Monica Ann Attard was born on 12 December 1958 and is an Australian journalist and academic.
19 Facts About Monica Attard
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Monica Attard attended the University of Sydney, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts.
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Monica Attard holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales, which she attained in 2002.
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Monica Attard's career in journalism began at Channel Seven, where she was a reporter from 1977 to 1981.
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In 1983, Monica Attard moved to the ABC, where she has remained since.
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Monica Attard worked on ABC Radio News from 1983 to 1985 and reporter on ABC Radio programs The World Today and PM from 1985 to 1988.
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Monica Attard was a researcher for TV programs Four Corners from 1988 to 1999 and a reporter for Lateline from 1989 to 1990.
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Monica Attard was Russian Correspondent for ABC Radio and TV from 1990 to 1994, and gained global visibility during the 1991 Soviet coup d'etat attempt, which she covered from Moscow, where she was barricaded with forces loyal to the Russian Federation President, Boris Yeltsin.
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Monica Attard received three Walkley Awards during this period, including the Gold Walkley in 1991.
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Monica Attard returned to The World Today from 1997 to 1999 and to PM from 1994 to 1997.
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On 1 December 2005, Monica Attard received the 2005 Walkley Award for Broadcast Interviewing.
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Monica Attard interviewed NSW magistrate Pat O'Shane, former HIH Insurance director Rodney Adler and Douglas Wood, a former hostage in Iraq.
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Monica Attard's interview with Rodney Adler was a scoop and she received particular praise from the Walkley judges.
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On 6 December 2005, Monica Attard was announced as the new host of the ABC TV program Media Watch for 2006.
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Monica Attard hosted Media Watch for two years, until announcing her retirement at the end of the 2007 series, citing the "extremely taxing" nature of making the program as well as radio presenting commitments.
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Monica Attard worked as a lawyer for Coudert Bros in Moscow from 2003 to 2004.
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Monica Attard was the founding editor of The Global Mail for a few months in early 2012.
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In June 2016 Monica Attard was appointed head of journalism at Macleay College and took up the position in September that year.
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In 2019, Monica Attard was a judge for the 2019 Voyager Media Awards in New Zealand.