Belinda Russell

Belinda Russell (born ca. 1978^[1] in Biloela, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian television newsreader, weather presenter and journalist.

Russell is currently co-host of Weekend Today and co-host of Today Extra on Friday.^[2][3]

Career[]

Belinda started her career at Network 10 in Brisbane in 1999, where she produced kids environment shows, and thereafter she joined the news team as a reporter.^[4]

In 2002, she moved to London and joined Sky News as a producer, becoming one of few Australian journalists to work on-camera for a British television program.

Nine Network[]

Russell returned to Australia in 2007 and joined Nine Network's program A Current Affair as a reporter in Sydney.

In 2013, she was appointed the weeknight weather presenter for Nine News Sydney.

In 2019, Belinda was announced as a co-host of Today Extra on Fridays while Sylvia Jeffreys was on maternity leave.^[5] This turned into a permanent Friday role from 2020 onwards.

In November 2021, it was announced that Russell will co-host Weekend Today alongside Charles Croucher and Richard Wilkins from January 2022 replacing Maddern who resigned from the Nine Network.^[6]

Personal life[]

Early life[]

Russell was born in St George, Queensland, Australia.

She completed a degree of Communications and Journalism at the University of Southern Queensland.

Family[]

She is married to Mark Calvert; she met him in the UK while working at Sky News.

Russell has 3 daughters; their names are Coco, Tallulah, and Maddi.

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