• August 04, 2009 12:00am

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Michael Ware and James Swanick ... making it big in America.

A COUPLE of former Courier-Mail journos continue to take big strides in the US - none more so than former news reporter turned CNN war correspondent Michael Ware.

Ware is fast earning a reputation as the "Crocodile Hunter" of US media.

Known for his jocular, no-holds-barred style, Ware recently appeared on US political talk show Real Time With Bill Maher on HBO where he regaled a panel of pundits with his tale of being kidnapped three times while covering the war in Iraq.

It's understood that host Bill Maher was so enamoured with Ware's gripping account that he is submitting the episode for Emmy consideration.

And now, on the back of that appearance, the bustling newsman has signed with an agent. Guess who. None other than  former scribe turned PR man James Swanwick, who runs the US-based PR firm Crocmedia.

"Crocmedia will introduce him to Hollywood talent agents, all chomping at the bit to sign Ware to book and movie deals," Swanwick told Confidential.

"Americans can't get enough of his 'telling it as it is' style and consider him one of the few 'voices of truth', having spent more time with American soldiers on the front lines than even he can remember."

Ware also hit the headlines with last year's high-profile love triangle involving newscaster Lara Logan.

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