in Chile. He also spent time with the Australian Army as he reported on the Iraq War and the Australian military's role in Iraq. Penfold announced his retirement from the role of Nine Network's US Correspondent and Bureau Chief in June 2019, and his final broadcast tribute aired on the 6pm evening bulletin on 30 June 2019. The Nine Network still employs Penfold as an occasional contributor to its news and current affairs programs. Awards During his career Penfold has won several awards for his reporting. He won the Thorn Award for his coverage of a deadly fire in Sydney, a Penguin Award from the Television Society of Australia for his coverage of a murderous attack on mourners during an IRA funeral in Belfast, a Logie for his contribution from Monte Carlo to Nine News coverage of Sydney winning the bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics and a Walkley commendation for his story of coming under fire in Iraq. In 2006, he was awarded Australia's most prestigious journalism prize, the Walkley Award for TV News Reporting for his coverage of the Hurricane Katrina disaster in New Orleans. In the 2020 Australia Day Honours Penfold was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for "significant service to the broadcast media, and to journalism". References https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2019/5/7/robert-penfold-from-campbelltown-to-the-berlin-wall https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/rob-penfold-shares-his-life-stories-from-30-years-as-nines-foreign-correspondent/news-story/59b58e959726b2cba64ae20205b9fd7f Australian television journalists Living people 1951 births Australian reporters and correspondents Members of the Order of Australia