Paul Lockyer
- January 10, 2024
- Australian Journalist
Quick Facts
Full Name | Paul Lockyer |
Occupation | Australian journalist |
Date Of Birth | Apr 27, 1950(1950-04-27) |
Age | 74 |
Date Of Death | August 18, 2011, Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, Australia |
Birthplace | Corrigin |
Country | Australia |
Birth City | Western Australia |
Horoscope | Taurus |
Paul Lockyer Biography
Name | Paul Lockyer |
Birthday | Apr 27 |
Birth Year | 1950 |
Place Of Birth | Corrigin |
Home Town | Western Australia |
Birth Country | Australia |
Birth Sign | Taurus |
Spouse | Maria Lockyer |
Children(s) | Jamie (m), Nick (m) |
Paul Lockyer is one of the most popular and richest Australian journalist who was born on April 27, 1950 in Corrigin, Western Australia, Australia.
In 1969 at age 19, Lockyer became a cadet journalist with the Perth office of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), before moving to Sydney and then Canberra in the mid-1970s. In 1979 Lockyer became an ABC correspondent in Port Moresby and then Jakarta before a three-year posting in Bangkok. It was during this period that he reported on events following the Vietnam War and the Khmer Rouge killing fields. He was posted to Washington, D.C. where as ABC correspondent during the Reagan administration he covered Central and North America. Lockyer later returned to Asia, taking up a posting in ABC’s Singapore office and reporting on the trial and subsequent execution of Kevin Barlow and Brian Chambers on drug trafficking charges. Lockyer was nominated for a Gold Walkley award for his coverage of the trial and execution.
In 1988 he joined the Nine Network in Sydney. Lockyer’s reporting on a drought in eastern Australia in 1994 for A Current Affair was credited for inspiring the Farmhand Appeal. He worked across a range of programs for the network including Sunday, Midday, and the Wide World of Sports.
Paul Lockyer Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Australian journalist |
House | Living in own house. |
Paul Lockyer is one of the richest Australian journalist from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paul Lockyer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Paul James Lockyer (27 April 1950 – 18 August 2011) was an Australian television journalist for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the Nine Network who was known for his reporting on rural and regional Australia. Lockyer and two colleagues died in a helicopter accident while on assignment filming a story about Lake Eyre, South Australia.
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Who is Paul Lockyer Dating?
According to our records, Paul Lockyer married to Maria Lockyer. As of December 1, 2023, Paul Lockyer’s is not dating anyone.
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Lockyer’s final story was an interview with Bob Lasseter, who is searching for Lasseter’s Reef. Bob Lasseter is the son of Harold Lasseter, the man who claimed to have originally found the gold deposit. The story was broadcast on 7.30, on 29 August 2011.
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Ihsan Ranked on the list of most popular Australian journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Paul Lockyer celebrates birthday on April 27 of every year.