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In 2019 Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Buttrose as the new chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). [1] in which she served a 5 year tenure, before being succeeded by Kim Williams in March 2024. [2] Early life and education.
- From Copy Girl to Media Giant
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Ms Buttrose landed her first job in journalism at 15, dropping out of school to work as a copy girl at the Australian Women's Weekly. She next joined The Daily Telegraph as a cadet, where she is believed to have nabbed her first byline in 1959 at the age of 17, and became women's editor in 1965. Ms Buttrose's next job was with Woman's Own in the UK...
The recruitment process for the ABC chair position was kept under wraps, so it is not known how or when Ms Buttrose became an option. Prior to her appointment, former media executives Kim Williams and Greg Hywood had been favourites for the job, along with Sydney lawyer Danny Gilbert. However, speaking following the revealing of the list of potenti...
In its 90-year history, the ABC has had 18 chairs — many of whom were public figures like Ms Buttrose before taking on the top job, but only one of whom has been a woman. Sir Charles Lloyd Jones, who became the organisation's first chairman in 1932, was a businessman and patron of the arts. He handed the job to William James Cleary in 1934, who las...
Feb 28, 2019 · Ita Buttrose has been named as the new chair of the ABC under a five-year contract, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced today. Mr Morrison lavished praise on Ms Buttrose, who has led a well-respected and prominent career in the Australian media industry that has spanned more than 50 years. Ita Buttrose is the new chair of the ABC. (AAP)
Aug 23, 2023 · Ita Buttrose has announced she will not seek a second term as ABC chair, which means her term will expire in March 2024. Buttrose’s appointment as chair of the ABC in February 2019...
Nov 30, 2022 · Introduced by actor Asher Keddie. As the ABC's 90th year draws to a close, Chair Ita Buttrose reflects on a life in the media spotlight. Keen to follow her father into journalism, Ita left school at 15 and moved from "copy girl", to journalist, to magazine editor in quick succession.
On the eve of her exit as ABC chair, Ita Buttrose talks to Peter FitzSimons about her extraordinary 67-year career. Scott Morrison took Ita’s breath away, but she’s looking forward to getting ...
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Feb 28, 2019 · Businesswoman, journalist and former magazine editor Ita Buttrose has been appointed chair of the ABC, after a long and groundbreaking media career.
