[15] The show was picked up for two more 14-episode seasons by HBO in May 2014, which aired in 2015 and 2016. [2] Wright then moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland, attending Palm Beach Currumbin State High School and playing junior rugby league for the Burleigh Bears before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans. In his role as Executive Chairman, "Smith will now be focused on creating content and strategic deals and partnerships to help grow the company. Shayne has an unwavering passion for children and has spent time with dozens of organizations geared towards uplifting youths. As a journalist Smith has travelled to locations including North Korea, Iran, Afghanistan, Libya, Kashmir, Liberia, Sudan, and Greenland, initially for the 2006 online TV series VICE Guide to Travel. In April 2013, VICE started a new series with HBO, "VICE", in which Smith and other VICE correspondents cover news stories from around the globe. (Giving Education Your All). The magazine was originally funded by the Government of Canada as part of a welfare program. [8] He spent the majority of the 2018 season playing for the Mackay Cutters, registering just two NRL games for the Cowboys, which included a start at second row in their Round 18 loss to the Canberra Raiders. Tony Wright grew up in country Victoria on cattle and sheep farms. Smith remains an owner of the company, and The New York Times has described Smith as "a cross between a punk rocker and Fortune 500 Executive".[2]. [27], Smith, in interviews, has mentioned the possibility of VICE going public, saying in a 2015 interview: “There hasn’t been a media company like this to go public in 15 years…the markets would love it,” and he told CNBC in 2016, “It’s the best time in history to be a content creator.”[1][28], On 22 June 2016, VICE Media unveiled a large slate of international deals that, by the end of 2017, will make its programming available to audiences in over 50 new territories in Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, the Middle East and India. Wright was born in Perth, Western Australia and was raised in Proserpine, Queensland. Shane Wright Economics Editor Uncertainty bites Prime Minister fiddling while worm turns Consumers, the people who make the Australian economy turn, are showing how peeved they are with events being played out in government and across all major parties. View the profiles of people named Shane Wright. [2] Smith has continued to serve as a correspondent for VICE, appearing in online content as well as the host of VICE's HBO show and VICE Special Reports. "VICE" started its 5th season of weekly broadcasts on HBO under the expanded episode deal on Friday, 24 February 2017. Shane Wright (born 13 March 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL. He's the brother of Eric Wright Shane is creator and leader of the Ganton Street Families he's not like his brother, he is the brain of the Wright family he finish school like every normal guy,and he works to earn the house that he already have. Tony Wright. Shane Smith (born 28 September 1969) is a Canadian journalist and media executive. [29][30], In 2015, Canadian Business placed him on "Canada's Richest People", claiming his net worth to be at $1.27 billion. 15 days Find a Grave ID 47227769. In 2015, Smith accompanied US President Barack Obama as part of the president's first historic visit to a federal prison,[20] interviewing the President along with five non-violent drug offenders at El Reno Prison. There are 300+ professionals named "Shane Wright", who use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. Smith served as CEO of Vice from its founding until March 2018. He graduated from Louisiana State University-Shreveport and became the weekend sports anchor in Albany, Georgia. He was treated immediately by unit medical personnel and was quickly evacuated to the nearest treatment facility where he later died of his wounds. View Tony Wright’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. I have been collecting data for several years wanting to get started on our family tree and recently stared entering data in RootsMagic. Shane Wright is the deuteragonist in Alan Eastwood's Gangster 4 Life and the protagonist in Taste of Power. Shane Wright; Personal information. ©2020, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of WPBF-TV. [12] In Round 24, Wright scored the final try at Willows Sports Complex in a 15–8 win over the Canterbury Bulldogs. 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On weekends you’ll see Shayne anchoring evening newscasts alongside co-anchor Gianna Caserta, while weekdays he reports on important stories across our area. [15] On 3 June, he re-signed with the Cowboys until the end of the 2021 season. In 2017, he was presented with the “Hero of the Heart” Award for his Community Service by the Non-Profit Organization G.E.Y.A. He has also been honoured with a Frank Stanton Award for Excellence in Communication,[32] an LA Press Club Award,[33] and two Peabody awards [34] for serving as executive producer of VICE News' documentaries "The Islamic State" and "Last Chance High". [7][8], Smith, joined the co-founders Suroosh Alvi and childhood friend [9]Gavin McInnes (who left VICE in 2008),[10] acquired the youth magazine Voice of Montreal in 1994[11] and changed its name to Vice. He attended boarding school at Monivae College, Hamilton, in western Victoria. It's a homecoming of sorts for Shayne. In 2006, on the advice from the company's creative director Spike Jonze, VICE Media began expanding into digital video. [4] In November 2016, he signed a 2-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys starting in 2017. The 75-minute program features Smith interviewing influential politicians including President Obama, former U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner, and former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor to understand the development of excessive polarization and gridlock, culminating in the 2016 presidential election. In June 2014, it was reported that Time Warner was negotiating to acquire a minority stake in VICE Media; among the company's plans were to give Vice Media control over the programming of HLN—a spin-off network of CNN which had recently struggled in its attempts to re-focus itself as a younger-skewing, social media-oriented news service.