Australian TV journalist Mike Willesee dies aged 76

Renowned journalist began his career at the ABC and worked on Four Corners before hosting A Current Affair on Channel Nine

The journalist and television presenter Mike Willesee has died of throat cancer, aged 76.

Willesee was a household name in Australia, best known for his work at the ABC’s This Day Tonight and Four Corners, Channel Nine’s A Current Affairs and his own nightly current affairs show, Willesee At Seven, on Channel 7, over a career that spanned more than 50 years. He was a fixture on prime time television at a time when the commercial current affairs shows were taken seriously and often conducted tough interviews with politicians.

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