Charles Wooley Biography
Charles Wooley is a Scottish-Australian journalist, reporter, writer, television personality, and radio host who has worked for Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes. Traveling Tales is a book of stories he wrote while traveling the world as a reporter.
Charles Wooley Age
Wooley was born on January 1st, 1948 in Isle of Arran, Scotland, he is 75 years old as of 2023.
Charles Wooley Education
He graduated with honors from the University of Tasmania.
Charles Wooley Height- Weight
Charles stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches and weighs 70kg.
Is Charles Wooley married?- Wife- Children
He is married, to his second wife Alona, however, Wooley is the father of six children. His daughter Anna Wooley is a documentary filmmaker.
Charles Wooley 60 Minutes- Career
During his studies, he honed his journalistic talents by editing the university’s student newspaper, Togatus, and was a member of the Old Nick Company, a student theater group. In 1970, he traveled to Launceston to work as a cadet for The Examiner. He went to Perth after joining ABC Radio. He quickly transitioned to television, where he worked on This Day Tonight, Nationwide, and Four Corners. He later became the ABC’s European correspondent in London. He joined Channel Nine and worked on Sunday before moving on to A Current Affair. Wooley began working for 60 Minutes in 1993. His interview with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in 2018 was dubbed sexist and ‘creepy.’ Wooley was elected to the Sorell Council as Deputy Mayor and Councillor at the 2022 Tasmanian Local Government Elections.
Traveling Tales is a book of stories he wrote while traveling the world as a reporter. Wooley moved back to Hobart with his second wife Alona in 1999 to raise their three children. Wolley hosted Charles Wooley Across Australia, a regional morning program on Macquarie Regional RadioWorks, from January 2006 until November 2008. The show ran daily from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on over 40 radio stations around Australia. In addition to hosting his radio show, Charles Wooley occasionally works for 60 Minutes and narrates some television shows for Channel 9. He is also the author of many books, the most recent of which is a guide to walks in and around Hobart, Tasmania.
Charles Wooley’s Net Worth
Wooley has an estimated net worth of 10 million dollars as of 2023.