John Saxon Tingle, the father of high-profile ABC journalist Laura Tingle and founder of the Shooters Party, dies.
John Saxon Tingle, the father of high-profile ABC journalist Laura Tingle and founder of the Shooters Party, has died.On Instagram, she added: "Isn't Saxon just the best name?", registering her "profound gratitude and luck in having him in my life."
His career started in journalism, where he worked as a broadcaster and news editor for 2QN Deniliquin from 1949 until 1951.He later joined the ABC, where he stayed until 1968, returning in 1977 to present Friday Night Forum.From 1992 to 1995 he was director of current affairs at radio 2CH."Apart from all else of course he was my greatest urger-on, fan and critic in my professional life and so proud I had followed him into journalism," she wrote on Instagram.
In 2019, Mr Tingle, a resident of Wauchope in the NSW Mid North Coast, called himself an "accidental politician" in an interview with the Illawarra Mercury.
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