60 Minutes ‘father’ Gerald Stone passes

November 6, 2020 1:11

Gerald Stone, the instigator of 60 Minutes in Australia, has died aged 87. Stone was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, and started his journalism career as a copy boy at the New York Times in 1957.

In 1962, he and his family moved to Australia where he started a job at the Daily Mirror. In 1967 Stone joined ABC program This Day Tonight which pioneered a new recognition and treatment of public affairs reporting in Australia.

Gerald Stone has passed at age 87.

Be a member to keep reading

Join Mumbrella Pro to access the Mumbrella archive and read our premium analysis of everything under the media and marketing umbrella.

Become a member

Olivia Kruimel

Olivia Kruimel was the managing editor at Mumbrella. She has more than 15 years of experience in journalism, communications and marketing. Her journalism career began at Fairfax Media (now part of Nine) and includes various B2B publications such as B&T, Travel Today and ALB. As a marketer Olivia has worked for Standard Chartered and various global law firms.