Nick McCallum is an Australian television and radio journalist. As a

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, McCallum works as a senior reporter with the

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Nick McCallum. 7 News , Retrieved 12 May 2013
/ref> and as a part-time presenter for

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radio station

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. He has also produced documentaries for

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Early days

McCallum was educated at

Scotch College, Melbourne (For God, for Country, and for Learning) , established = , type = Independent, day and boarding , gender = Boys , denomination = Presbyterian , slogan = , ...

, and from an early age wanted to become a journalist. He is quoted as saying "News was so much more interesting than maths". During his time at Scotch he was involved in the schools sporting program and edited the school newspaper.

Television

McCallum spent part of his early career at

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, reporting as part of their news bulletin. At the

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, McCallum was a senior presenter for ''

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'' and Melbourne reporter for ''

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''. He spent seven years as the United States Correspondent for ''

'', covering five Academy Awards, the impeachment of President Bill Clinton, Pat Rafter's two US Open victories and the election of George W Bush.Nick McCallum: Profile. 3AW website , Retrieved 12 May 2013
/ref> On his return to Australia he worked for ''

'', covering the Iraq war from the US Central Command in Qatar, the two Bali bombings and the London underground bombings. In 2007, McCallum moved from the Nine Network to join the ''

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'' team as a reporter. He also presents in-depth reports on the

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program, ''

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'' and opinion pieces on the ''

'' website. McCallum has also been a fill-in presenter on ''

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''.

3AW

McCallum is a contributor to

's ''Sunday Morning'' presenting alongside Heidi Murphy and

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. He had been a fill-in presenter for 3AW morning host Neil Mitchell when he was absent. and now is a fill-in presenter on the Drive program. He began contributing to 3AW's Afternoon program from Los Angeles in 1994.

Controversy

In December 2007, McCallum apologised to 3AW listeners, admitting that he had been hoaxed in an interview with a man who claimed to be Peter John Walker, who, in 1965, escaped from

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with

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. Ryan was the last man executed in Australia when he was hanged in 1967 for the murder of prison guard George Hodson. In the interview the man denied he or Ryan killed Hodson. The real Peter John Walker, who was released from jail in 1983, came forward after hearing the interview. McCallum, who was standing in for regular morning show presenter Neil Mitchell, apologised to listeners. The revelation brought about a torrent of talkback callers, some saying McCallum was naive and others saying he had courage to publicly admit he had made a mistake.

Personal life

McCallum is married with children and lives in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, he is a keen supporter of the

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. His wife is of Greek heritage.3AW Drive Talk Show Comments 7 July 2015

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCallum, Nick 3AW presenters Australian television journalists Living people Journalists from Melbourne Year of birth missing (living people) People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne