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| education = [[King's College, Auckland]]
| occupation = Media Executive
| occupation = Media Executive
| known_for = Association wth [[Nine Network]]
| known_for = Association with [[Nine Network]]
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'''Samuel Hewlings Chisholm'''<ref>[http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/news/28844/ SAM CHISHOLM AND BSKYB: The Sky chief who held the future of TV in his hand – Sam Chisholm took BSkyB from loss-maker to major innovator], ''Campaign'', 27 June 1997</ref> [[Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia|AO]] (8 October 1939 – 9 July 2018) was a [[New Zealand]]-born Australian media executive who was a significant figure in the Australian media.
'''Samuel Hewlings Chisholm'''<ref>[http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/news/28844/ SAM CHISHOLM AND BSKYB: The Sky chief who held the future of TV in his hand – Sam Chisholm took BSkyB from loss-maker to major innovator], ''Campaign'', 27 June 1997</ref> [[Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia|AO]] (8 October 1939 – 9 July 2018) was a [[New Zealand]]-born Australian media executive who was a significant figure in the Australian media.
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Chisholm attended [[King's College, Auckland]].
Chisholm attended [[King's College, Auckland]].


Chisholm had been for several years the sales director of [[Kerry Packer]]'s [[Nine Network|Channel Nine]] before he was appointed general manager in 1977.<ref>Sydney Morning Herald, 8 December 1977, p. 1</ref> The network was taken over by [[Alan Bond]] in 1988. In mid 1990 he was succeeded as managing director of the network by [[David Leckie]]. After this he moved to the UK to work for Packer's rival [[Rupert Murdoch]], rescuing the newly established [[BSkyB]] from financial problems after the merger of [[Sky plc|Sky]] and [[British Satellite Broadcasting]]. In 2005, he returned to Australia as acting chief executive of Packer's Nine Network after having received a double lung transplant.<ref>[http://www.cmh.com.au/uploads/ASX_Announcement_130706.pdf PBL press release], 13 July 2006</ref>
Chisholm had been for several years the sales director of [[Kerry Packer]]'s [[Nine Network|Channel Nine]] before he was appointed Managing Director in 1975. During this time the Network enjoyed a period of unprecedented ratings and revenue success to become Australia’s No 1 television network.<ref>Sydney Morning Herald, 8 December 1977, p. 1</ref> In 1988 Kerry Packer sold the Network to [[Alan Bond]] In 1990 Chisholm moved to the UK to work for Packer's rival [[Rupert Murdoch]], rescuing the newly established British Sky Broadcasting [[BSkyB]] from financial problems after the merger of [[Sky plc|Sky]] and [[British Satellite Broadcasting]]. In 2000, he returned to Australia, and in 2003 received a double lung transplant.


==Awards==
==Awards==
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==Benefactor==
==Benefactor==
When leading Australian television personality [[Graham Kennedy]] became ill in his later years, an anonymous benefactor came forward and donated a substantial sum (reported to be {{A$}}150,000) for Kennedy's ongoing support and health care after Kerry Packer, for whom Kennedy had made millions of dollars throughout his career, had declined a plea for financial help. On 27 May 2005, two days after Kennedy's death, his close friend and carer [[Noeline Brown]] confirmed that the benefactor was Sam Chisholm.<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/news/People/Kennedys-final-farewell/2005/05/26/1116950822351.html Kennedy's Final Farewell]</ref>
When leading Australian television personality [[Graham Kennedy]] became ill in his later years, an anonymous benefactor came forward and donated a substantial sum (reported to be {{A$}}150,000) for Kennedy's ongoing support and health care. On 27 May 2005, two days after Kennedy's death, his close friend and carer [[Noeline Brown]] confirmed that the benefactor was Sam Chisholm.<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/news/People/Kennedys-final-farewell/2005/05/26/1116950822351.html Kennedy's Final Farewell]</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=778956 Sam Chisholm] at ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]''
*[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=778956 Sam Chisholm]{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} at ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]''
*[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/sam-chisholm-return-of-the-great-sacker-518217.html Sam Chisholm, Return of the great sacker], Raymond Snoddy, ''[[The Independent]]'', 5 December 2005
*[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/sam-chisholm-return-of-the-great-sacker-518217.html Sam Chisholm, Return of the great sacker], [[Raymond Snoddy]], ''[[The Independent]]'', 5 December 2005


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Latest revision as of 21:51, 12 September 2024

Sam Chisholm (AO)
Born
Samuel Hewlings Chisholm

8 October 1939
New Zealand
Died9 July 2018 (aged 78)
EducationKing's College, Auckland
OccupationMedia Executive
Known forAssociation with Nine Network

Samuel Hewlings Chisholm[1] AO (8 October 1939 – 9 July 2018) was a New Zealand-born Australian media executive who was a significant figure in the Australian media.

Career

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Chisholm attended King's College, Auckland.

Chisholm had been for several years the sales director of Kerry Packer's Channel Nine before he was appointed Managing Director in 1975. During this time the Network enjoyed a period of unprecedented ratings and revenue success to become Australia’s No 1 television network.[2] In 1988 Kerry Packer sold the Network to Alan Bond In 1990 Chisholm moved to the UK to work for Packer's rival Rupert Murdoch, rescuing the newly established British Sky Broadcasting BSkyB from financial problems after the merger of Sky and British Satellite Broadcasting. In 2000, he returned to Australia, and in 2003 received a double lung transplant.

Awards

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On 25 November 2013 he was appointed an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia.[3] On 19 February 2014 he was awarded the King's College honours tie in Auckland, New Zealand for outstanding achievement in his selected career.[4]

Benefactor

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When leading Australian television personality Graham Kennedy became ill in his later years, an anonymous benefactor came forward and donated a substantial sum (reported to be A$150,000) for Kennedy's ongoing support and health care. On 27 May 2005, two days after Kennedy's death, his close friend and carer Noeline Brown confirmed that the benefactor was Sam Chisholm.[5]

Death

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Chisholm died on 9 July 2018, after a short battle with an illness, with his wife Sue and daughter Caroline by his side.[6]

References

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  1. ^ SAM CHISHOLM AND BSKYB: The Sky chief who held the future of TV in his hand – Sam Chisholm took BSkyB from loss-maker to major innovator, Campaign, 27 June 1997
  2. ^ Sydney Morning Herald, 8 December 1977, p. 1
  3. ^ Governor-General of Australia. Retrieved 28 January 2014
  4. ^ King's College E-News – 26 February 2014
  5. ^ Kennedy's Final Farewell
  6. ^ Sam Chisholm dead at 78, Daily Telegraph, 10 July 2018
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