Paul Makin
| Paul Makin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
18 December 1947 Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | television and radio journalist |
| Spouse(s) | - |
| Partner(s) | Marion Blackham |
| Children | Rebecca and Paul Makin |
| Parent(s) | William Andrew Makin (ca. 1918–2002) and Poppy Louisa Makin (1922–2015) |
Paul Makin (born 18 December 1947, Marrickville, New South Wales) is a South Australia based television and radio journalist. He started as a cadet journalist at Radio 5KA Adelaide in 1973 joined Radio 2UE Sydney in 1976 before moving to television; he is currently a freelance presenter for Channel 7 Adelaide.
Makin was born in Marrickville, Sydney on 18 December 1947, the only child of William and Poppy Makin. He grew up in the south-western Sydney suburb of Panania where he started his schooling at Panania North Public School and later attended Kingsgrove De La Salle.
Makin has been married once and has two children, Rebecca and Paul. He has been with his current partner Marion Blackham since 1999.
Makin has been in the media for over 40 years, he began his career as a Cine-Cameraman in 1963 and worked with ATN Channel 7 Sydney, NWS Channel 9 Adelaide, SAS Channel 10 Adelaide, WIN Channel 4 Wollongong, as a stringer with ABC Sydney and TCN Channel 9 Sydney.
He joined Radio 5KA Adelaide in 1973 to take up a journalism cadetship and in 1976 joined Radio 2UE Sydney as a radio journalist and on-road reporter whilst also presenting the Night-watch program. He was the first newsman on the scene of the Granville train disaster.
From 1977 to 1980 he was the on-air reporter for Willesee at 7 and presented the show in the absence of Mike Willesee.
Makin moved to Melbourne in 1980 as news reporter and presenter for Newsbeat on Radio 3UZ and was stationed in Newport Rhode Island to cover the America’s Cup. During this time he hosted the national game show $50,000 Letterbox out of Perth.
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