Background
Wooley was born on the Isle of Arran in Scotland, and moved to Launceston, Tasmania aged three.
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At the age of 16 Wooley moved to Hobart where he gained an honours degree in history from the University of Tasmania. He moved to Launceston in 1970 to work as a cadet with The Examiner. Two years later he joined American Broadcasting Company and moved to Perth.
He soon moved to television working on This Day Tonight, Nationwide, and Four Corners.
He then served as the American Broadcasting Company"s European correspondent based in London. In 1986 he joined Channel Nine where he worked on Sunday and then A Current Affair.
Wooley joined 60 Minutes in 1993. From January 2006 until November 2008, Wolley hosted of Macquarie Regional Works" regional morning program, Charles Wooley Across Australia.
The show aired 9am to 12pm weekdays on over 40 radio stations across Australia.
As well as presenting his radio show, Charles Wooley continues to work on a casual basis for 60 Minutes and also narrates some television programs for Channel 9. He is also the author of several books, including an up-and-coming guide to walks in and around Hobart, Tasmania.
Membership
While he was studying he developed his journalistic skills by editing the university"s student newspaper, Togatus, and was a member of the student theatre group, the Old Nick Company.
