Cause of death Prostate cancer Role Journalist Years active 1955–2010 | Spouse(s) Julia (deceased) TV shows A Current Affair Name Michael Schildberger | |
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Full Name Michael Julius Schildberger Born 4 April 1938 ( 1938-04-04 ) Berlin, Germany Occupation Journalist, broadcaster Known for Host of A Current Affair Children Tim, Kate, Nick and Amy
Randi (stepdaughter) Died June 2, 2010, Prahran, Australia Books The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Secrets of Success: 12 Case Studies for Business and Personal Success Awards Logie Award for Best TV Interviewer | ||
Education Melbourne Grammar School | ||
Michael Julius Schildberger (4 April 1938 – 2 June 2010) was an Australian journalist, radio and television presenter, and author. He is best known for hosting A Current Affair in the 1970s.
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Career
Schildberger began his media career in 1955 when he joined The Sun News-Pictorial as a copy boy and subsequently became a cadet reporter.
In 1958 he moved to GTV 9 where he remained for the next twenty years. During the 1970s he was executive producer and national host of A Current Affair. For that role, he was awarded a 1976 Logie Award for Best TV Interviewer.
After leaving Channel 9, Schildberger worked for several years as Director of News for ATV 10 and FOX-FM. He then moved to Melbourne radio station 3LO where he hosted the morning program, with a short stint at 3DB.
In 1984 he founded the media production company Business Essentials.
Schildberger was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1997. He achieved remission, and became a strong advocate of positron emission tomography. The cancer returned in early 2010. Schildberger died at the Cabrini Hospital in Prahran on 2 June 2010.