After launching his career in Brisbane with ABC TV and Radio, Dean was recruited to the Nine Network where he built a 12-year career, reporting, producing, and presenting the top-rating National Nine News.
Dean covered some of Queensland’s biggest news stories, including the 1982 Commonwealth Games, several Royal and Papal tours, the landmark Fitzgerald Police Corruption Inquiry and the subsequent fall of the Bjelke-Petersen state government.
At Nine, Dean also presented a series of nationally televised documentaries, and reported from overseas assignments in Papua New Guinea.
The Seven Network then offered Dean a position as presenter/reporter in its Melbourne newsroom, where he worked for four years, covering everything from politics and crime, to sport and the lighter side of life, including the 1998 Commonwealth Games and even a political uprising in Malaysia.
Dean later honed his skills as general manager of one of the country's leading specialist public relations consultancies, specialising in electronic media PR. Here he conceived and executed communication strategies for major global clients including McDonalds, Microsoft, Vivendi, BMW, American Express, and Telstra.
In 2002 Dean was recruited to head the Media & Public Affairs division of a major network of health facilities in Melbourne. With public healthcare a favourite media target, this position demanded high-level crisis management skills, as well as the ability to effectively service the internal communication needs of a 3000- strong workforce.
This varied 25-year career on both sides of the media fence has given Dean an unparalleled perspective of top level communication techniques. Now... why not let your business take advantage of it?