Paul Kadak
Australian television journalist of Estonian origin (fl. 2018)
Paul Kadak (born 18. October 1975) is an Australian television journalist.
Kadak is currently a reporter for Seven News in Sydney. He had previously been U.S. correspondent for the service between October 2018 and November 2020.
Career
Kadak started his career in Perth, Western Australia, working for Seven News.
Some of the biggest stories he has reported on include the 2000 Olympic Games, the 2003 Rugby World Cup, Ansett Australia's last flight, the 2004 CityRail crisis and the Waterfall train disaster. He has also produced state election coverage for the Seven Network.
During the Tampa affair in 2001, Kadak was one of several journalists on the ground in Christmas Island, and his report included pictures of Australian troops boarding the ship. While on Christmas Island, he reported live not only to Seven News, but many radio stations across Australia, Sky News (UK) and CNN.
Kadak was on the ground just hours after the 2002 Bali Bombings, and spent a further two weeks in Bali, where he reported live to Sunrise and Seven News. Kadak was nominated for a Logie Award in 2002 in the category of Most Outstanding News Reporter, but did not win the award.
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