Australian journalist and political commentator, Barrie Cassidy was born on March 4, 1950, in Wangaratta, Victoria, and was raised in the Victorian town of Chiltern.
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He is known for hosting the Sunday morning political commentary program, Insiders, for eight years
In 2020 he began hosting One Plus One.
Barrie Cassidy Early Life
Raised in the Victorian town of Chiltern, Barrie attended Rutherglen High School.
He grew up anongst four brothers and a sister.
Barrie Cassidy Career
Barrie began his career in 1969, as a cadet on the Albury Border Morning Mail.
He went on to work with the Shepparton News, following a stint with the Melbourne Herald.
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He joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, as a political journalist and correspondent for radio and television in 1979.
Between 1986 and 1991, Cassidy served as to Press Secretary to Labor prime minister Bob Hawke.
Who Is Barrie Cassidy’s Wife Heather Ewart?
Ewart is also a journalist working for the ABC, and popular for her TV show Back Roads.
Ewart and Barrie got married in the mid 1990s after Barrie moved to Washington DC.
The couple have two daughters together.
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