Mr Ian Henschke
Respected Journalist
Ian Henschke
(ABCTV & ABC Asia Pacific) has worked as a reporter, presenter and producer for more
than 20 years. Although most of his career has been with the ABC, he worked
the Nine network in the late 1980's and the Seven Network in the mid 1990's.
He started with the ABC in 1983 and has worked on a range of programs
including Countrywide, the 7.30 Report, Landline and 4 Corners. He has been
a finalist in the Walkley Awards twice and was given a High Commendation in
1991.
Since 2001 he has been the presenter of Stateline in South Australia and a
producer and presenter of a variety of programs on the ABC's new
international service ABC AsiaPacificTV.
In 1999 he won a fellowship to Oxford University to study Climate Change and
went on to make an international and national award documentary for both the
ABC and BBC.
He was the Staff Elected Director on the ABC Board from 2000-2002 and is a
graduate of the Murray Darling Leadership Program (2002-2003).
In 2003 he was awarded the Centenary of Federation Medal for Services to
Australian society through Broadcasting and in 2004 was named TV Broadcaster
of the Year in the SA Media Awards.
Last year in the same awards he won Best TV Current Affairs Report. He is
married with two young daughters,the latest born in September 2005.
He lives in the Adelaide Hills on 50 acres of bush with a very small
vineyard. His grows an acre of mixed red wine grapes as hobby and the first
vintage predominantly pinot was bottled last year.
It was named Eliska to honour the birth of his daughter. The 200 litre crush
was generously made into wine as a christening present by his 4th cousin
Stephen Henschke. This year it will be predominantly shiraz and named
Claudia in honour of daughter number two and once again Stephen Henschke has
done the winemaking just to ensure there will be no sibling rivalry when
they drink it on their 18th Birthdays!