Mal Walden Mal Walden i(11627700 works by)
Born: Established: 1945 ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Box Kites to Boeings : The Sky-High Heroes of Aussie Aviation Mal Walden , Melbourne : Brolga Publishing , 2024 28844691 2024 single work biography 'Australian  history of aviation has borne witness to some of the world’s most audacious daredevils and dreamers. Their extraordinary exploits would read more like fiction had they not all been so meticulously document as fact.' 

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1 y separately published work icon Homeland Heroes : From Australian Disasters - Heroes Are Born Mal Walden , Carlton : Brolga Publishing , 2023 26515500 2023 multi chapter work biography
1 y separately published work icon Mal Walden's Aussie Myths, Mysteries and Memories Mal Walden , Melbourne : Brolga Publishing , 2022 24688879 2022 selected work short story prose

'Australia’s favourite newsman Mal Walden is back again continuing his theme of uniquely Australian stories with Aussie Myths, Mysteries and Memories.

Mythical monsters born in our billabongs, strange sightings of UFOs, baffling disappearances in our own Bermuda Triangle together with a host of unsolved mysteries and unexplained paranormal. Unlike other books on these subjects this forms a unique blend of Aussie Myths and Mysteries as seen through the eyes of a newsman.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon The News Man : Sixty Years of Television Mal Walden , Melbourne : Brolga Publishing , 2016 11627726 2016 single work autobiography

'You'll never be journalist's bootlace!' During his cadetship in the early '60s, Mal Walden heard these words frequently from his news editor and media mentor, John Maher. Walden not only proved his mentor wrong, he went on to become the longest-serving newsman on Australian television. From a career starting in country Victoria radio, Walden went on to work in Launceston and Melbourne, and then finally made the shift to television as news anchor for channels 7 and 10. 

'Each year he maintained a journal in which he recorded his many serendipitous and life-changing moments. These memories form a record - not only of his life as a newsman - but of the evolution of television news, which is now in its sixtieth year and facing what many proclaim is the imminent 'death of news' in all its traditional forms. This is the story behind the stories we think we know. A very personal look at the public face of news by one of the most well-loved and respected news presenters of our time. ' (Publication Summary)
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