Ita Buttrose
Australian public TV network chairperson, former editor & journalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ita Clare Buttrose AC, OBE (born 17 January 1942) is an Australian television and radio personality, author and former magazine editor, publishing executive, newspaper journalist and television network executive chairperson.
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Chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation | |
In office 28 February 2019[1] – March 6 2024 | |
Nominated by | Scott Morrison[1] |
Governor‑General | Peter Cosgrove |
Deputy | Kirstin Ferguson |
Preceded by | Kirstin Ferguson (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Kim Williams[2] |
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Born | Ita Clare Buttrose (1942-01-17) 17 January 1942 (age 82) Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia |
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Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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She was the founding editor of Cleo, a high-circulation magazine aimed at women aged 20 to 40 that was frank about sexuality (and, in its infancy, featured nude male centrefolds) and, later, the editor of the more conventional The Australian Women's Weekly. She was the youngest person to be appointed editor of The Weekly, which was then, per capita, the largest-selling magazine in the world.
Buttrose was a panellist on the Network Ten morning program Studio 10 from 2013 until 2018.[3]
In 2019 Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Buttrose as the new chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).[1]in which she served a 5 year tenure, before being succeeded by Kim Williams in March 2024.[2]