Mal Walden
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Mal Walden is a Melbourne based journalist and television newsreader. After joining radio station 3DB, he moved to television to sister station HSV-7 in the early 1970s as a reporter. One of his first assignements at HSV-7 was to go to Darwin to report on the devastation of Cyclone Tracy that ripped through the tropical city on Christmas Day 1974.
In 1979, he took over the role of newsreader at HSV-7 replacing Brian Naylor who had moved to rival GTV-9.
In 1987, Walden was sacked by new management after HSV-7 was taken over by the Fairfax group, and was told of his dismissal just minutes before going on air to present what became his final news bulletin.
Later in 1987, Walden joined the Eyewitness News team at ATV-10 as a reporter and presenter of the segment Mal's Melbourne presenting human interest stories. Walden continued as relieving newsreader, reporter and weekend newsreader at ATV-10 as well as presenting special events such as Young Australian Of The Year and ATV-10's 30th Anniversary.
In 1996, he took on the role of chief newsreader after David Johnston announced his moving to HSV-7. In 2004, he published a detailed history of ATV-10 to commemorate the stations upcoming 40th anniversary.