Jim Carroll
Having earned a reputation as one of Australia's best news and current affairs producers Jim Carroll was appointed Network Ten's Head of News in October 2005.
Having earned a reputation as one of Australia’s best news and current affairs producers Jim Carroll was appointed Network Ten’s Head of News in October 2005.
He joined the Network in 2000 stepping away from journalism to take an executive role managing TEN’s corporate affairs and investor relations strategies.
Born in Sydney, Jim began his media career as a newspaper journalist at News Limited in 1977 before moving into radio at the fledgling 2MMM firstly as a newsreader and reporter, then as news editor.
Following a year working for agencies in Europe Jim returned to complete an economics degree before becoming a senior political advisor to the New South Wales Government in 1984.
Four years later he joined the Seven Network as a news producer, and then had a stint in London as European bureau chief. Coming back to Sydney Jim was appointed the Network’s foreign editor and then promoted to deputy news director.
In 1992 he was offered the position of Executive Producer on the Nine Network’s The World Tonight and the following year launched Nightline.
Jim has produced a number of award winning programs, been a judge of the Walkley Awards and helped guide the careers of some of Australia’s most prominent media identities.
Married to Jane and the father of Sam, Claudia and Will, Jim has plenty of interests outside the newsroom. He is a member of the Australian Day Council (NSW), a director of the Australian Science Media Centre and is a surfing, skiing, basketball and rugby union enthusiast, the latter a sport in which he is a qualified coach and referee.