One Pair of Eyes by Mark Colvin

One Pair of Eyes by Mark Colvin

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Mark Colvin is one of Australia's longest-serving broadcasters. However the slow deterioration of his kidneys saw him undertake three punishing years of dialysis while he continuing to broadcast. This is the story of how someone dedicated to reporting on the world first hand, continued to try to do so by proxy when he was no longer able to.

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One Pair of Eyes by Mark Colvin

Mark Colvin is one of Australia's longest-serving broadcasters. However the slow deterioration of his kidneys saw him undertake three punishing years of dialysis while he continuing to broadcast. This is the story of how someone dedicated to reporting on the world first hand, continued to try to do so by proxy when he was no longer able to.

Mark Colvin joined the ABC as a cadet journalist. He then spent three years as a founding member of Australia's first youth station, 2JJ (now Triple-J), before a two-year stint as a news producer and current affairs reporter.

He was London and European correspondent for the ABC for most of the 80s and 90s before joining Four Corners for five years before returning to London. He returned to Australia as presenter of PM in 1997, a job he has continued to do despite three years on dialysis and a successful kidney transplant.

Since 2009, he has gradually built himself as one of the best-known journalistic names on Twitter, which he uses as a conversation, a way to find and double-check stories, and a source of amusement.

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ISBN 13 9780522870893
ISBN 10 0522870899
Title One Pair of Eyes
Author Mark Colvin
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Melbourne University Press
Year published 2016-10-31
Number of pages 277
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.