John Doherty was a senior executive in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
In August 2000 he was appointed the Corporation's South Australia State Director.
In 2001, Doherty was appointed the Head of International Operations at ABC Asia Pacific, the ABC’s international satellite television service, which first broadcast on December 2001. Doherty would be responsible for maximising service distribution and audience development, regional marketing and sales and the further development of strategic alliances in the region.
He had 13 years experience in the television industry and previously worked as a newspaper journalist in Sydney and Adelaide.
He fell ill in 2004 and had to resign his job at the ABC AP. He died in late December 2004.