Steve Liebman

Steve Liebmann was born on May 4, 1944, in Cooma, New South Wales, Australia. He attended Monaro High School and began his career in journalism while still in high school, working at Radio 2XL as a host for “Teen Scene” playing music. In 1962, Liebmann relocated to Canberra to work at radio station 2CA before moving to Sydney later that same year. In Sydney, he joined radio station 2UE, where he advanced to director of news and public affairs, also presenting an afternoon news and public affairs program that became a top show in its timeslot. In 1976, he transitioned to 2SM and took on hosting duties for Seven’s ’11AM’ program, additionally anchoring the station’s Sydney evening news and occasionally hosting the ‘Willesee’ program.

Liebmann joined the Nine Network in late 1981 as the inaugural co-host of the national breakfast show ‘Today,’ alongside Sue Kellaway, a role he held until 1986. He then moved to the Ten Network to anchor TEN-10 Sydney’s ‘Eyewitness News’ with Geraldine Doogue. He rejoined ‘Today’ in 1990 and remained with the program until February 2005. His retirement from the show at age 60 was attributed to a mild heart attack. Following his departure from ‘Today,’ Liebmann hosted ‘Ten Weekend News’ in Sydney in 2006 and ‘Crime Investigation Australia’ on Foxtel, a program focusing on infamous Australian crimes. He also maintained a contract with 2UE, engaging in corporate work and public speaking. In December 2009, he served as the ‘Morning Show’ host on 2UE, resigning in November 2010. During his career, Liebmann also contributed articles to publications such as ‘The Bulletin’ and ‘Men In Vogue’ and appeared in a counter-terrorism advertising campaign for the Australian government between 2002 and 2003.

Throughout his distinguished career, Liebmann has received multiple journalistic awards, including the “News Presenter of the Year” from the Australian Commercial Radio Industry and the Penguin Award for Special Recognition for Contribution to News. In recognition of his extensive contribution of over fifty years to the Australian media industry, Steve Liebmann was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2023 Australia Day Honours.