Eric Walters | |
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| Born | (1937-07-04)4 July 1937 |
| Died | 18 August 2010(2010-08-18) (aged 73) |
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| Years active | 1961−2007 |
| Known for | Association withNine Network |
Eric Walters (4 July 1937 – 18 August 2010) was an Australianjournalist, media trainer and formertelevision presenter. He was best known for his long-running stint as early morning anchor for theNine Network, both on theToday andNational Nine Early Morning News.
Walters joined Channel 7 Perth in 1961, aged 24, as a reporter and presenter. In the 1970s, Walters worked atTEN-10Sydney as a newsreader onTen Eyewitness News. He joined theNine Network in 1982 as newsreader and inaugural team member for its newly launchedToday. He continued as national morning anchor withNine until 1990 when he returned toNetwork Ten to again present its 6:00pm newscast inSydney.
Walters presented theTen Evening News with Eric Walters (later to becomeTen Eyewitness News with Eric Walters) from mid-1990 until April 1991, when Ten undertook a major overhaul of its news programming. During his time with Ten, Walters anchored national, all-evening coverage of theWar in the Gulf. Walters was also launch presenter for theTen Evening News Second Edition in January 1991.
Following his time at Ten, another commercial network beckoned and, in 1992, Walters joinedSeven as a reporter for its new current affairs programReal Life withStan Grant.
He continued to work as a media trainer and public speaker, and was a guest on the 25th Anniversary Edition ofToday.