Chris Roe is an Australian broadcaster and journalist and is currently employed as a news and sports presenter with Sky News Australia

Sky News Australia

Sky News Australia is an Australian 24 hour cable and satellite news channel available in 2.5 million homes on Foxtel, Austar, Optus Television and Neighbourhood Cable subscription platforms....

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Chris comes from Bourke

Bourke

Bourke may refer to:* Bourke, New South Wales* Bourke engine* Bourke Street, Melbourne, a street in Melbourne, Australia-People with the surname:* Jamie Bourke, Australian ice hockey player...

 in outback New South Wales.

Career History

Chris worked as a radio announcer and journalist throughout Queensland and New South Wales before moving to television in 2000.

After an internship with NBC during the Sydney Olympic Games, Chris joined Fox Sports before moving to Sky News in 2004. Chris regularly produces and presents sports updates and programs and reads news on weekends.

Study

Chris completed a Bachelor of Arts in Comminucations (Media Production) at Charles Sturt University

Charles Sturt University

Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus university located in New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory. It has campuses at Bathurst, Canberra, Albury-Wodonga, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange, Wagga Wagga and Burlington, Ontario...

 Bathurst

Bathurst

-Places:In Australia:* Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia and the following things associated with the city** Bathurst Regional Council, the local government area for the Bathurst urban area and rural surrounds...

 and is currently undertaking a Master of Arts (Ancient History) at Macquarie University

Macquarie University

Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...

 Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

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External links

• Sky News Bio