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Paul Murphy, venerated ABC and SBS journalist, dies aged 77 – The Guardian
Murphy, who has died of cancer, presented the ABC’s PM program from 1983 to 1993 and then hosted Dateline on SBS
The much-loved and respected Australian broadcaster Paul Murphy has died aged 77.
Murphy, known for ABC programs This Day Tonight, PM, AM and Nationwide, and SBSs Dateline, was remembered across the industry on Tuesday for his commitment to public broadcasting, his sharp interviewing skills and his rapier wit.
Journalist Allan Hogan, who met Murphy when they worked together on AM in 1967, said his mate of 50 years was buoyed by visits, calls and notes from friends as he succumbed to cancer at …
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