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Aussie TV executive producer. Married with two kiddos. Sydney based

Sydney, Australia
Joined March 2009
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Recent work: Executive Producer and Director for Bodies in The Barrels, the first two hours in a seven-hour crime anthology series for Nine in Australia, with international partners DCD and A&E/Hearst. More episodes coming soon to Nine, and internationally.
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Recent work: Executive Producer and Director on The Disappearance of Lyn Dawson for Nine/NBC/Oxygen/SkyCrimeUK.
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Come home, Moosie!!! Please retweet x
Lost precious stuffed toy “Moosie” in bag @HeathrowAirport in pink/purple kids unicorn backpack at Terminal 2 near @Uber pick up area. Please help unite Moosie with us!!!! #HeathrowAirport #travelwithkids #helpusheathrow #devastateddaughter #answerstoMoosie
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You know you have been developing too many crime docos when your phone keeps autocorrecting the word "multi" to "Milat".
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And so the biggest redemption made-for-a-movie-script story begins.
Well said @Melbchief - the vast majority of us have no idea how tough sitting in the chair in prime time every single night for 17 years can be. Tracy IS a deadset legend amongst both fellow journos and the public.
If you are an Australian politician with something to hide, the last place you want to be is across a desk from Tracy Grimshaw. Deadset legend of our profession. theage.com.au/culture/tv-and…
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Honoured to have made the #warnie doco that aired on 7 tonight. We were trying to show the behind-the-scenes Shane, who was so kind and helped with charities and was a loyal friend and dad … so I’m pleased people enjoyed watching it ❤️❤️❤️
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He has the same amount of hours in the day as us, doesn’t he. Holy hell.
Six-language coverage from #Kyiv with @AP_GMS. In this order: English, Luxembourgish, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Some work news: I have accepted a role as Head of Development at EQ Media, where I was Series Producer on The Disappearance of William Tyrrell and Granny Killer: The Unsolved Murders last year. Can’t wait for the new challenge.
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Hey UComms, phone spam surveys at 6pm weekdays is literally the WORST time ever for robotic phone surveys.
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Being a journo is generally safe in Australia - compared to countless other countries - except for situations like this.
Protesters at Parliament House drive veteran 7 reporter Nick McCallum from the crowd as he approached demonstrators for comment. They pursued him up the road, yelling abuse as he retreated @theage
Watching the WA disappearance of little Cleo Smith. After working on the Disappearance of William Tyrrell series most of the year it gives me a familiar sick feeling in the bottom of my stomach. I just really hope she is found quickly.
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Hey @ErielleReshef I’m a journalist in Sydney, Australia - trying to contact you on a story. I sent you a DM! Thankyou!
Being struck in the head with a full can is no joke. Watching Melbourne feeds today, aghast.
The moment @paul_dowsley is hit (again) this time with a can of drink.
A reminder for Victorian/South Australians, night one of the William Tyrrell documentary airs this Tuesday evening.
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🦠NEW VARIANT—a new #SARSCoV2 variant C.1.2 just identified in South Africa & several countries, with concerns it could be more infectious and evade vaccines. #C12 also has mutation rate that is nearly **twice as fast** as the rate of the other variants.🧵 jpost.com/health-science/new…
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Oooooh now I’m not so sure TG will have a little holiday away from the next match. Not even certain now that there was any contact after watching it in slo mo. What does everyone think?! Tough one #imaswanssupporter
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My 3yo daughter keeps very seriously calling her favourite Essendon Bomber “Old McDonald had a Tipungwuti” and now she’s my favourite child again 😂😂
Whale watching at Norah head on the central coast is epic this morning.
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Oh - it never ends! Journalism is one of the only jobs where you can literally be an Executive Producer in a big city and someone will ask you what you’d “ideally like to do in the future” or what that job will “maybe lead to” .... I bet nobody asks dentists that question... 🙄
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