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Life Summary

Name	Caroline Mary Jones
Born	1 January, 1938 Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia
Died	20 May, 2022 (aged 84) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious Influence	Catholic Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Fitzgerald, Alan John (work colleague)
Occupation or Descriptor *	journalist (1963-1969) Australian Capital Territory, Australia television presenter (1963-2016) New South Wales, Australia journalist (1969-1996) New South Wales, Australia political journalist (1969-1996) New South Wales, Australia television journalist (1969-2016) New South Wales, Australia radio commentator (1972-1981) New South Wales, Australia radio commentator (1987-1994) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	National Living Treasure (Australia) (member) Logie Award (recipient, 1972) Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1988) Walkley award (recipient, 2013) Australian Media Hall of Fame (inductee, 2017)
Legacies *	Caroline Jones scholarship (ABC) (eponym) Caroline Jones Women in Media Young Journalist's Award (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Australian Council for the Arts (member) Film Board of Review (Commonwealth) (member) Women in Media (co-patron)
Workplaces *	Australian Broadcasting Corporation (television presenter) Australian Broadcasting Corporation (journalist, 1963-1996) Australian Broadcasting Corporation (television journalist, 1969-1996) Australian Broadcasting Corporation (radio broadcaster, 1972-1981) Australian Broadcasting Corporation (radio broadcaster, 1987-1994)

* Dates are approximate