 Report'' in WA, ABC TV and the

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Australia (GTV Melbourne) presenting both current affairs and news. Bartlett was a delegate to the

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. He was an elected representative, contesting the poll as an independent candidate. In 2002, Bartlett won a

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to study investigative journalism. He spent three months in the United States and the United Kingdom. In July 2006 he left Perth radio station

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following a move from rival station 720 ABC Perth to join ''

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'', where he would present until 2012, before leaving the media and accepting a role at Shell International's Creative Visual unit based in London. He returned to the Nine Network and 60 Minutes from the 2015 season. In 2021, Bartlett also returned to 6PR, now owned by

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, to host its morning program while juggling his ongoing role as a reporter on ''

''. In September 2022, Bartlett announced his resignation from

and ''

'', effective the following November. In April 2023, Bartlett joined the

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's flagship current affairs program '' 7NEWS Spotlight'' as a reporter.

Awards

During his career Bartlett has won three international and two national awards for reporting, including New York Festival awards for both TV and Radio and the Brigitte Bardot (

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) Award for TV. In addition he has been awarded four separate Australian Journalists Association awards for Western Australia for investigative reports and feature writing.

Personal life

Bartlett is married to Claire and they have three children.Bartlett joins 60 Minutes - Australian-Media.com.au News

References

External links

Public speaking profile
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