Summary Michael Willesee dominated Australian current affairs television for nearly three decades. For a long time everything he touched, inside and outside the media industry, turned to gold, seemingly without much effort on his part. In the late eighties, after a couple of highly publicised controversies, he walked away from his on camera life and pursued a number of outside business interests including a thoroughbred horse stud. The son of a Whitlam Government Cabinet Minister, Sen. Don Willesee, young Michael says he fell into journalism by accident. Now in his late fifties, twice divorced, father of five and grandfather of one, Michael Willesee seems to be engaged on his own search for meaning. He is increasingly committed to making documentaries about subjects he considers important.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Caroline Jones Leigh Sales Eddie Perfect Jimmy Barnes
Genres : Biography Documentary
Release date : Sep 16, 1998
Countries of origin : Australia
Official sites : ABC iView Official Australian Story Website
Language : English
Filming locations : ABC Studios, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Production companies : Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Summary Michael Willesee dominated Australian current affairs television for nearly three decades. For a long time everything he touched, inside and outside the media industry, turned to gold, seemingly without much effort on his part. In the late eighties, after a couple of highly publicised controversies, he walked away from his on camera life and pursued a number of outside business interests including a thoroughbred horse stud. The son of a Whitlam Government Cabinet Minister, Sen. Don Willesee, young Michael says he fell into journalism by accident. Now in his late fifties, twice divorced, father of five and grandfather of one, Michael Willesee seems to be engaged on his own search for meaning. He is increasingly committed to making documentaries about subjects he considers important.
Genres : Biography Documentary
Release date : Sep 16, 1998
Countries of origin : Australia
Official sites : ABC iView Official Australian Story Website
Language : English
Filming locations : ABC Studios, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Production companies : Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
