Tony Johnston
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Tony Johnston is an 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 presenter, producer and radio broadcaster. Tony began his career in 1986, as a presenter on the music video show 'Saturday Jukebox' on the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...

 in Australia.

In 1987, he started hosting the children's program 'OK' with 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...

. In 1992, Tony commenced as a reporter with the 'Logie' award winning program 'Wonder World'.

In 1996, Johnston became the host of the quiz program Timemasters on the Seven Network. In the same year, he started presenting on the top rated 'Great Outdoors' travel program.

In 2002, Johnston became the state wide weather presenter on "The Great Southeast" in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

 and hosted a talkback radio show on 'News Talk 1116 4BC'.

From 2003, through to the current time, Tony has been the director of a new media production company 'Tjtv Pty Ltd' and continues his radio career with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...

, as a talkback host with 612 ABC Brisbane and ABC Coast FM.

In 2008 Johnston joined the World Radio Switzerland, WRS is Switzerland's English speaking radio station.

External links

  • http://www.tonyjohnston.tv/852.html
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