Dr norman swan biography definition
Dr norman swan biography definition
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Norman Swan
Scottish-Australian doctor
Norman Swan (born Norman Swirsky in 1953) is a Scottish-born Australian physician, journalist and broadcaster.
Life and career
Swan was born in Glasgow, Scotland as Norman Swirsky.[1][2][3] He wanted to be an actor, but instead went to medical school at the University of Aberdeen graduating in 1976.[4] He later tried unsuccessfully to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.[1] He then continued his postgraduate studies by specialising in paediatrics.[5][4]
Swan moved to Australia to continue his training but transitioned from medicine when he became a producer and broadcaster with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1982.[4] He was the general manager of ABC Radio National (RN) for three years from 1990 and in that time increased the audience by 30%.
He overhauled the schedule, created the RN current affairs breakfast program and recruited Phi