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Deborah Knight Born Deborah Knight
23 November 1972
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, AustraliaOccupation Journalist & News Presenter Spouse(s) Lindsay Dunbar Children Darcy and Elsa Deborah Knight, is an Australian journalist and news presenter.
Career
She studied at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst, New South Wales where she earned a degree in journalism, graduating in 1993[1]. During her studies she was a broadcaster with on-campus community radio station 2MCE-FM[citation needed].
She began her career in the media working for the radio station 2WG in Wagga Wagga and then moved to Mix 106.5 in Sydney before accepting a position with the ABC.[1] During her time at the ABC she took on various roles including rural reporting, working for the youth orientated Triple J and hosting the prestigious AM and breakfast programme on Radio National.
Knight joined Network Ten in the Canberra Press Gallery after being discovered by the network's political editor, Paul Bongiorno. She covered two Federal elections and also regularly presented Meet The Press and national Ten News bulletins. In the summer of 2000/01 she joined George Donikian on Ten News at Five Adelaide.
After her stint in Adelaide she headed up Network Ten's US Bureau in Los Angeles with Rahni Sadler for three years covering tumultuous stories including 11 September, the re-election of George W Bush and the Iraq War.
Knight moved back to Australia in November 2004 where she worked as a fill-in news presenter before she joining Ron Wilson as presenter of Network Ten's Ten News at Five in Sydney in January 2006 after the departure of Jessica Rowe to Nine Network. She is also the regular substitute presenter for Meet The Press on Sunday mornings.
Knight was previously the presenter of Network Ten's Ten News at Five in Sydney, alongside Bill Woods and she was also a fill-in presenter on Ten Late News.
In November 2011, it was announced that Knight would be joining the Nine Network replacing Alicia Gorey as news presenter on Weekend Today, Today and Friday presenter on Nine Morning News and Nine Afternoon News with Gorey moving back to Melbourne to replace Jo Hall.
Knight is also a fill in presenter for Leila McKinnon on Weekend Today.
Personal life
At the end of 2008 and the start of 2009 Knight, aged 36, went on maternity leave to have a baby with her husband Lindsay Dunbar, who is a television producer with ABC. This is after eleven attempts at IVF[2]
Knight welcomed their first child, son Darcy in February 2009 and in October 2010 celebrated the arrival of her second child, daughter Elsa.[3]
References
- ^ "Presenters". Austvhistory. http://www.austvhistory.com/presenters/k.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- ^ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/08/ivf-good-news-for-deborah.html
- ^ Afternoons with Tim Webster, Radio 2UE, 27-Feb-2009
Preceded by
Jessica RoweTen News at Five Sydney
Presenter with Bill Woods
2006 - 2011Succeeded by
Sandra SullyPreceded by
Alicia GoreyWeekend Today
News Presenter
December 2011 -Succeeded by
incumbentPreceded by
Alicia GoreyToday
Monday News Presenter
December 2011 -Succeeded by
incumbentToday & Weekend Today presenters Current Today Presenters Karl Stefanovic (Co-host) · Lisa Wilkinson (Co-host) · Georgie Gardner (News) · Ben Fordham (Sport) · Steven Jacobs (Weather) · Richard Wilkins (Entertainment)Current Weekend Today Presenters Cameron Williams (Co-host) · Leila McKinnon (Co-host) · Deborah Knight (News) · Tim Gilbert (Sport) · Emma Freedman (Weather)Past Presenters Steve Liebmann · Sue Kellaway · George Negus · Patrice Newell · Liz Hayes · Tracy Grimshaw · Jessica Rowe · Helen Dalley (Today on Saturday)Past News and Weather Presenters Eric Walters (News) · Brian Bury (Weather) · Ian Ross (News) · Monte Dwyer (Weather) · Sharyn Ghidella (News) · Alicia Gorey (Weekend Today News) · Amber Sherlock (Weekend Today News) · Michael Slater (Weekend Today Sport) · Sami Lukis (Weather) · Michael Usher (Today on Saturday) · Anna Coren (Today on Saturday) · Mark Burrows (Today on Saturday) · Felicity Whelan (Weekend Today Weather)Ten News presenters National Natarsha Belling · Ron Wilson · Kathryn Robinson · Matt Doran · Paul Bongiorno · Hugh Riminton · George Negus · Hamish MacdonaldNews at Five Bill McDonald · Georgina Lewis · Bill Woods · Sandra Sully · Mal Walden · Helen Kapalos · Belinda Heggen · Rebecca Morse · Narelda Jacobs · Craig SmartSport Weather Past Jana Wendt · Juanita Phillips · David Johnston · Deborah Knight · Marie-Louise Theile · Jessica Rowe · Jennifer Hansen · Kelly Nestor · Charmaine Dragun · Tracey Spicer · Graeme Goodings · George Donikian · Ryan Phelan · Tim Webster · Bruce Paige · Matthew White · Anne Fulwood · Michael VossCategories:- Australian television personalities
- Australian television presenters
- Living people
- People from Wagga Wagga
- 1972 births
- Australia broadcasting stubs
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