Michael Rowland is the former co-presenter of ABC News Breakfast on ABC-TV.
A seasoned journalist and broadcaster, he has spent more than 25 years covering some of the biggest stories in Australia and around the world. Michael draws on all of this experience in hosting News Breakfast, a show that involves everything from interviewing the Prime Minister to hamming it up with comedians.
USA: As Washington correspondent, Michael reported on the 2008 presidential election in which Barack Obama made history. He also covered Hurricane Katrina, the trial of David Hicks at Guantanamo Bay, the Virginia Tech massacre and the Global Financial Crisis. He has worked in the federal, Victorian and NSW press galleries, and has had the character-forming experience of jousting with leaders like Paul Keating and Jeff Kennett.
With an engaging manner, dry wit and an unflappable calm born of presenting three and a half hours of live television every morning, Michael is a consummate professional.