Paul Murphy (Australian journalist)

He presented the ABC's afternoon radio current affairs program PM for a decade from 1983 to 1993.^[1]

Among his favourite moments on the program during his time there was the coverage of the final caucus showdown between Bob Hawke and Paul Keating.^[2]

In the 1994 Australia Day Honours, Murphy was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for "service to public broadcasting and to journalism".^[3]

In 2000, he was awarded the Walkley Award for Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism.^[4]

Murphy died from cancer on 20 October 2020, aged 77.^[5]