60 Minutes team remember Gerald Stone

Veteran journalists gathered to remember pioneering 60 Minutes producer Gerald Stone at TCN9 Willoughby studios, just days before Nine vacates the site.

Ray Martin, Ian Leslie, Jana Wendt and -via video link- George Negus were in attendance for the 50 person event, under NSW restrictions.

The Age reports Jana Wendt recalled Stone taking a chance on her at the age of 24, and a visit to see

“We were headed there to seek Mr Packer’s approval for Gerald’s choice. Although I am absolutely sure Gerald would have been on edge, he did not show it. His demeanour was even and composed and his beautiful dark eyes were alert,” she said.

“I, on the other hand, his 24-year-old charge, was overwhelmed. Knees knocking like a country cousin on a first visit to the big city, in this case to the hub of Australian network television. [Gerald] looked after me just like he would on many, many other occasions.”

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