- Amy Parks
Infobox Celebrity
image_size = 150px
name = Amy Parks
birth_date = Birth date and age|df=yes|1982|6|10
birth_place =Melbourne , Victoria,Australia
occupation =Television presenter Amy Parks (born on 10 June 1982 in
Melbourne ,Australia ) is a reporter forNational Nine News in Melbourne. Parks is well known for being one of the original hosts of Channel Nine's late night interactive quiz show, "Quizmania".Television
After being accepted to
RMIT s Bachelor of Journalism course, Parks became very involved incommunity television taking on the hosting role for three seasons of "Raucous" (a live-to-air music show), and also became both producer and presenter of "Newsline" and "Pluck". It was during her time at RMIT that Parks was asked to join the team atFox Footy and present 26 episodes of "Young Guns", a show focusing on the lives and careers of young footballers.Returning to university after her time on Fox Footy, Parks finished her degree whilst still doing various freelancing journalism and presenting activities. These included times at
The Age newspaper,Media Giants and theEssendon Football Club , as well as hostingChannel 31 's "Real Time Racing", and conducting a series of interviews over three years at the annualFalls Festival for a historical DVD.Parks' latest project saw her presenting a children's DVD, "
Talking Time ", released commercially September 2006 in Australia, Canada, USA and NZ. In this role, Parks played beside a collection of puppets in a DVD that is aimed at increasing parents' awareness of the importance of instilling good speech practices in their children.Fact|date=June 2007Quizmania
In July 2006, Parks was one of the original hosts of the
Nine Network late-night interactive quiz show, "Quizmania".National Nine News
In 2007 Parks started reporting on
National Nine News in Melbourne.Music
Parks was the lead vocalist of Melbourne-based band
Loomset until 2004. The band has a pop/rock sound.References
External links
* [http://www.amyparks.net AmyParks.net]
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