Terry Willesee

Terrence J. "Terry" Willesee (born in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian journalist and television presenter.

Personal life

Willesee is the son of Don Willesee, a long-time member of the Australian Senate and Whitlam Government minister. He is the brother of Mike Willesee, also a journalist and television presenter.

Career

Willesee began his media career in Perth in 1969. He initially worked as a television news reporter before branching out into newsreading and producing documentaries. He produced and presented 14 prime time documentaries for STW TV station in Perth. He.

In 1981 Willesee was signed by the Seven Network to present a successful national current affairs program named Terry Willesee Tonight, based in Sydney. The show screened until Good Friday (1 April) 1988, when it was abruptly axed. It was replaced by Hinch hosted by Derryn Hinch.

He had a stint with the Nine Network in the late 1980s where he worked on the Today Show and A Current Affair.

Willesee in 1992 moved to the United States where he worked as a reporter for the American A Current Affair (not related to Nine Network's programme of the same name). He was later promoted to anchor the Fox network's national programme, A Current Affair Extra. He was probably the first Australian to host his own current affairs show on US television.