Michael Coggan is an Australian
news presenter who is the lead anchor for the ''
ABC News'' in the
Northern Territory.
Coggan's career began as a broadcast journalist in
Canberra
Canberra ( )
is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
. From there he began political reporting for ''ABC News'' in
Darwin
Darwin may refer to:
Common meanings
* Charles Darwin (1809–1882), English naturalist and writer, best known as the originator of the theory of biological evolution by natural selection
* Darwin, Northern Territory, a territorial capital city i ...
where he covered every Territory election. At the end of 2005 Coggan replaced anchor
Barbara McCarthy when she ran for the
Northern Territory political seat of
Arnhem. Coggan reports for the local edition of the ABC program ''
Stateline''.
References
melbourneinstitute.comMichael Coggan bio on abc.com.au
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Australian television newsreaders and news presenters
Australian television journalists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)