Who is George Negus? Aged 79, Meet his Wife, Net worth, Son, Family

An Australian journalist, author, radio host, television presenter, and media consultant, George Negus is a leading voice in international affairs.

He currently serves as chairman of his own media consulting company, Negus Media International.

George Negus: Who is his wife?

Kristy Cockburn, who is also a journalist, is his wife. He lived with his wife, Kirsty Cockburn, for 15 years, who was also a journalist and worked on several of Negus’s projects. Additionally, she is an executive with Negus Media, having overseen numerous positions with the company.

In addition to this, she has collaborated with George on a children’s book series called Trev the Truck, which is set in the Australian outback.

They have two children together who were raised in new south wales. Serge Cockburn, Negus’ son, starred alongside Paul Hogan in Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles as Mikey Dundee.

George Negus Age, Family, and Early Life

George Negus was born on March 13, 1942, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He is 79 years old as of 2022. Negus is a resident of Bellingen. His children were raised on a farm near Bellingen on the New South Wales northern coast, where he and his wife, Kirsty Cockburn, a journalist and collaborator on many of Negus’s projects, lived for 15 years.

Serge Cockburn, Negus’ son, starred alongside Paul Hogan in Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles as Mikey Dundee.

He moved to Sydney nursing home in late 2021 after being diagnosed with dementia which manifested as a set of related symptoms, which usually surface when the brain is damaged by injury or disease.

Negus is an avid supporter of association football and a former board member of Soccer Australia, as it was known at the time. He was honored to become a Member of the Order of Australia on 2015 Australia Day.

George Negus’s Career, What was his profession?

Before working for The Australian and The Australian Financial Review, Negus was a high school teacher. During the Whitlam administration, he worked as the press secretary for Attorney-General Lionel Murphy. He is well known for leaking to the public the impending probe of ASIO’s headquarters by Murphy during his stint as a political staffer. The raids were dubbed the Murphy Raids in 1973.

As a reporter for This Day Tonight, Negus rose to prominence. Later, from 1979 to 1986, he was a founding correspondent for the Australian 60 Minutes show, and from 1990 to 1990, he co-hosted Today Australia. Negus was the inaugural host of ABC’s foreign-themed current affairs shows Foreign Correspondent from 1992 to 1999.

He returned to the ABC in 2002 to host “Australia Talks,” a pre-election panel and audience discussion program, however, the show was canceled in November 2004 due to changes in regional funding. Negus then went on to show Dateline on the SBS network in 2005. He became known as one of Australia’s most renowned journalists in this capacity.

He began anchoring 6.30 with George Negus on Network Ten in 2011 after becoming a regular on Ten’s evening news program The 7 PM Project, produced by Roving Enterprises. However, due to lower-than-expected ratings, this effort only lasted nine months before being canceled.

Which school and college did he go to?

Negus attended Indooroopilly State High School located in the Brisbane suburb of Indooroopilly in Queensland. He studied arts and journalism at the University of Queensland.

George Nehus’s Net worth, How much does he earn?

He had an estimated net worth of $14 million at the time of his death.

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George Negus’s Wife, What about his relationship?

He was married to his one and only wife Kirsty Cockburn.

They share two children together. They are Serge Cockburn and Ned Cockburn.

Is he available on any social media platforms?

We do not have precise information about his social media status. When we receive more detailed information surrounding his social media handles, we will update this section.

Physical Appearance of George Negus‘s Height, Weight

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