Ita Buttrose AC OBE

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Biography

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An Australian TV network chairperson, television and radio personality, author and former magazine editor, publishing executive and newspaper journalist. A trailblazer for women in Australia

First female editor-in-chief of a major metropolitan newspaper in Australia

Ita Clare BUTTROSE was born on 17 January 1942 in Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia. She is the daughter of Charles Oswald George BUTTROSE and Mary Clare RODGERS.

She has been married and has 2 children.

Work and Acknowledgements

• 1965: Appointed women's editor of the Telegraph
• 1967: Worked for a time on the British national magazine Woman's Own
• 1967: Returned to Australia as Women's editor at the Telegraph
• 1971-1975: Founding editor of Cleo, a high-circulation magazine aimed at women
• 1975-1976: Editor of the The Australian Women's Weekly
• 1976-1978: Editor-in-chief of Cleo and The Australian Women's Weekly
• 1978-1981: Publisher of Australian Consolidated Press Women's Division
• 1981-1984: Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph (first female editor of a major metropolitan newspaper in Australia)
• 1981: Appointed to the board of News Limited
• 1984-1988: Chairperson of the National Advisory Committee on AIDS (NACAIDS)
• 1989-1994: Founded her own publishing company, Capricorn Publishing and launched her own magazine, Ita^[1]
• 2005-2007: Founded her new publishing company, Good Life Publishing Company which in 2005 published bark!, a lifestyle magazine aimed at dog owners^[2]
• 2011-2014: National President of Alzheimer’s Australia
• 2019-2024: Chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

• Vice President Emeritus of Arthritis Australia (needs dates)

Author

• 1985 Early edition : my first forty years (Ita Buttrose)
• 1985 Every occasion : the guide to modern etiquette (Ita Buttrose)
• 1987 A guide to Australian etiquette : for all occasions, from weddings to work (Ita Buttrose)
• 1998 A passionate life (Ita Buttrose)
• 1999 A Word to the Wise (Ita Buttrose)
• 2000 What is love? (Ita Buttrose)
• 2003 How Much Is Enough? Your Financial Roadmap to a Happy Retirement (Ita Buttrose, Will Buttrose and Mike Galgut)
• 2005 Motherguilt : Australian women reveal their true feelings about motherhood (Ita Buttrose & Penny Adams)
• 2007 Get in shape (Ita Buttrose & Lee Campbell, photography by Nicholas Wilson)
• 2009 Eating for eye health : the macular degeneration cookbook (Ita Buttrose and Vanessa Jones)
• 2013 Starting out (Ita Buttrose)
• 2013 Understanding alzheimer's : the complete Australian guide to the management and prevention of alzheimer's(Professor Ralph Martins ; foreword by Ita Buttrose, AO, OBE}

Television

• Beauty and the Beast (Network 10) (Panelist - 1990s-early 2000s)^[3]
• Today (Nine Network) (regular commentator)
• Studio 10 (Network 10) (Co-host - 2013-2018)
• The Bold and the Beautiful (Cameo, episode 7547 - March 2017)
• The Morning Show (Seven Network) (Guest appearances)
• Today Extra (Nine Network) (Guest appearances)

• April 2011 Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, starring Asher Keddie as Buttrose, Rob Carlton as Kerry Packer and Tony Barry as Frank Packer (ABC-TV) (two-part telemovie about Ita Buttrose and beginnings of Cleo)^[4]

Awards and Accolades

• 1979 Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)^[5]
• 1984 Variety Club 'Personality of the Year'
• 1984 Australasian Academy of Broadcast, Arts and Sciences for the 'Most Promising Newcomer to Radio'
• 1988 Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)^[6]
• 1993 Juvenile Diabetes Foundation's 'Australian of the Year'
• 2001 Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2001^[7]
• 2003 Centenary Medal^[8]
• 2013 Australian of the Year^[9]
• 2014 Honorary Doctor of Letters degree by Macquarie University (for her contribution to the arts)^[10]
• 2015, Honorary Doctor of Letters degree by the University of Wollongong (for her distinguished service to Australian society and for her commitment to advocating for vulnerable people in the community)^[11]
• 2017 Outstanding Lifetime Achievement at the annual Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism
• 2018 Honorary Doctor of the university degree by the University of New South Wales (recognition of her eminent service to health, and for being an inspirational role model for aspiring women in business and for those wanting to make a difference in society)^[12]
• 2019 Companion of the Order of Australia^[13]

• Australian Media Hall of Fame Inductee^[14] (needs date)

Sources

1. ↑ National Library of Australia. https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/2158712
2. ↑ National Library of Australia. https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/3507369
3. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2023, September 3). Beauty and the Beast (talk show). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20:26, October 11, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beauty_and_the_Beast_(talk_show)&oldid=1173614752
4. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2023, May 21). Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22:19, October 11, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paper_Giants:_The_Birth_of_Cleo&oldid=1156080257
5. ↑ Australian Government: Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet: Australian Honours. https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1107556
6. ↑ Australian Government: Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet: Australian Honours. https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/872553
7. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2023, September 26). Victorian Honour Roll of Women. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21:49, October 11, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Victorian_Honour_Roll_of_Women&oldid=1177256779
8. ↑ Australian Government: Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet: Australian Honours. https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1126678
9. ↑ Australian of the year 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20200806012952/https://australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/ita-buttrose/937/
10. ↑ Macquarie University: Honorary doctorates. https://students.mq.edu.au/study/graduation/past/honorary-doctorates
11. ↑ University of Wollongong: Honorary doctorates. https://www.uow.edu.au/alumni/honorary-alumni/honorary-doctorates/
12. ↑ University of New South Wales: Honorary Degree and Fellowship holders. https://www.student.unsw.edu.au/prizes/honorary-degree-and-fellowship-holders
13. ↑ Australian Government: Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet: Australian Honours. https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/2004182
14. ↑ Australiasian Media Hall of Fame https://halloffame.melbournepressclub.com/article/ita-buttrose

See also:

• Wikipedia contributors. (2023, September 25). Ita Buttrose. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:30, October 11, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ita_Buttrose&oldid=1176976647
• Wikidata: Item Q15512232, en:Wikipedia
• Australian Women's Register: A collaboration between The University of Melbourne and The National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW) https://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/IMP0219b.htm
• "Ita Buttrose". "Who Do You Think You Are?" Season 1 Episode 6 Artemis Media 2008