Michael Willesee Jr.

Michael Willesee Jr. is an Australian television journalist.

Career

Michael Willesee Jr. graduated from Charles Sturt University at the end of 1988, and joined Mojo Advertising where he worked closely with some of the giants of the industry including Alan Morris and Allan Johnston.

Willesee began his career in journalism with The Australian newspaper in 1990. After completing his cadetship he moved to Los Angeles in 1991, freelancing for Sydney’s The Sun-Herald newspaper as well as various US magazines.

Later that year, he moved into television, working on the current affairs program Hard Copy, produced by Paramount Television.

In 1992, Willesee moved to New York, where he joined the US version of A Current Affair at Fox Television, and again filing stories for Australian TV. Later that year he returned to Australia and accepted a role with the Nine Network reporting for National Nine News before joining A Current Affair where he worked until late 1998.

Michael then moved behind the camera, running a production company specialising in documentaries. His award-winning films covered diverse subjects including remote African tribes, true crime, religious phenomena and dangerous animals.

In March 2014, Michael resigned from Sky News Australia to take up a Job in the Office of Treasurer Joe Hockey.[1]

Personal life

Michael is the son of Australian journalist Mike Willesee and brother of fellow journalist Amy Willesee.

On 26 August 2007, Michael announced his engagement to Nine Network's 60 Minutes program reporter Allison Langdon and they later married in 2008.

In August 2016, Michael and Allison announced that they were pregnant with their first child. She gave birth to their son Mack James Willesee on 13 January 2017.

References

  1. ↑ Knox, David. "Michael Willesee leaves SKY News". TV Tonight.
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