Duncan Hooper

Elsie and Duncan Hooper Mossman 1988

Duncan Percy Hooper, OBE,[1][2][3] was a prominent British/Australian journalist and foreign correspondent, most notable for his service as a Reuters war correspondent during World War II and his later leadership of the Australian Associated Press (AAP).

Born in London on 6 February, 1912, Duncan Percy Hooper in Geelong on November 1, 1990, aged 78. At the time of his death, he was a resident of Point Lonsdale.

Reuters sent Hooper on secondment to AAP and after a year he was appointed AAP's first editor in September 1949[4] and later general manager. On March 31st 1977, Duncan Hooper retired as general manager succeeded by Lee Casey then assistant general manager.[5]

Honours

He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by the queen on 1 January 1968 for his services to journalism. At the time of this honour, he was a resident of Mosman, New South Wales.[1] After his death, he was later recognised for his contribution to Australian journalism with induction into the Australian Media Hall of Fame, administered by the Melbourne Press Club.[4]

Duncan Hooper Sydney 1st March 1980


References

  1. ^ a b Australia list: "No. 44485". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1967. pp. 35–40.
  2. ^ "Duncan Hooper : writing the first drafts of history : a newsman's life, 1912-1990 / collated and annotated by Ian Marshall". www.awm.gov.au. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
  3. ^ Smith, Michael; Baker, Mark (2014). Media legends: journalists who helped shape Australia. Melbourne, Vic: Wilkinson Publishing. ISBN 978-1-922178-68-8.
  4. ^ a b "The Australian Media Hall of Fame Inductee Duncan Percy Hooper".
  5. ^ "New head AAP". The Canberra Times. 1 January 1977. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
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