Michael Maher is a New York-based documentary filmmaker, producer and writer. His work has appeared on the world’s leading public broadcasters: the BBC, PBS and ABC (Australia).
A foreign correspondent for twenty-five years, Maher has reported from throughout the Asia-Pacific region, Africa, Europe and the Americas. He served as the ABC’s Diplomatic Correspondent, Indonesia Bureau Chief, Asia-Pacific Editor and New York Correspondent. He was the founding anchor of ABC TV’s current affairs program Asia-Pacific Focus, has hosted ABC Radio’s marquee national morning show AM and was the Asia Editor of Australia’s oldest newsweekly magazine The Bulletin. He has covered New York’s vibrant cultural scene for the BBC and - as a callow youth - started out spinning The Clash and AC/DC records on an FM radio station in Rome, Italy.
Maher’s work has won or been a finalist in a range of awards including the New York Festivals, the United Nations Media Peace Awards and Australia’s premier Logie and Walkley awards. He has a BA (Hons.) degree in Asian and American history from the University of Sydney and has held a number of adjunct lecturer positions in programs run by the University of Melbourne, the Australian National University and the City University of New York.

Michael is the President of the American Friends of the National Gallery of Australia Inc., a registered 501 c 3 not-for-profit based in New York City.