Murray Nicoll

Who was Murray Nicoll?

Murray Nicoll was an Australian journalist and broadcaster whose career spanned more than 45 years. He was best known for providing reports on 5DN radio from his own burning home during the Ash Wednesday fires of 1983. His reports on the fire and the destruction of his house earned Nicoll a Walkley Award.

Nicoll's resume in journalism included stints at The News, in Melbourne radio and ABC radio in Adelaide, Australia. He worked as a television reporter for Channel 7 during the last five years of his life. He earned a second Walkley Award for his radio broadcasts from an expedition to Mount Everest.

Murray Nicoll died at his home of leukemia on 2 May 2010, at the age of 66.

He was the Uncle of Chris Nicoll, current Head of Production for the Capital FM Network in the UK.