TIM
STACKPOOL Biography
Tim Stackpool is an Australian based reporter and presenter,
acting as a freelance correspondent for television and radio
services around the world.
As well as reporting news and sports on-air, he has developed
a respected reputation for recording voice-over announcements
for various companies and commercials in Australia. In 2009,
he acted at the stadium announcer for the Parramatta Eels NRL
home games.
Internationally, Tim has provided voice-overs for TV and radio
stations around the world, including Idaho Fall's KFTZ/Z103
in the United States, Mood FM & Beat FM in Amman, Jordan
and Paris Live Radio in France.
Tim has also produced television documentaries screened on Channel
Seven, Channel Ten and The Lifestyle Channel on Foxtel. He first
joined the media industry with Channel Nine in Sydney working
with the production crew on various programs. Having been a
producer for both short and feature films, Tim is an accredited
and voting member of the Australian Film Institute. Due to his
radio news and feature story work, he is a member of the Australian
Journalists Association, and the Australian Centre for Independent
Journalism at the University of Technology, Sydney. Tim was
also presented with an Honorary Membership into the Australian
Cinematographers Society (November 2001) in recognition of his
support of Australian Cinematographers both locally and abroad.
Tim worked as an independent foreign correspondent during the
2003 Rugby World Cup. Outside of Australia, his match reports
were broadcast by 20 stations, located in New Zealand, South
Africa, England, Scotland and Wales. Additionally, he has also
presented sports updates for Macquarie National News on weekend
mornings, heard on radio 2GB (873 Khz -AM) in Sydney, and on
affiliated stations.
His coverage of the disappearence of Peter Falconio and subsequent
murder trial of Bradley Murdoch was well recogonised throughout
Australia and the UK. Producers of the film documenting those
events used Tim's reports throughout the movie.
In 2005, he attended the Jeddah Economic Forum in Saudi Arabia,
where he produced and directed the multi-camera live coverage
for TV networks throughout the Middle East, as well as producing
the end of day summary packages for release to the media.
In 2008, he reported on the Rugby League World Cup for radio
networks in the north of England and during the 2009 Victorian
bushfires, Tim reported for CTV and CBC in Canada. He was retained
as Chief Australian Corrrespondent for the Canadian Economic
Press from 2007 until 2009. He remains a regular correspondent
on the Real Radio Network in the UK, and for Global Radio News
in London.
