The ABC Media Watch presenter posted on Twitter a picture of himself from the hospital bed after being injured in a nearly-fatal road accident.
Paul Barry was wearing a face mask and a hospital gown in the photo and had a bandaged hand.
‘A Thoughtless Driver’
He wrote in the Tweet “Broken hand and pelvis after a thoughtless driver backed into the road without looking and cleaned me up on my bike as I rode to work,”.
Mr Barry, 69, also informed his supporters and followers that there would be no episode of Media Watch on Monday due to his present situation.
He revealed that he was not quite certain about when he would fully recover.
When Will He Return?
“I am not sure when I will be ready to return. Soon, I hope, ”he said.
In another Tweet following-up, Mr Barry thanked those who wished him well and recovery.
“Wow. Thank you for all the best wishes. I’m lucky. It could have been very bad,” he wrote.
“The brain seems perfect. And maybe no long-term damage. ”
On The Work Front
Mr Barry has been keeping Australian journalists on their toes as Media Watch presenter since 2013.
Prior to his full-time role leading the program, he was an award-winning journalist.
