Deborah Knight
Deborah Knight | |
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 Knight at the 58th Logie Awards | |
| Born | 23 November 1972 Coffs Harbour, New South Wales Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
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| Years active | 1994−present |
| Employer | Nine Network |
| Television | Nine News A Current Affair Today |
| Spouse(s) | Lindsay Dunbar (m. 2005) |
| Children | 3 |
Deborah Knight (born 23 November 1972) is an Australian television and news presenter, radio host, and journalist.
Knight is currently a radio presenter on 2GB and host of A Current Affair on Saturday. Previously she has been a co-host of the Nine Network's breakfast program Today and presented Nine News Sydney on Friday and Saturday.
Career[]
Knight studied at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst, New South Wales, where she earned a degree in journalism, graduating in 1993.[1]
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 Australian Broadcasting Corporation.[1]
Later on, she moved to Network 10 and in 2001 was appointed the US correspondent on 10 News First, during which she covered major world events such as the September 11 attacks. Upon her return to Australia, she became co-host of the flagship Sydney bulletin in January 2006, replacing Jessica Rowe, and a regular substitute presenter on the network's national late-night news bulletin.[2]
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 and Monday news presenter on Today.[3]
In February 2015, Knight was appointed co-host of Weekend Today, replacing Leila McKinnon.[4]
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 Knight on Weekend Today.
Knight has been a fill in presenter on Today, Today Extra, A Current Affair and Nine News Sydney.
In January 2019, Knight was confirmed as the new co-host of the Nine Network's breakfast program Today, replacing Karl Stefanovic.
In November 2019, the Nine Network announced that Knight will be replaced as co-host of Today with Karl Stefanovic returning to the show as co-host alongside Weekend Today co-host and 60 Minutes reporter Allison Langdon from January 2020.[5]
Personal life[]
Knight is married and has three children.[6][7]
References[]
- ^ "Presenters". Austvhistory. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
- ^ "Meet the Team - Deborah Knight". Nine News. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ 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 5 July 2017.
- ^ "Karl Stefanovic returns to Today as Georgie Gardner reveals her plans for the future". 9now.nine.com.au. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Deborah Knight". ninemsn Pty Ltd. 18 January 2012. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ^ "Happy news for the Today Show's Deborah Knight". Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- Nine News presenters
- 10 News First presenters
- Living people
- 1972 births
- Charles Sturt University alumni
- People from Coffs Harbour
- Australian television talk show hosts
- 2GB presenters