Russell Woolf

Woolf was born and raised in Perth. He attended Carmel School.{{citation |url=https://www.carmel.wa.edu.au/kesher/posts/2021/october/carmel-mourns-okc-russell-woolf/|title=Carmel Mourns OKC Russell Woolf|date=2021-10-29|access-date=2021-10-31|publisher=Carmel School}} After finishing high school he spent a year in Israel

{{ cite web

| url=http://www.medicalhub.com.au/wa-news/feature-articles/3744-russell-woolf-live-on-air-and-loving-it

| title=Russell Woolf – Live on Air and Loving It

| author=Peter McClelland

| publisher=Medical Forum WA

| date=2012-03-01

| accessdate=2014-03-16

}}

before returning to Perth to study at the University of Western Australia and Curtin University.

{{ citation

| url=http://www.ccyp.wa.gov.au/files/Ambassador%20-%20Russell%20Woolf.pdf

| title=Ambassador for Children and Young People - Mr Russell Woolf

| publisher=Government of Western Australia

| accessdate=2014-03-16

}}

In his mid-20s, he studied broadcasting at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.

He worked as a presenter for 6SE Radio West in Esperance for 18 months, then spent two years at 6KG in Kalgoorlie, before joining the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in 1997 as its Karratha-based resources reporter, a position he held for five years.

{{ cite web

|url = http://www.abc.net.au/profiles/content/s1857057.htm

|title = Russell Woolf

|publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation

|year = 2007

|accessdate = 2014-03-16

|url-status = bot: unknown

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131213182117/http://www.abc.net.au/profiles/content/s1857057.htm

|archivedate = 13 December 2013

}}

{{ cite web

| url=http://au.linkedin.com/pub/russell-woolf/19/921/347

| title=Russell Woolf

| author=Russell Woolf

| publisher=LinkedIn

| accessdate=2014-03-16

}}

{{ cite web

| url=http://www.watoday.com.au/federal-politics/wa-byelection-the-woolf-released-among-senate-candidate-pack-20140313-34onu.html

| title=WA byelection: The Woolf released among Senate candidate pack

| author=Nicole Cox

| publisher=WAtoday

| date=2014-03-13

| accessdate=2014-03-16

}} Woolf then returned to Perth where he co-hosted 720's afternoon show with Verity James. In 2005 he took over the late afternoon Drive program, where he remained until resigning from the ABC in December 2013.

{{ cite web

| url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2013/12/06/3906931.htm

| title=Russell Woolf moves on from Drive

| publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation

| date=2013-12-06

| accessdate=2014-03-16}}

{{ cite web

| url=http://www.news.com.au/national/western-australia/popular-drive-host-russell-woolf-announces-hes-leaving-720-abc/story-fnii5thn-1226777474518

| title=Popular Drive host Russell Woolf announces he's leaving 720 ABC

| publisher=news.com.au

| date=2013-12-06

| accessdate=2014-03-16

}}

Woolf was also the weather presenter for Perth's ABC News from 2007 to 2011. The role was removed by the ABC for budgetary reasons; subsequently the weather was presented by the main newsreader (Karina Carvalho at the time).

{{ cite web

| url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/10319269/abc-axes-woolfs-weather-gig/

| title=ABC axes Woolf s weather gig

| publisher=The West Australian

| author=Gary Adshead

| date=2011-09-22

| accessdate=2014-03-16

}}

{{ cite web

| url=http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/cold-snap-falls-over-abc-weather-as-woolf-retreats-to-radio-20110922-1kn4p.html

| title=Cold snap falls over ABC weather as Woolf retreats to radio

| work=The Age

| author=Jenna Clarke

| date=2011-09-22

| accessdate=2014-03-16

}}

Woolf was an ambassador for the Western Australian Commissioner for Children and Young People,

{{ cite web

| url=http://www.ccyp.wa.gov.au/content/Ambassadors-for-Children-and-Young-People.aspx

| title=Ambassadors for Children and Young People

| publisher=Government of Western Australia

| accessdate=2014-03-16

}}

and a patron of Inclusion WA.

{{ cite web

| url=http://www.inclusionwa.org.au/news/russell-woolf-joins-inclusion-wa-as-patron/

| title=Russell Woolf joins Inclusion WA as Patron

| publisher=Inclusion WA

| date=2013-12-18

| accessdate=2014-03-16

}}

He was a candidate in the 2014 WA Senate by-election (together with Verity James) on a "Save Our ABC" platform.

{{ cite web

| url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2014/03/14/16/00/77-candidates-in-wa-senate-re-run

| title=WA Senate draw good news for Greens

| publisher=ninemsn

| date=2014-03-14

| accessdate=2014-03-16

}}

In 2015, Woolf announced he was moving with his family to the United States, leaving his position as host of Saturday Breakfast on 720 after his last show on 12 December 2015.{{cite web|last1=Morris|first1=Nick|title=ABC Radio 2016 Perth line up changes |type=Media release |url=http://radio.press.abc.net.au/abc-radio-2016-perth-line-up-changes |website=ABC Radio Media Room |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |accessdate=26 January 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126035017/http://radio.press.abc.net.au/abc-radio-2016-perth-line-up-changes |archivedate=26 January 2016 |url-status=live |date=4 December 2015}}

He returned to ABC Radio Perth in January 2019, co-presenting the weekday Breakfast program with Nadia Mitsopoulos.{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-05/2019-abc-radio-perth-line-up-includes-russell-woolf/10582458|title=Russell Woolf returns to ABC Radio Perth, which will expand local programming in 2019|date=6 December 2018|access-date=6 December 2018|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/radio/perth/programs/breakfast/|title=Breakfast|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=21 January 2019}} In January 2021, Mitsopoulos moved to the Mornings program, leaving Woolf presenting solo.{{cite web|url=https://about.abc.net.au/press-releases/trusted-voices-return-to-abc-radio-perth-in-2021/|title=Trusted voices return to ABC Radio Perth in 2021|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=2020-11-25|access-date=2021-01-15}}

Woolf was married and the couple had a daughter, born in 2008.

{{ cite web

| url = http://blogs.abc.net.au/wa/2008/03/woolf-cub-arriv.html

| title=Woolf Cub arrives!!

| publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation

| author=Russell Woolf

| date=2008-03-17

| accessdate=2014-03-16

}}

He was Jewish.{{cite AV media|url=https://soundcloud.com/user-748225635/my-jewish-christmas|date=2019|title=My Jewish Christmas|people=Russell Woolf|time=0:44, 2:41|publisher=SoundCloud}}

Woolf died in his sleep unexpectedly in the early morning of 26 October 2021, at the age of 56. His death was announced on ABC Radio Perth by Woolf's colleague, Geoff Hutchison. Among those who paid tribute to Woolf were Western Australian premier Mark McGowan and former ABC Radio co-host and close friend Nadia Mitsopoulos.{{cite web |last1=Richards |first1=Natalie |last2=Steger |first2=Sarah |title=ABC Perth host and journalist Russell Woolf dies |url=https://thewest.com.au/business/media/abc-perth-host-and-journalist-russell-woolf-dies-ng-b882052430z |website=The West Australian |access-date=26 October 2021 |date=26 October 2021}}

He is buried at Karrakatta Cemetery.{{cite news|url=https://thewest.com.au/business/media/russell-woolf-death-mourners-gather-at-private-funeral-at-jewish-orthodox-section-of-karrakatta-cemetery-ng-b882057043z|title=Russell Woolf death: Mourners gather at private funeral at Jewish Orthodox section of Karrakatta Cemetery|newspaper=The West Australian|date=2021-10-29|access-date=2021-10-30}}{{citation|url=https://portal.mcb.wa.gov.au/name-search/ns-detail/?id=22b9ecb4-7f38-ec11-8c64-00224817f9b3|title=Summary Of Record Information|publisher=Metropolitan Cemeteries Board|access-date=2021-10-30}}

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