Graham Mabury: Profile

Graham Mabury began his career in education as a Secondary Teacher and soon became Head of the Music Department at a specialist music secondary school.

Using his skills as a teacher, Graham made the leap into the media as Education Producer at the ABC and has enjoyed an illustrious career as a radio presenter ever since.

This is Graham's 25th year as a presenter of Nightline and he has been a pastor at Mt Pleasant Baptist Church for 24 of these.

Graham pioneered rehabilitation courses for homeless young people in Perth and has received numerous awards for similar humanitarian work in his home town. These include the Medal of the Order of Australia, WA Citizen of the Year for community service, Fellow of Edith Cowan University, Advance Australia Award and Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow.

What was your first job?
As a student, on the menswear counter at Woolies. First full time job, teaching everything no one else wanted at a suburban high school.

What is your favourite on air moment thus far?
Covering the fiftieth anniversary of the Japanese capturing Singapore and accompanying West Australians who entered Changi Prison for the first time since they were interred there as Prisoners of War.

What is your most embarrassing on air moment?
Being asked on air when I was distracted [by technical problems] if I knew gullible was being taken out of the dictionary. I answered, "Is it?"

If you could interview anyone (living or dead) who would it be?
Mother Theresa. A personal letter from her thanking me for our work with the battlers in Perth but politely declining an interview is a prized possession.

Contact
Email: nightline@6pr.com.au
Producer: Royceton Hardey
Phone: (08) 9220 1452
Email: roycetonh@6pr.com.au