The list, revealed by the Sydney Morning Herald yesterday, includes stars from both on and off the screen with those fronting the media as well as making the deals in the background recognised.
ABC Journalist Leigh Sales, who recently interviewed former Prime Minister Tony Abbott days before he was ousted by now PM Malcolm Turnbull, whom she has also interviewed since, and The Project's Waleed Aly both feature as do Ian Hogg, CEO of Fremantle Media and Mark and Carl Fennessy of Shine. Nine's director of television Michael Healy and Ten's head of drama Rick Maier.
The list aims to highlight who the SMH believes are the 30 most influential people shaping TV in Australia. Who would you put in the list? Tell us in the comments.
- Waleed Aly, co-host, The Project
- Patrick Brammall, actor
- Matt Campbell, Nick Murray and Michael Cordell, Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder
- Jennifer Collins, head of non-fiction, Screentime.
- Ross Crowley, director of content, strategy and programming, Foxtel
- Patrick Delany, chief executive, Fox Sports
- John Edwards, executive producer, Endemol Australia
- Mark and Carl Fennessy, co-chief executives, Endemol Shine Group
- Sarah Ferguson, ABC journalist
- Richard Finlayson, director of television, ABC TV
- Angelos Frangopoulos, CEO, Sky News
- Michael Healy, director of television, Nine Network
- Chris Hilton and Ian Collie, Essential Media
- Ian Hogg and Jo Porter, FremantleMedia
- Rick Kalowski, head of comedy, ABC TV
- Glendyn Ivin, television director
- Rick Maier, head of drama, Ten Network
- Shaun Micallef, actor/writer/producer
- Julia Morris, actor/presenter
- Jon Penn, chief executive, BBC Worldwide Australia and NZ
- Rikkie Proost, executive producer, My Kitchen Rules
- Sally Riley, head of Indigenous television, ABC TV
- Leigh Sales, ABC journalist
- Adrian Swift, head of content, ABC TV
- Brian Walsh, director of television, Foxtel
Find the full list and details on the SMH.
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