Hugh Riminton
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Hugh Riminton is a journalist
, foreign correspondent and television news presenter.
Raised in New Zealand
, he began work as a cadet reporter, aged 17 in Christchurch
before moving to Australia
in 1983 to work for the Macquarie Radio Network
in Perth
and Melbourne
. In 1989, he joined the Australian Nine Network
. He became its London
-based correspondent in 1991 and during his time in London, had his first daughter Caitlin. While at Nine, Hugh reported for every National Nine News
and current affairs program.
Over the next decade he won several honours for his international reporting work, including a Logie Award
(1996) for coverage of Tahiti
's independence movement and a Walkley Award for his coverage of the 2000 Fijian coup d'etat. He was also nominated for Walkley Awards for reportage in Papua New Guinea
(1998), Kosovo
(1999), Southern Sudan
(1999) and Iraq
(2003).
In 2001, he was appointed full-time presenter of the Nine Network
's national evening news program Nightline, where he remained until joining CNN
in December 2004. From Sri Lanka, he reported and presented during CNN's Alfred Dupont Award-winning coverage of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. He also reported extensively from Iraq, Pakistan, China, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and elsewhere during this time. In Hong Kong he had his second daughter Coco. A son, Jacob, was born in Canberra in June 2009.
From January 2005 until September 2008, he co-anchored CNN Today with Kristie Lu Stout
out of Hong Kong
. During that time, the programme twice won the Asian Television Award for Asia-Pacific's Best News Programme.
Riminton left CNN
in 2009, to take up a position as senior political correspondent for Australia's Ten News
. He also hosts a Sunday morning show, Meet the Press
, where he interviews politicians. He is also an occasional guest presenter on the Network Ten
's The 7PM Project
.
In November 2010, Hugh was appointed as Ten News
Political Editor and Bureau Chief in Canberra with Paul Bongiorno
becoming National Affairs editor.
Riminton holds a Masters degree on peacekeeping policy from Macquarie University
.
In December 2010, Hugh married longtime partner Mary Lloyd in Cambodia.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, foreign correspondent and television news presenter.
Raised in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, he began work as a cadet reporter, aged 17 in Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
before moving to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in 1983 to work for the Macquarie Radio Network
Macquarie Radio Network
Macquarie Radio Network is the name of the company that owns and operates 2GB and 2CH in Sydney and MTR 1377 in Melbourne. It is a publicly listed company, majority owned by John Singleton. The Chief Executive is Angela Clarke....
in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
and Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. In 1989, he joined the Australian Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
. He became its London
London
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-based correspondent in 1991 and during his time in London, had his first daughter Caitlin. While at Nine, Hugh reported for every National Nine News
National Nine News
Nine News is the news service of the Australian Nine Network.Nine News's flagship bulletin is the nightly 6:00pm localised bulletin, produced by networked owned-and-operated stations in Sydney , Melbourne , Brisbane and Darwin alongside localised bulletins produced by the WIN-owned Nine Network...
and current affairs program.
Over the next decade he won several honours for his international reporting work, including a Logie Award
Logie Award
The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
(1996) for coverage of Tahiti
Tahiti
Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is the economic, cultural and political centre of French Polynesia. The island was formed from volcanic activity and is high and mountainous...
's independence movement and a Walkley Award for his coverage of the 2000 Fijian coup d'etat. He was also nominated for Walkley Awards for reportage in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
(1998), Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
(1999), Southern Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
(1999) and Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
(2003).
In 2001, he was appointed full-time presenter of the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
's national evening news program Nightline, where he remained until joining CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
in December 2004. From Sri Lanka, he reported and presented during CNN's Alfred Dupont Award-winning coverage of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. He also reported extensively from Iraq, Pakistan, China, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and elsewhere during this time. In Hong Kong he had his second daughter Coco. A son, Jacob, was born in Canberra in June 2009.
From January 2005 until September 2008, he co-anchored CNN Today with Kristie Lu Stout
Kristie Lu Stout
Kristie Lu Stout is an American journalist and news anchor for CNN International. She hosts the daily news show News Stream, which emphasizes news being connected with technology...
out of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. During that time, the programme twice won the Asian Television Award for Asia-Pacific's Best News Programme.
Riminton left CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
in 2009, to take up a position as senior political correspondent for Australia's Ten News
Ten News
Ten News is the national news service of Network Ten in Australia. The majority of its news bulletins are presented from the TEN-10 studios in Pyrmont...
. He also hosts a Sunday morning show, Meet the Press
Meet the Press (Australian TV program)
Meet the Press, a presentation of Ten News, is an Australian Sunday morning talk show based on the national political agenda. Hosted by Network Ten's Parliament House Bureau Chief and Political Editor Paul Bongiorno, the program has firmly established itself as an agenda-setting forum that attracts...
, where he interviews politicians. He is also an occasional guest presenter on the Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
's The 7PM Project
The 7PM Project
The Project is an Australian talk show television program airing weeknights across Australia on Network Ten. The formerly half hour long show premiered on 20 July 2009, and is hosted by Charlie Pickering, Carrie Bickmore and Dave Hughes, with a rotating daily guest panelist...
.
In November 2010, Hugh was appointed as Ten News
Ten News
Ten News is the national news service of Network Ten in Australia. The majority of its news bulletins are presented from the TEN-10 studios in Pyrmont...
Political Editor and Bureau Chief in Canberra with Paul Bongiorno
Paul Bongiorno
Paul Bongiorno is an Australian political journalist, National Affairs editor for Ten News and a member of the Canberra Press Gallery.Bongiorno is former Roman Catholic priest and attended St Patrick's College, Ballarat....
becoming National Affairs editor.
Riminton holds a Masters degree on peacekeeping policy from Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
.
In December 2010, Hugh married longtime partner Mary Lloyd in Cambodia.