Charles Wooley Biography – Charles Wooley Wiki
Charles Wooley is a Scottish-Australian journalist, reporter, writer, TV personality, and radio presenter who reported for Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes. At the age of 16, Wooley moved to Hobart where he gained an honors degree in history from the University of Tasmania. While he was studying he developed his journalistic skills by editing the university’s student newspaper, Togatus, and was a member of the student theatre group, the Old Nick Company. He moved to Launceston in 1970 to work as a cadet with The Examiner.
In 1972, he joined ABC Radio and moved to Perth. He soon moved to television working on This Day Tonight, Nationwide, and Four Corners. He then served as the ABC’s European correspondent based in London. In 1986 he joined Channel Nine where he worked on Sunday and then A Current Affair. He joined 60 Minutes in 1993. His 2018 interview with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was described as ‘Sexist’, and ‘creepy’.
He published a book of stories of his time traveling the world as a reporter called Travelling Tales. Wooley returned to Hobart in 1999 with his second wife Alona to raise their three children.
From January 2006 until November 2008, he hosted Macquarie Regional RadioWorks’ regional morning program, Charles Wooley Across Australia. The show aired from 9 am to 12 pm weekdays on over 40 radio stations across Australia. As well as presenting his radio show, he continues to work on a casual basis for 60 Minutes and also narrates some television programs for Channel 9. He is also the author of several books, including an up-and-coming guide to walks in and around Hobart, Tasmania.
Charles Wooley Age
He was born in 1948 in Isle of Arran, Scotland, United Kingdom. He moved to Launceston, Tasmania at the age of three.
Charles Wooley Wife
He has been married twice. He was first married to his wife, Donna Sookee. The couple had three children. He later went on to marry his second wife Alona and had three children with her.
Charles Wooley Children
He is the father of six children. His daughter Anna Wooley is a documentary filmmaker.
Charles Wooley Nationality
Wooley is of Scottish nationality.
