Helen Dalley

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Helen Dalley is an award winning Australian journalist, who formerly worked for Kerry Packer's Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL) media stable. She is best known for her work on the Nine Network television programs Sunday and A Current Affair. She currently presenters Sunday Buisness on Sky News Australia

1 Early life
2 Journalism career
3 Awards
4 References

[edit] Early life

Dalley was born in 1957. She graduated from the University of Sydney with an Arts degree with Honours in French.

[edit] Journalism career

Dalley began her career in the print media. In 1979 she began writing freelance articles, including feature stories on sport for the now-defunct weekly newspaper, the National Times.

A couple of years later she took a job with the Australian Women's Weekly, and Australian Consolidated Press soon sent her to New York. She stayed there for two years, writing for the Weekly, Cleo and Australian Business.

While overseas, Dalley completed a brief, intensive business journalism course at Columbia University before returning to Australia in 1983. Immediately prior to joining Business Sunday, she spent three years with Packer's Australian Business magazine.

In 1986, Dalley became a reporter for Nine's Business Sunday, and in 1989 she joined the regular Sunday program. At various times she has hosted a range of Nine Network shows including the Today Show, A Current Affair and Sunday. As of 2005, Dalley is a reporter for Sunday, and hosts the show when regular host Jana Wendt is unavailable. Dalley has been recruited by SKY News Australia to spearhead an expansion of its business programming, as it pursues plans to start a full business channel in Australia. She has also been sated as Anchor of it's 2007 election coverage.

[edit] Awards

In 1994, Dalley won the United Nations Media Peace Award, for her coverage of the Eddie Mabo story. She received a Media Peace Award commendation in 2002 for a story on refugee children.

In 1996, she won the Michael Daley Award for Excellence in Science and Technology Journalism, for a story on the information superhighway. In 1999, Dalley won a Walkley Award, one of the most prestigious Australian awards for journalism. The judges commended her on her versatility, and for the wide range of stories she has covered.