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Kerry O’Brien’s top 5 interviews

The 7:30 Report host picks 4 world leaders and one celeb as his all-time favourite interviews.

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If you haven’t yet read it, today’s Sydney Morning Herald had a lengthy article in which Kerry O’Brien opens up on his private life, his favourite interviews and more.

O’Brien, 65, will leave The 7:30 Report after 15 years on December 9th.

He and (wife) Sue Javes have sold their five-bedroom Mosman home and are buying a new house in the Byron Bay hinterland.

But he will keep one foot in Sydney. Having accepted the offer to host Four Corners next year, each week he’ll fly back to Sydney, where four of his six children will still live. He has three children with his first wife, Carol, three with Javes, and now five grandchildren. He and Javes’s youngest daughter, Meg, is still at home and will move with them to Byron.

Aside from hosting Four Corners, he plans to read, play golf, do Pilates and walk on the beach. “And once I’ve cleared my head, if other ideas form that make sense to do, I’ll be free to do them,” he says.

The new job is part-time – as is his salary.

His favourite interviews are listed as:
– Barack Obama in 2010
– Margaret Thatcher in 1988
– Mikhail Gorbachev in 1995
– Nelson Mandela in 1994
– Bette Midler in 2005

You can read why at smh.com.au

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  1. He was too hot for our dim-witted pollies to handle especially that “ponce” Abbot.
    I hope he sticks it to these sinful corporate entities & the international financiers that are destroying the globe by stealth.
    If ever someone shot a straight arrow it was Kerry O’.
    I am glad to see him take a more hands on approach in 4 corners, & I eagerly await his opening stanza’s.

    Good luck Kerry the Welsh boyo’s are in your corner!!

  5. It’s good Kerry is leaving, as he hosted The 7.30 Report for too long, hence why it always skewed to a 50 + audience for too long and badly needs a younger host to take over.

  9. I hear a couple of the local papers up there are looking for journos!!! Newtaste – he has referred to Kerry as ‘O’brien” all the way through – its just a style thing!!

  12. So he’s back for a farewell week next week.

    Guessing the interviews will be shown over the 5 nights maybe?

    I hope they show some of his stoushes with the politicians. Its something really lacking when it comes to people in the media these days.

    He managed to signal handly bring what little life there was into the election campaign.

    Will be a great pity to lose this!

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