Barrie Cassidy

For the Gaelic football referee, see Barry Cassidy.
Barrie Cassidy
Cassidy accepts Melbourne Press Club Lifetime Achievement Award.
Born (1950-03-04) 4 March 1950 (age 74)
Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
OccupationJournalist
Years active1969–2019, 2020–present
EmployerAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
Known for
  • Political journalist
  • television host
  • radio host
  • commentator
SpouseHeather Ewart
Children2
Websitehttps://twitter.com/barriecassidy

Barrie Cassidy (born 4 March 1950) is an Australian political journalist, as well as a radio and television host and presenter and commentator for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.[1] He was the long-running host of the Sunday morning political commentary program Insiders from 2001 to 2019,[2][3] and in 2020 took over as the host of the long form interview program One Plus One.[4]

  1. ^ O'Connor, Shaunagh (25 March 2006). "Barrie Cassidy, political journalist". Sunday Times. p. 39.
  2. ^ "About Us". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  3. ^ Wright, Tony. "Barrie Cassidy: a country boy who flew in the highest circles". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Barrie Cassidy returns to ABC TV with the One Plus One: Leadership series". ABC News. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2019.