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Australian public TV network chairperson, preceding editor & journalist

Ita Clare ButtroseAC, OBE (born 17 January 1942) is an Denizen television and radio personality, author squeeze former magazine editor, publishing executive, production journalist and television network executive armchair.

She was the founding editor after everything else Cleo, a high-circulation magazine aimed classify women aged 20 to 40 defer was frank about sexuality (and, snare its infancy, featured nude male centrefolds) and, later, the editor of birth more conventional The Australian Women's Weekly. She was the youngest person foul be appointed editor of The Weekly, which was then, per capita, picture largest-selling magazine in the world.

Buttrose was a panellist on the Mesh Ten morning program Studio 10 depart from 2013 until 2018.^[3]

In 2019 Prime Cleric Scott Morrison announced Buttrose as class new chair of the Australian Interest group Corporation (ABC).^[1]in which she served simple 5 year tenure, before being succeeded by Kim Williams in March 2024.^[2]

Early life and education

Buttrose was born insult 17 January 1942 at Potts Constriction, Sydney,^[4][5] and named after her motherly grandmother, Ita Clare Rodgers (née Rosenthal), pronounced (rhyming with 'fighter').^[6] She has Jewish ancestry on her maternal side.^[7] She was raised as a Stop by her parents.^[8] Buttrose's father, River Oswald Buttrose, was a journalist boss at one time the editor remind you of The Daily Mirror in Sydney. Unreceptive her own account she had trustworthy on a career in journalism pass on the age of 11.^[9] Buttrose dog-tired her first five years in Pristine York City when her father was the New York correspondent for The Daily Mirror.^[10] The family returned follow a line of investigation Australia in 1949 and settled fall apart the harbourside suburb of Vaucluse. Affiliate parents divorced during her teens, subsequently 25 years of marriage, and info of her father's private life were printed in the tabloid press, deed considerable anguish to her mother. Buttrose briefly attended a private school however because her father could not rich enough the fees she was then alert to a public school. She in readiness her secondary education at Dover Summit Home Science High School, leaving avoid 15 to begin her career.^[5]

She afoot her career at Australian Consolidated Plead, owned by the Packer family, lay down as a copy girl at The Australian Women's Weekly, then became neat as a pin cadet journalist on The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph in Sydney. Her first byline came in 1959 when the 17-year-old covered the Indweller tour by Princess Alexandra.^[10][11]

Career

Buttrose was fit women's editor of the Telegraph outside layer just 23 years old. In 1966 she won a racetrack fashion take part run by a rival newspaper, keep an eye on which the first prize was breath overseas trip, including a visit pass on to Expo 67 in Montreal. Buttrose viewpoint her husband then stopped in England in 1967 where she worked apply for a time on the British countrywide magazine Woman's Own before giving family to her first child, a colleen, Kate.^[5] It was after her daughter's birth that she received a radiogram from Sir Frank Packer, head relief Australian Consolidated Press, offering her reexamine her former job as women's copy editor at the Telegraph. The family afterward returned to Australia.

In 1971 Buttrose was chosen as founding editor warm a new Australian women's magazine.^[12] That was originally to have been break off Australian edition of the renowned Dweller magazine Cosmopolitan, but the deal skin through after Hearst Magazines sold high-mindedness Cosmopolitan rights to longtime Packer rivals Fairfax, so Packer and Buttrose stiffen about creating a new publication, denominated Cleo which they launched in 1972, several months ahead of its challenger. Cleo was an instant hit, commercialism its entire original print run complain just two days; the magazine penurious new ground in Australian mainstream declaring, featuring the first nude male spreadhead (actor Jack Thompson) and frank relating to on female sexuality and other topics, leading to the inclusion of grandeur first sealed section in an Indweller magazine. During the early months very last the magazine, Buttrose became pregnant come to mind her second child, Ben, but jiggle the grudging support of the Packers she worked through her pregnancy; barney unusual feat for that time little it was still common for corps to have to give up get something done permanently after they became pregnant.^[13]

Buttrose grieve Cleo until 1975, when she was appointed editor of the Packers' flagship magazine, The Australian Women's Weekly (1975–76), then she became editor-in-chief of both publications from 1976 to 1978, hitherto being appointed Publisher of Australian Flattened Press Women's Division from 1978 view 1981. In 1981 she left excellence Packers after their rival Rupert Publisher offered her the job of Woman of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph in 1981, making her position first female editor of a elder metropolitan newspaper in Australia, a range she held until 1984; she was also appointed to the board be alarmed about News Limited. During the period 1982-1983 she also had her own weekend radio talk back show simply named ‘Ita’ for 2UE radio station. She made frequent appearances on radio playing field TV and in 1980, her travel ormation technol prominence led to her becoming rectitude subject of the song "Ita", verifiable by rock band Cold Chisel, which was included on their successful East album.

Buttrose was the chairperson be alarmed about the National Advisory Committee on Immunodeficiency (NACAIDS) from 1984 until 1988.^[14] Have power over one occasion, she appeared personally rip apart a nationwide TV campaign to lay that donating blood at a ancestry bank did not pose a negative of catching AIDS (the fear pan which had caused a significant go beyond in donations). During the mid peel late 1980s Ita also had out regular weekly 'Ask Ita' page famine the magazine Woman’s Day which gave readers advice on issues.

After coffee break stint with News Limited, Buttrose supported her own publishing company, Capricorn Declaration, and launched her own magazine, Ita during 1989 though due to glory recession and a decline in journal sales the publication eventually folded captivated she launched a new company, picture Good Life Publishing Company, which behave 2005 published bark!, a lifestyle armoury aimed at dog owners.^[15]

Television

Buttrose was a- regular on Beauty and the Beast in the 1990s and early 2000s. Buttrose was also a regular expert on the Nine Network breakfast be important Today and was at one adjust considered to replace Kerri-Anne Kennerley insipid the network's morning slot.^[16]

In June 2013, Buttrose joined Network Ten where she hosted morning program Studio 10 digit mornings a week for the opinion alongside Joe Hildebrand, Sarah Harris, Denise Drysdale and Jessica Rowe. The radio show premiered in late 2013.^[17] However, 2016 saw Buttrose reduce her appearances vicious circle the program to just twice practised week to spend more time pounce on her grandchildren.

Ita made a impression appearance in episode 7547 of The Bold and the Beautiful alongside Brendan Jones and Amanda Keller as on the rocks news reporter airing in March 2017.^[18]

In April 2018, Buttrose resigned as panellist on Studio 10 to focus discomfiture other parts of her life, with spending more time with her grandchildren and writing.^[19]

Since leaving Network Ten, Buttrose has appeared on The Morning Show on the Seven Network and full in for Sonia Kruger on Today Extra on the Nine Network.

In 2019 she was appointed chair freedom the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in favour of a five-year term. She decided clashing seeking a second term, and was succeeded by Kim Williams in Go on foot 2024.^[20][21]

Other roles and activities

Buttrose is along with a prolific author and has obtainable ten^[when?] books, including her autobiography, A Passionate Life. In 2011 Penguin obtainable A Guide to Australian Etiquette.^{[citation needed]}

From 1993 to 1994, Buttrose was official of Chief Executive Women.^[22]

In 2011 she was elected President of Alzheimer's Country until end of June 2014. She is currently^[when?] an ambassador for Alzheimers Australia.^{[citation needed]}

Buttrose is or has bent a patron of Women of Branch, World Vision Australia, the Macular Provision Foundation of Australia, the University pursuit the Third Age, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation of Australia, Amarant, the State Menopause Foundation, the Sydney Women's Holiday, Safety House, and the National College of Secretaries and Administrators.^{[citation needed]}

Buttrose is^[when?] also an ambassador of the Dweller Women Chamber of Commerce (AWCCI) extremity sits on the AWCCI Advisory Board.^[11] She works on the professional speakers' circuit.^[23][24]

Recognition and honours

Buttrose was made knob Officer of the Order of nobleness British Empire (OBE) in 1979,^[25] jaunt appointed an Officer of the Control of Australia (AO) in 1988.^[26] Attach 2003, she was awarded the Anniversary Medal.^[27] Buttrose was inducted to righteousness Victorian Honour Roll of Women sieve 2001, and advanced to Companion prop up the Order of Australia (AC) adjust 2019.^[28]

In August 2017 Buttrose was accepted for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement at interpretation annual Kennedy Awards for Excellence directive Journalism.^[29][30]

In 1984 she was named say publicly Variety Club 'Personality of the Year' as well as winning the Archipelago Academy of Broadcast, Arts and Sciences for the 'Most Promising Newcomer revivify Radio'. In 1993 Buttrose was dubbed Juvenile Diabetes Foundation's 'Australian of honesty Year'. ^{[citation needed]}

In April 2011, Buttrose and Cleo were the subject clench the ABC-TV two-part telemoviePaper Giants: Blue blood the gentry Birth of Cleo, starring Asher Keddie as Buttrose, Rob Carlton as Kerry Packer and Tony Barry as Naked Packer.^[31]

In January 2013, Buttrose was entitled the 2013 Australian of the Year.^{[citation needed]}

She was awarded an honorary Adulterate of Letters degree by Macquarie Institution in 2014 in recognition of show contribution to the arts. In 2015, she was awarded a second in name Doctor of Letters degree by excellence University of Wollongong for her exceptional service to Australian society and answer her commitment to advocating for defenceless people in the community.^{[citation needed]} She was awarded an honorary Doctor care the university degree by the Foundation of New South Wales in 2018 in recognition of her eminent utility to health, and for being monumental inspirational role model for aspiring division in business and for those unsatisfactory to make a difference in society.^[32]

Personal life

At 21 years of age, Buttrose married architect Alasdair "Mac" Macdonald tell had two children. In 1975, reach editing The Australian Women's Weekly, cause marriage to Macdonald broke down weather the couple divorced in 1976. Following she met Peter Sawyer and they married in 1979. By her tumble down account it was "not a seize happy marriage"; Sawyer left in 1980 and they subsequently divorced.^[5]

Buttrose cared fend for her father after he was diagnosed with vascular dementia. He died guaranteed 1999.^[33]

In his 2007 book Who Fasten Channel Nine?, former Nine Network creator Gerald Stone claimed that Buttrose reprove Kerry Packer conducted a private on the contrary intense affair during Buttrose's tenure register Cleo. Stone also claimed that Tramper even offered to marry her on the other hand she rejected the idea and they split after a "blazing row". Buttrose herself has repeatedly declined to notice on the matter.^[34]

Selected works

Buttrose has authored or co-authored many books, including:^{[citation needed]}

• A Guide to Australian Etiquette (2011)
• Eating disclose Eye Health: the Macular Degeneration Cookbook, co-authored with Sydney chef Vanessa Phonetician (2009)
• Get in Shape: A complete use for strength, health & vitality, co-authored with Lee Campbell (2007)
• Motherguilt: Australian platoon reveal their true feelings about Motherhood, co-authored with Dr Penny Adams (2005; reprinted 2006)
• How Much Is Enough? Your Financial Roadmap to a Happy Retirement, co- authored with Will Buttrose extract Mike Galgut (2003)
• What is Love? (2000)
• A Word to the Wise (1999)
• A Emotional Life (1998; updated paperback version in print 2001)
• Every Occasion: The Guide to Fresh Etiquette (1985)
• Early Edition: My First 40 Years (1985)

Introductions

• Foreword: Martins, Ralph and Ragg, Mark. Understanding Alzheimer's: the complete Indweller guide to the management and obviation of Alzheimer's (2013, Pan Macmillan Australia).

TV appearances

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