Leonardo Puglisi
Leonardo Puglisi | |
|---|---|
 Puglisi in 2024 | |
| Born | 12 November 2007 |
| Occupation | News presenter |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Known for | Founding 6 News Australia |
Leonardo Puglisi (/pʌɡˈliːsi/ pug-LEE-see;[1] born 12 November 2007) is an Australian journalist. He is the founder of online news channel 6 News Australia.[2] He lives in Melbourne, Victoria.[2]
Career
Puglisi began his media career in 2019, founding what was then initially known as HMV Local News but rebranded in 2020 as 6 News.[3] Puglisi first came to attention in 2020 when he covered the secretive demolition of a bell tower at Hawthorn West Primary School in Hawthorn, Victoria.[4]
He has been the subject of a number of conspiracy theories, including that he was a "front" for the Morrison government and that he was being funded by Rupert Murdoch.[5]
Notable interviews
- Scott Morrison - Prime Minister of Australia (2018–2022)[2]
- Anthony Albanese - Prime Minister of Australia (2022-)[6] (interviewed during his tenure as Opposition Leader)
- Kevin Rudd - Former Prime Minister of Australia (2007-2010, 2013)[7]
- Bob Katter - Member of the House of Representatives for Division of Kennedy[7]
- Fatima Payman - Member of the Senate for Western Australia, following her crossing the floor.[8]
References
- ^ 10 News First Melbourne [@10NewsFirstMelb] (28 May 2020). "We love our news junkies here at @Channel10AU, and now we've found a young Melbourne man who we think could qualify as one of the best. He's only 12 years old but already Leonardo Puglisi fronts his own news channel. | @NatashaExelby" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Tong, Karen (7 April 2022). "Teen reporters Leonardo Puglisi and Roman Mackinnon interview Prime Minister Scott Morrison for 6 News". ABC News. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "About us". 6 News Australia.
- ^ Webb, Carolyn (18 June 2020). "How Melbourne's Leonardo, boy journalist, scooped the big guns". The Age. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Left-wing critics levelling 'crazy, crazy' conspiracy theories against high-school fact checker". Sky News. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Anthony Albanese 'grilled' by teen journalists". news.com.au.
- ^ a b "Scott Morrison, Bob Katter and juggling school: the story behind teen journos at 6 News". SBS News. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Fatima Payman gives FIRST INTERVIEW since crossing the floor | 6 News". YouTube. 27 June 2024.