Greg Grainger is a renowned Australian filmmaker, TV presenter, and entrepreneur, celebrated for his captivating travel and adventure documentaries, as well as wildlife programs. With an impressive array of accolades, he is a Logie Award winner for "Best News Coverage" on the 9 Network and a 2011 IAB Awards "Best of Show" recipient. Moreover, he serves as the CEO and Executive Producer of GraingerTV, Corporate Video Australia, and Grainger Films.
Throughout his illustrious career, Grainger has worked with prominent networks such as the National Geographic Channel, The Discovery Channel, ABC Australia, the Travel Channel, and the Seven Network. His extensive experience in radio and TV journalism spans notable roles, including deputy news director at Capital London, News Director at Radio 2UE Sydney, General Manager at Radio 2KA Blue Mountains, Radio 2GB, and Radio 2UW.
Grainger has produced a vast catalog of adventure, travel, and wildlife programs, covering diverse locations from the Antarctic to the Arctic, the High Himalayas to the Dead Sea. His coverage of the 1972 Sydney Yugoslav General Trade and Tourist Agency bombing earned him the Logie Award for Best News Coverage. The 1991 encounter with Princess Diana was featured in the two-part series "The Charm of Britain".
Grainger's program Travel Oz led to his appointment as one of Tourism Australia's cultural ambassadors, as part of the Friends of Australia program. In 1986, he filmed "White Fury - The Untame Tibet", the first white water rafting expedition across Tibet. The documentary film "The Island at the End of the World" saw him cross South Georgia, following the path of Ernest Shackleton. His time with cannibals in Irian Jaya was featured in the documentary "Cannibal Crusade".
National Geographic commissioned Grainger to produce "On Thin Ice", a documentary about polar bears and global warming. The film crew traveled to Hudson Bay in Canada and Svalbard in Norway. He produced the Making Tracks campaign for DDB Sydney and Tourism Australia, which won 1st prize for Best of Show during the 2011 IAB Australia Day. Grainger produced and presented 96 episodes of Travel Oz, featuring visits to the Tiwi Islands, the Torres Strait Islands, the Simpson Desert, and the Middleton Reef. The show aired on ABC1 from 2008 to 2013 and on the Seven Network from 2014 to 2015.
As an annual Australia Day ambassador, Grainger continues to inspire and entertain audiences with his remarkable stories and experiences.
