Chris Uhlmann

Christopher Gerald Uhlmann is an Australian journalist and television presenter.

Christopher Gerald Uhlmann^{[citation needed]} was formerly a seminarian, a security guard, and a journalist with The Canberra Times before joining the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as a radio producer in 1998.^{[citation needed]}

From 1999 to 2004, Uhlmann co-hosted Local Radio Breakfast on ABC Radio Canberra with David Kilby. In 2005, he was Jon Faine's producer for the Mornings show on ABC Radio Melbourne, and in 2006 was made chief political correspondent for ABC Radio current affairs.

In 2008, Uhlmann switched to television, and was political editor for The 7.30 Report, ABC News, and ABC News channel. In December 2010, he was appointed co-host of the ABC Television current affairs program, 7.30. In 2012, the show was revamped again, with Uhlmann returning to the political editor role, and Leigh Sales hosting the program.

In 2013, Uhlmann stepped down as 7.30's political editor. He announced that he would be working on a documentary about the Rudd and Gillard governments for the ABC.

In February 2014, Uhlmann became the 14th presenter of AM, the ABC Radio news and current affairs program. He took over after Tony Eastley resigned to take up a senior presenter role with the ABC News channel.^{[citation needed]}

In January 2015, Uhlmann was appointed in a newly-created position as ABC News political editor. As a result of the new position Uhlmann left his role as presenter of AM, and was replaced by Michael Brissenden.^{[citation needed]}

In July 2017, Uhlmann's two-minute report for ABC's Insiders on Donald Trump's appearance at the 2017 G20 Hamburg summit went viral, and he was interviewed extensively in the United States, on various television networks.