Kumi Taguchi (journalist)
| Kumi Taguchi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Taguchi Kumi 田口久実 1975 (age 42–43) Melbourne, Victoria |
| Residence | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Japanese Australian |
| Occupation | Broadcaster, presenter |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Notable credit(s) |
ABC News (2014–) Compass (2017–) Stargazing Live (2017–) |
Kumi Taguchi[1] (田口久実 Taguchi Kumi, born 1975) is an Australian broadcaster and presenter on ABC and ABC News.
Early life
Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to her Japanese father, Akira Taguchi and Australian mother. Taguchi grew up in rural New South Wales learning classical violin from the age of five, and won a scholarship to study music at the University of Wollongong.[2][3]
Career
Working at ABC Local Radio she pursued her passions for writing and film.
On graduating in 1997, Taguchi worked on The 7.30 Report and at the Triple J national radio station.
In 2004, Taguchi moved to Hong Kong and in 2007 began producing and anchoring news and current affairs programmes for STAR TV, Asia Television and NHK World.
Returning to Australia in 2010, Taguchi worked at both the ABC and SBS before settling at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
In 2013, Taguchi completed a series of adventurous assignments, including reporting on the experience of running her first marathon near Uluru, reporting on the Blue Mountains bush fires and sailing on a 70-foot yacht in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.[4][5]
In 2014, she spent two weeks documenting the experience of those being treated in a hospital for those suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder.[6][7] Taguchi has also been an ambassador for mental health awareness.[8]
In 2014, she was appointed presenter of ABC News Afternoons on ABC News.[9][10] Taguchi remained presenter of ABC News Afternoons until December 2017. She moved into a new role in 2018 focusing more on Compass and hosting other programs across ABC TV.
In 2015, Taguchi filled in as the host of the Drive radio show on 702 ABC Sydney.[11] She has also backfilled as co-anchor of ABC News Breakfast with Michael Rowland,[12][13] and Virginia Trioli.[14][15]
In March 2017, Taguchi was appointed host of Compass, replacing Geraldine Doogue.[16]
In April 2017, Taguchi presented segments during Star Gazing Live hosted by Professor Brian Cox and Julia Zemiro at Australia's Siding Spring Observatory.[17]
In January 2018, she filled in as the host 7.30, the show that she had first worked on 20 years earlier at the start of her career.[18]
On 25 April 2018, she hosted 7.30 again.
References
- ↑ "Kumi Taguchi Married, Husband, Children, Family, Personal Life".
- ↑ "UOW Open Day Panel with Kumi Taguchi". YouTube. University of Wollengong. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ Kumi Taguchi: daughter and journalist Conversations Retrieved March 18, 2017
- ↑ "Kumi Taguchi". ABC. Australia Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "From seasickness to sailing: Reflecting on Clipper yacht life". ABC News. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ↑ "PTSD treatment: The battle after the war - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ↑ "Building Trust In A Melbourne Mental Ward | Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma". dartcenter.org. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ↑ "Mental As - Ambassadors". ABC. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ↑ "About ABC News 24". ABC News 24. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Kumi Taguchi". The Entertainers. The Entertainers. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "702 ABC Sydney (cache)". ABC. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ↑ "ABC News Breakfast". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ↑ "News 24 Program Guide". ABC. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Australia woke up this morning to two very smart women anchoring morning TV". Mamamia. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ↑ "Women host TV breakfast shows. Joint is not destroyed. - mUmBRELLA". mUmBRELLA. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ↑ "Kumi Taguchi to take over from Geraldine Doogue as host of ABC's Compass program". Daily Telegraph. News Corp. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ↑ "ABC presents Stargazing Live". ABC. Australia Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ↑ "Kumi Taguchi presents the most detailed nightly current affairs from an Australian perspective. Includes exclusive investigations and revealing interviews plus political commentary". ABC. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 3 January 2018.