FED:ABC loses 4th veteran newsman in few days

AAP General News (Australia)
08-20-2011
FED:ABC loses 4th veteran newsman in few days

SYDNEY, Aug 20 AAP - The ABC's managing director says the broadcaster is grieving again
following the death of veteran newsman Ian Carroll.

Capping off a horror week for the ABC, former executive producer of The 7.30 Report
and Four Corners, Ian Carroll, died on Friday afternoon after a long illness.

His death came after Thursday's helicopter crash in which ABC reporter Paul Lockyer,
pilot Gary Ticehurst and cameraman John Bean died.

ABC Managing Director Mark Scott on Saturday paid tribute to Mr Carroll, saying that
much of the broadcaster's reputation for innovation was thanks to the veteran producer's
creative leadership.

"We didn't think we could grieve more, but we are devastated to lose such a creative
and inspirational editorial leader," Mr Scott said in a release.

"So much of the ABC's reputation as an innovative and dynamic public broadcaster is
due to Ian's dynamic leadership of his highly creative team."

He described Mr Carroll as a "driving force" behind many of their most important programs
and said thoughts of everyone at the broadcaster were with Mr Carroll's family and wife,
fellow ABC journalist Geraldine Doogue.

"Our love is with Ian's wife, Geraldine Doogue and their wonderful family at this time
of great loss and sadness," he said.

The loss is yet another blow to Australian journalism, coming after the death of veteran
crime reporter Les Kennedy on August 10.

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