Paul Bongiorno Biography
Paul Bongiorno is a veteran political journalist and commentator. He has been a regular contributor to The Saturday Paper and commentator on ABC Radio National Breakfast. In the January 2014 Australia Day Honors List, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) “for significant service to the print and broadcast media as a journalist, political commentator and editor.”
Paul Bongiorno Age
Bongiorno is around 80 years old. He was born in 1944 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
Paul Bongiorno Height
He stands at a height of 1.75 m.
Paul Bongiorno Nationality
He holds an Australian nationality.
Paul Bongiorno Education
Bongiorno was educated by the Christian Brothers at St Patrick’s College and Drummond Street in Ballarat. In 2015, Bongiorno told ABC radio that he was inspired by what he heard and by the lives of men—both priests and brothers—by the ideals and the values that they had in terms of social justice and human welfare and well-being and belief in God, to go off and become a Catholic priest. He later worked as a Catholic priest and holds a master’s degree in theology from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome.
Paul Bongiorno Parents
Bongiorno grew up in Ballarat, Victoria. However, there is no information about his parents. He hasn’t also disclosed whether he has siblings or not but he is a second cousin of Bernard Bongiorno, a former justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Paul Bongiorno Wife
Paul is married to Judith Moran. The couple had their wedding in Australia and together they have two daughters.
Paul Bongiorno ABC Radio
Bongiorno is a veteran political journalist and commentator. After leaving the priesthood in 1974, he began working in television, winning four Walkley Awards for his investigative journalism.
He hosted Ten’s national Sunday morning show, Meet the Press, from 1996 to 2012, and in more recent times has been a regular contributor to The Saturday Paper and commentator on ABC Radio National Breakfast.
Bongiorno was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his service to the print and broadcast media as a journalist, political commentator, and editor. He also appeared at the 2020 Communities in Control conference.
Paul Bongiorno Salary
He receives an average annual salary of $380,000.
Paul Bongiorno Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $9 million.