Jo Hall
| Jo Hall | |
|---|---|
| Born |
25 June 1958 Melbourne |
| Occupation | News presenter |
| Spouse(s) | Jason Danda |
| Children | 4 |
| Website | Nine News profile |
Jo Hall (born 25 June 1958) is an Australian television presenter.
Hall currently presents Nine News Victoria regional bulletins and is a reporter for Nine News.
Career
Hall began her career with a Melbourne newspaper cadetship, then joined Nine News in 1979. In 1990 she became the first woman to be presented with the Thorn Award, a national award for journalism.
She presented Nine News Melbourne on weekends and occasionally fills in for Peter Hitchener. On the weekends Hall also presented the Nine News late news update. She also works with the Variety Club on McHappy Day and is a patron of Bonnie Babes, a research organisation.
In November 2011, it was announced that Hall wanted to scale back her role, with Alicia Gorey announced as her replacement. She now presents weekday news updates and is a fill in presenter.
In November 2016, it was announced Hall would host four new Nine News Victoria regional bulletins - Nine News Western Victoria, Nine News Central Victoria, Nine News Border North East and Nine News Gippsland - from Nine's Melbourne studios but featuring news, sport and weather reports from reporters in Ballarat, Bendigo, Albury-Wodonga, Shepparton and Traralgon.[1]
In February 2017, Hall joined 3AW to host an hour-long chat program, Great Australian Lives.
Personal life
She attended Koonung High School Box Hill North.
Hall has four children with ex-husband Jason Danda
References
- ↑ "Nine's Canberra news bulletin host revealed". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
External links
- Profile of Jo Hall at NineMSN
| Media offices | ||
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| Preceded by Originator |
Nine News Victoria Presenter March 2017–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Peter Hitchener |
Nine News Melbourne Weekend presenter 1998–2011 |
Succeeded by Alicia Gorey |