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Cameron Price
Born (1985-09-24) 24 September 1985 (age 39)[1]
EducationUniversity of Queensland
OccupationReporter
Years active2008–present
Employer(s)Nine News Queensland (2008–2011)
Sky News Australia (2011–2016)
Seven News Sydney (2016–2021)
Sunrise (occasional appearances, 2017–2021)
LeadStory (2021–present)
Known forJournalism
WebsiteCameron Price profile

Cameron Price (born 24 September 1985)[1][2] is an Australian journalist who is the co-founder and CEO of LeadStory.

He was formerly a Sydney reporter for Sky News Australia,[3] a Brisbane reporter for Nine News,[2] a Sydney reporter for Seven News[4], and an occasional reporter for Sunrise.[5]

Career

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Price obtained a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Queensland and early in his career worked as a reporter for WIN Television in Toowoomba as well as Nine News in Brisbane.[3]

In 2011 Price was nominated for the Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year award.[6]

His career at Nine News Queensland came to a controversial end, when he was sacked along with two others for his involvement in the faking of a live news cross during a news bulletin. The event which became known as "choppergate" saw news presenter Eva Milic cross to Price who was in a helicopter reported to be "near Beerwah", however it later emerged the helicopter was on a Nine Network helipad in Mt Coot-Tha 90 kilometres away.[7][8] Price began legal action against Nine, however the two parties settled out of court.[9] Price had been due to move to Sydney to take up a position with the Nine Network in the week he was sacked.[10]

Price then joined Sky News in 2011 as a producer, before accepting a role as on-air Sydney reporter.[11] Price left Sky News in April 2016[12] and the following month joined Seven News as a reporter.[4] He also occasionally filed reports for Sunrise.[5] Price left Seven in June 2021, and co-founded LeadStory in the same month. LeadStory launched in September 2021.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cheers for the birthday love, you think at this age I'd know to stay outta floodwaters #twinCams #nswfloods pic: @cam_harvey". Instagram. campricenews. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Sacked Channel 9 'Choppergate' reporter Melissa Mallet denies any wrongdoing". news.com.au. 28 August 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Connect - Sky News Team". Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  4. ^ a b "University of Wollongong to build Liverpool campus". Seven News. 2 May 2016. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Erin Molan denies affair with Anthony Bell". Sunrise. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  6. ^ David Knox (22 June 2011). "SBS reporter Yaara Bou Melhem named Young Journalist of the Year". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 30 June 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Choppergate: Nine News admits faking live cross from helicopter". Mumbrella. 22 August 2011. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  8. ^ Matt Wordsworth (26 August 2011). "Nine sacks staff over 'Choppergate' scandal". ABC World Today. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  9. ^ David Knox (23 October 2011). "'Choppergate' reporter drops case against Nine". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  10. ^ Strutt, Sam; Shearer, Geoff (27 August 2011). "Choppergate scandal began with quiet backyard barbecue". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Same old story for Choppergate hoax reporter". news.com.au. 29 June 2012. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  12. ^ "campricenews on Instagram". Instagram. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  13. ^ Mediaweek (9 September 2021). "LeadStory launches with local partnerships with ABC News and Ticker News". Mediaweek. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
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