Deborah Knight
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Deborah Knight, is an Australian journalist and news presenter.
Knight is currently news presenter on Weekend Today
and Monday & Friday news presenter on Today
.
in Bathurst, New South Wales
where she earned a degree in journalism, graduating in 1993. During her studies she was a broadcaster with on-campus community radio station 2MCE-FM.
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 ABC
. During her time at the ABC she took on various roles including rural reporting, working for the youth orientated Triple J
and hosting the prestigious AM and breakfast programme on Radio National
.
Knight joined Network Ten
in the Canberra Press Gallery after being discovered by the network's political editor, Paul Bongiorno
. She covered two Federal elections and also regularly presented Meet The Press
and national Ten News
bulletins. In the summer of 2000/01 she joined George Donikian
on Ten News at Five
Adelaide.
After her stint in Adelaide she headed up Network Ten
's US Bureau in Los Angeles with Rahni Sadler
for three years covering tumultuous stories including 11 September, the re-election of George W Bush and the Iraq War.
Knight moved back to Australia in November 2004 where she worked as a fill-in news presenter before she joining Ron Wilson
as presenter of Network Ten
's Ten News at Five
in Sydney in January 2006 after the departure of Jessica Rowe
to the Nine Network
. She was also a fill-in presenter on Ten Late News
and also a regular substitute presenter for Meet The Press
on Sunday mornings.
In October 2011, Knight was replaced by Sandra Sully
as the presenter of Network Ten
's Ten News at Five
in Sydney.
In November 2011, it was announced that Knight would be joining the Nine Network
replacing Alicia Gorey
as news presenter on Weekend Today
and Monday & Friday news presenter on Today
with Gorey moving back to Melbourne to replace Jo Hall
.
Knight is also a fill in presenter for Leila McKinnon
on Weekend Today
.
with ABC
. This is after eleven attempts at IVF
Knight welcomed their first child, son Darcy in February 2009 and in October 2010 celebrated the arrival of her second child, daughter Elsa.
Knight is currently news presenter on Weekend Today
Today (Australian TV program)
Today and Weekend Today are Australian breakfast television programmes, the show is often referred to as The Today Show. The show has been broadcast live by the Nine Network each morning since 1982...
and Monday & Friday news presenter on Today
Today (Australian TV program)
Today and Weekend Today are Australian breakfast television programmes, the show is often referred to as The Today Show. The show has been broadcast live by the Nine Network each morning since 1982...
.
Career
Knight studied at Charles Sturt UniversityCharles 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...
in Bathurst, New South Wales
Bathurst, New South Wales
-CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...
where she earned a degree in journalism, graduating in 1993. During her studies she was a broadcaster with on-campus community radio station 2MCE-FM.
She began her career in the media working for the radio station 2WG
2WG
2WG is an Australian radio station which transmits on 1152 kHz on the AM band. It is licensed to the city of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. The station is the first radio station to have a radio receiver built in regional New South Wales and was originally owned by a husband and wife team, the late...
in Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Wagga Wagga is a city in New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, and with an urban population of 46,735 people, Wagga Wagga is the state's largest inland city, as well as an important agricultural, military, and transport hub of Australia...
and then moved to Mix 106.5 in Sydney before accepting a position with the ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
. During her time at the ABC she took on various roles including rural reporting, working for the youth orientated Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
and hosting the prestigious AM and breakfast programme on Radio National
Radio National
ABC Radio National is an Australia-wide non-commercial radio network run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.Radio National broadcasts national programming in areas that include news and current affairs, the arts, social issues, science, drama and comedy...
.
Knight joined Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
in the Canberra Press Gallery after being discovered by the network's political editor, Paul Bongiorno
Paul Bongiorno
Paul Bongiorno is an Australian political journalist, National Affairs editor for Ten News and a member of the Canberra Press Gallery.Bongiorno is former Roman Catholic priest and attended St Patrick's College, Ballarat....
. She covered two Federal elections and also regularly presented Meet The Press
Meet the Press (Australian TV program)
Meet the Press, a presentation of Ten News, is an Australian Sunday morning talk show based on the national political agenda. Hosted by Network Ten's Parliament House Bureau Chief and Political Editor Paul Bongiorno, the program has firmly established itself as an agenda-setting forum that attracts...
and national Ten News
Ten News
Ten News is the national news service of Network Ten in Australia. The majority of its news bulletins are presented from the TEN-10 studios in Pyrmont...
bulletins. In the summer of 2000/01 she joined George Donikian
George Donikian
-Radio career:George commenced his media career as an announcer with Radio station 4AM in far North Queensland in the mid 1970s, and was soon lured in a southerly direction and arrived at 2WL in Wollongong, New South Wales....
on Ten News at Five
Ten News
Ten News is the national news service of Network Ten in Australia. The majority of its news bulletins are presented from the TEN-10 studios in Pyrmont...
Adelaide.
After her stint in Adelaide she headed up Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
's US Bureau in Los Angeles with Rahni Sadler
Rahni Sadler
Rahni Sadler is an Australian reporter and television journalist. She is sister of Matthew Sadler who is a TV and radio presenter and journalist for the ABC...
for three years covering tumultuous stories including 11 September, the re-election of George W Bush and the Iraq War.
Knight moved back to Australia in November 2004 where she worked as a fill-in news presenter before she joining Ron Wilson
Ron Wilson (newsreader)
Ron Wilson is a news presenter with Network Ten. an Australian television network.WIlson is currently the presenter of Ten Early News and also Ten Morning News on Monday & Tuesday...
as presenter of Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
's Ten News at Five
Ten News
Ten News is the national news service of Network Ten in Australia. The majority of its news bulletins are presented from the TEN-10 studios in Pyrmont...
in Sydney in January 2006 after the departure of Jessica Rowe
Jessica Rowe
Jessica Rowe is an Australian television news presenter. Rowe attended Sydney Girls High School in Sydney, and completed a Communications degree at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst. During her studies she was a broadcaster with on-campus community radio station 2MCE-FM...
to the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
. She was also a fill-in presenter on Ten Late News
Ten News
Ten News is the national news service of Network Ten in Australia. The majority of its news bulletins are presented from the TEN-10 studios in Pyrmont...
and also a regular substitute presenter for Meet The Press
Meet the Press (Australian TV program)
Meet the Press, a presentation of Ten News, is an Australian Sunday morning talk show based on the national political agenda. Hosted by Network Ten's Parliament House Bureau Chief and Political Editor Paul Bongiorno, the program has firmly established itself as an agenda-setting forum that attracts...
on Sunday mornings.
In October 2011, Knight was replaced by Sandra Sully
Sandra Sully
Sandra Sully may refer to:*Sandra Sully , Australian television presenter*Sandra Sully...
as the presenter of Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
's Ten News at Five
Ten News
Ten News is the national news service of Network Ten in Australia. The majority of its news bulletins are presented from the TEN-10 studios in Pyrmont...
in Sydney.
In November 2011, it was announced that Knight would be joining the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
replacing Alicia Gorey
Alicia Gorey
Alicia Gorey is an Australian journalist and news presenter. She is currently weekend news presenter on Nine News Melbourne.-Career:...
as news presenter on Weekend Today
Today (Australian TV program)
Today and Weekend Today are Australian breakfast television programmes, the show is often referred to as The Today Show. The show has been broadcast live by the Nine Network each morning since 1982...
and Monday & Friday news presenter on Today
Today (Australian TV program)
Today and Weekend Today are Australian breakfast television programmes, the show is often referred to as The Today Show. The show has been broadcast live by the Nine Network each morning since 1982...
with Gorey moving back to Melbourne to replace Jo Hall
Jo Hall
-Career:She 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....
.
Knight is also a fill in presenter for Leila McKinnon
Leila McKinnon
Leila McKinnon is an Australian journalist.McKinnon is currently co-host of Weekend Today an is also a reporter and fill in presenter for Nine News and A Current Affair.-Career:...
on Weekend Today
Today (Australian TV program)
Today and Weekend Today are Australian breakfast television programmes, the show is often referred to as The Today Show. The show has been broadcast live by the Nine Network each morning since 1982...
.
Personal life
At the end of 2008 and the start of 2009 Knight, aged 36, went on maternity leave to have a baby with her husband Lindsay Dunbar, who is a television producerTelevision producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
with ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
. This is after eleven attempts at IVF
Knight welcomed their first child, son Darcy in February 2009 and in October 2010 celebrated the arrival of her second child, daughter Elsa.