An Australian radio and tv journalist who labored on the ABC for greater than 40 years has died.
Caroline Jones died after a fall at her Sydney house on the age of 84.
Jones has been remembered as a trailblazing reporter who left an unimaginable legacy.
Caitlin Shea, govt producer of Australian Story, launched a press release on Friday.
“It’s with nice disappointment that we announce that Caroline Jones, our dearly liked presenter of Australian Story for a few years, has died,” Shea mentioned.
“Caroline’s contribution to Australian Story is immeasurable. This system wouldn’t be the place it’s at the moment with out her.”
Shea mentioned the crew was remembering Jones’ grace, heat and professionalism.
“Even after her retirement, she would commonly make contact to cheer us on from the sidelines,” she mentioned.
“And she or he all the time promised she would do one final introduction for us.
“Caroline was a pioneer in journalism, a trailblazer for ladies.
“We simply want she would have allow us to inform her Australian Story. She was really deserving of it.”
Jones was the primary girl reporter on This Day Tonight and the primary girl to anchor 4 Corners from 1972 to 1981.
On the identical time, she was broadcasting on Sydney morning radio.
Jones printed a lot of books together with a bestseller and was made an Officer of the order of Australia in 1988.
In 1997, she was voted certainly one of Australia’s Dwelling Treasurers.
Jones was a campaigner for Indigenous rights and gained a stack of awards for her work in journalism.
She was raised within the small NSW nation city of Murrurundi and in 2009 a portrait of Jones was hung within the Nationwide Portrait Gallery.
