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Iain Finlay

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Iain Finlay (born 21 October 1935) is an Australian author, journalist, television host, and humanitarian. He is known for his work as a foreign correspondent for ABC News.[1]

Early life[edit]

Finlay was born in Canberra in 1935.[2]

Career[edit]

One of Finlay's earliest jobs was reporting for the United Press during the Melbourne Olympic Games in 1956.[2]

He co-founded and hosted the science and technology television series Beyond 2000.[2] He was a presenter on the ABC current affairs radio program PM, and also hosted This Day Tonight. [3] He has written both fiction and non-fiction books.

Finlay has reported all over the world and has visited more than 100 countries.[2] He was named the 2017 Australia Day ambassador.[1]

Personal life[edit]

Finlay and Trish Clark have two children together and live in Tweed Heads.[2] Together, they work on humanitarian and education initiatives in Asia, including building a primary school in Laos.[1]

Bibliography[edit]

Source:[4]

  • The Azanian Assignment (novel)
  • Africa Overland: A Trek from Cape Town to Cairo with Trish Sheppard
  • South America Overland: From New York to Tierra Del Fuego with Trish Sheppard
  • Across the South Pacific: Island-hopping from Santiago to Sydney with Trish Sheppard
  • Good Morning Hanoi - a year of radio in Vietnam with Trish Clark
  • Savage Jungle - An epic struggle for survival, Simon & Schuster, Sydney, 1991 ISBN 0-7318-0279-9

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Former ABC journo named Tweed's Australia Day ambassador". Byron Shire Echo. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Todd, Nikki (3 January 2017). "Australia 'streets ahead' of anywhere else on Earth". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  3. ^ "ABC's PM celebrates 50 years". Mumbrella. 7 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Iain Finlay and Trish Sheppard". AbeBooks. Retrieved 7 October 2022.