Dan Bourchier

Dan Bourchier
Born Tennant Creek, Australia
Residence Canberra, Australia
Occupation Journalist
Years active 2010 – present
Employer
Known for Journalism
Partner(s) Karl Ljinders
Website Dan Bourchier profile

Dan Bourchier is an Australian journalist. In 2017, Bourcheir will present ABC News in Canberra as well as present the breakfast program on 666 ABC Canberra.[1]

He has previously been a political reporter and the National Indigenous Affairs Correspondent for Sky News Australia.[2]

Career

Bourchier joined Sky News in 2012, as a Darwin reporter and later becoming the network's Northern Territory bureau chief. He previously opened Australia's first joint news bureau, for National Indigenous Television and Sky News, in Darwin.

In late 2015, Bourchier was appointed as a political reporter based in Canberra, replacing outgoing reporter David Lipson, while retaining his Indigenous Affairs Correspondent role.[3] Bourchier has previously worked for NITV as well as the NT News newspaper.[4] Bourchier finished at Sky News on 18 November 2016 and it was subsequently announced he was joining the ABC as presenter of the Canberra television news bulletin as well as morning radio presenter.[5]

Bourchier was awarded the "scoop of the year" award at the NT Media Awards for his coverage of the NT leadership spill in 2013.[3]

Bourchier was part of the Sky News team to win the 2016 Walkley Award for coverage of a major news event. The award was for the coverage of the marathon 2016 Election Campaign. Bourchier spent all but a few days on the road, covering the eight-week campaign, and every move of the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader.

Bourchier is a regular on the MC circuit, and regularly hosts corporate and charity events across the country.[6] He is an ambassador for children's charity Variety.[7]

Bourchier was raised in the Northern Territory town of Tennant Creek and has Indigenous Australian ancestry from his mother's family, from Victoria.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "New radio lineup for Canberra in 2017". Radio Info. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Connect - Sky News Team". Archived from the original on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Sky News' Dan Bourchier moves from Darwin to Canberra". MediaWeek. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Knox, David (29 October 2015). "SKY News NT Bureau Chief joins Canberra team". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Knox, David (21 November 2016). "Dan Bourchier to present ABC News Canberra". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Busby, Cec (10 May 2014). "Outgames opening ceremony set to shine". Gay News Network. Archived from the original on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Variety - NT - About Us". Variety. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Grant, Stan (28 July 2014). "Where are all the indigenous faces?". The Australian. Retrieved 19 May 2016. (subscription required)
  9. ↑ "News Feature: Frontier" (PDF). NT News. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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