Jonathan Holmes
Encyclopedia
Jonathan Holmes is a British
-born Australia
n television journalist and producer who has been, since 2008, the presenter of the ABC1
weekly programme Media Watch.
His television career began in 1971 at the current affairs department of the BBC
in Britain, until he was hired by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
in 1982 to become the executive producer
of Four Corners, the ABC's flagship current affairs programme. He was executive producer of Four Corners from 1982 to 1985, of Foreign Correspondent (1992–93), and The 7.30 Report
(2001–02). From 1998 to 2000, he was the ABC's foreign correspondent in Washington, D.C.
. He returned to Four Corners as a reporter in January 2003.
In 1988, he wrote, produced and narrated the documentary film Hoddle Street, about the 1987 Hoddle Street massacre
, which won the top prize at the Banff Mountain Film Festival
that year.
Holmes won a 1998 Logie Award
for a Foreign Correspondent TV special report on the Balibo Five
(with assistant producer Jill Jolliffe
).
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
-born 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...
n television journalist and producer who has been, since 2008, the presenter of the ABC1
ABC1
ABC1 was a United Kingdom based television channel from Disney using the branding of the Disney owned American network, ABC.The channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004. On 10 December 2004 it was launched on...
weekly programme Media Watch.
His television career began in 1971 at the current affairs department of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
in Britain, until he was hired by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
in 1982 to become the executive producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
of Four Corners, the ABC's flagship current affairs programme. He was executive producer of Four Corners from 1982 to 1985, of Foreign Correspondent (1992–93), and The 7.30 Report
The 7.30 Report
The 7.30 Report is an Australian nightly television current affairs program, that was shown on ABC1 and ABC News 24 at , Mondays–Thursdays...
(2001–02). From 1998 to 2000, he was the ABC's foreign correspondent in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. He returned to Four Corners as a reporter in January 2003.
In 1988, he wrote, produced and narrated the documentary film Hoddle Street, about the 1987 Hoddle Street massacre
Hoddle Street massacre
The Hoddle Street massacre is a spree killing that occurred on the evening of Sunday, 9 August 1987 in Hoddle Street, Clifton Hill, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia.The shootings resulted in the deaths of seven people, and serious injury to 19 others...
, which won the top prize at the Banff Mountain Film Festival
Banff Mountain Film Festival
The Banff Mountain Film Festival is an international film competition and an annual presentation of short films and documentaries about mountain culture, sports, and environment. It was launched in 1976 as The Banff Festival of Mountain Films by The Banff Centre and is held every fall in Banff,...
that year.
Holmes won a 1998 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...
for a Foreign Correspondent TV special report on the Balibo Five
Balibo Five
The Balibo Five was a group of journalists for Australian television networks based in the town of Balibo in East Timor where they were killed on 16 October 1975 during Indonesian incursions prior to the invasion....
(with assistant producer Jill Jolliffe
Jill Jolliffe
Jill Jolliffe is an Australian journalist and author who has reported on East Timor since 1975. She witnessed the first incursions of Indonesian regular troops into East Timor in September 1975 and reported on the deaths of the Balibo Five the following month.Jolliffe lived in Portugal from 1978...
).
Awards and honours
- Finalist in the Walkley Awards four times.
- Logie AwardLogie AwardThe 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...
winner (1998). - Awarded Silver Award "for sustained excellence over a quarter of a century" by the United Nations Association of Australia (2003)