Deborah Knight
| Deborah Knight | |
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.jpg) Deborah Knight at the 58th Logie Awards | |
| Born |
23 November 1972 Coffs Harbour, New South Wales |
| Residence | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Journalist, news presenter |
| Employer | Nine Network |
| Television | Nine News Sydney |
| Spouse(s) | Lindsay Dunbar |
| Children | 3 |
Deborah Knight (born 23 November 1972) is an Australian journalist, television presenter and news presenter.
Knight is currently the presenter of Nine News Sydney on Friday and Saturday nights.
Career
Knight studied at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst, New South Wales where she earned a degree in journalism, graduating in 1993.
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]
In October 2011, Knight was replaced by Sandra Sully as the presenter of Network Ten's Ten News at Five in Sydney.
In December 2011, Knight joined the Nine Network, replacing Alicia Gorey as news presenter on Weekend Today, Monday news presenter on Today.[2]
In February 2015, Knight was appointed co-host of Weekend Today replacing Leila McKinnon.[3]
In October 2017, Lisa Wilkinson resigned from Today due to a contract dispute. Knight was interim host until Georgie Gardner was appointed as permanent host in January 2018.
In December 2017, Knight was appointed as presenter of Nine News Sydney on Friday and Saturday nights replacing Georgie Gardner who replaced Lisa Wilkinson on Today. It was also announced that Allison Langdon would replace Deborah on Weekend Today.
Knight is currently, in 2018, a fill in presenter on Today, Today Extra, A Current Affair and Nine News Sydney.
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Personal life
Knight is married to ABC motion designer Lindsay Dunbar and they have three children.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Presenters". Austvhistory. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- ↑ Clune, Richard (3 December 2011). "Newsreader Deborah Knight wakes up to a new Today". The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ "Deborah Knight gets to cut loose". Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ↑ "Deborah Knight". ninemsn Pty Ltd. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ↑ "Happy news for the Today Show's Deborah Knight". Retrieved 2015-08-09.
| Preceded by Georgie Gardner |
Nine News Sydney Presenter (Fri & Sat) December 2017 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Lisa Wilkinson |
Today Co-host (interim) October 2017 - December 2017 |
Succeeded by Georgie Gardner |
| Preceded by Leila McKinnon |
Weekend Today Co-host September 2014 – December 2017 |
Succeeded by Allison Langdon |
| Preceded by Alicia Gorey |
Weekend Today News presenter December 2011 – June 2014 |
Succeeded by Wendy Kingston |
| Preceded by Alicia Gorey |
Today News presenter (Monday) December 2011 – June 2014 |
Succeeded by Sylvia Jeffreys |
| Preceded by Jessica Rowe |
Ten Eyewitness News Sydney Presenter with Ron Wilson/Bill Woods 2006–2011 |
Succeeded by Sandra Sully |
| Preceded by Michelle Stone |
Ten Eyewitness News US Bureau chief 2001–2003 |
Succeeded by Leisa Goddard-Roles |