Veteran Australian journalist Caroline Jones fell to her death while at home in May 2022. She was aged 84.
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Jones was born on January 1, 1938. She was a TV and radio presenter for over 50 years and won several awards in local and international media categories.
Jones began her walk in the media industry with “This Day Tonight” on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in Canberra. She was the first female presenter on the show as far back as 1963.
Jones was a popular face and voice on shows like Four Corners, and The Search For Meaning, both on radio and television.
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The weekly program, Australian Story was presented by Jones on ABC television in 1996.

At some point, Jones worked with the Aboriginal broadcasters at Central Australian Aboriginal Media in Alice Springs, and her work with them led to her emergence as Ambassador for Reconciliation by the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation, in 1998.
Jones resigned from her role as Australian Story presenter on ABC Television in December 2016.


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