Tracey Curro
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Tracey Ilana Curro is an Australia
n journalist who was a newsreader for TV stations GMV-6, QTQ-9
and ATV-10
before reporting for the Seven Network
's Beyond 2000, a science-technology show, and then 60 Minutes, the Australian version of the current affairs show. Curro previously filled in for National Nine News Melbourne weekend presenter Jo Hall
, she also used to present weekly Crimestopper reports on the Nine Network
. Curro is a graduate of the Queensland University of Technology
(Bachelor of Business - Communications) and the Institute of Strategic Leadership, New Zealand.
She was embroiled in a court case when she broke her contract with the producers of Beyond 2000 to join 60 Minutes: Curro v Beyond Productions Pty Ltd (1993) 30 NSWLR 337, decided 7 May 1993.
She can occasionally be heard filling in for regular presenters on 774 ABC Melbourne radio, notably filling in for a two-week period in 2005 following the departure of Virginia Trioli
, and has written for Australian Women's Weekly
.
One of her prized moments of television, occurred when she asked Pauline Hanson if she was Xenophobic. The famous response "Please Explain" has now become an Australia classic, and is a line for which Hanson is remembered.
Curro was also the Communications Manager for Sustainability Victoria—the greenhouse reduction arm of the Victorian Government.
Tracey is also a fill in presenter for Carrie Bickmore
on The 7PM Project
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n journalist who was a newsreader for TV stations GMV-6, QTQ-9
QTQ-9
QTQ is an Australian television station, licensed to, and serving Brisbane, Queensland. It is owned by the Nine Entertainment Co., and is part of the Nine Network. It broadcasts on VHF channel 9 and VHF channel 8 . QTQ began broadcasting on 16 August 1959, the first of the Brisbane stations to...
and ATV-10
ATV-10
ATV is a television station in Melbourne, Australia, part of Network Ten - one of the three major Australian commercial television networks.-History:...
before reporting for the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
's Beyond 2000, a science-technology show, and then 60 Minutes, the Australian version of the current affairs show. Curro previously filled in for National Nine News Melbourne weekend presenter 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....
, she also used to present weekly Crimestopper reports on 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...
. Curro is a graduate of the Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology is an Australian university with an applied emphasis in courses and research. Based in Brisbane, it has 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million.QUT is marketed as "A...
(Bachelor of Business - Communications) and the Institute of Strategic Leadership, New Zealand.
She was embroiled in a court case when she broke her contract with the producers of Beyond 2000 to join 60 Minutes: Curro v Beyond Productions Pty Ltd (1993) 30 NSWLR 337, decided 7 May 1993.
She can occasionally be heard filling in for regular presenters on 774 ABC Melbourne radio, notably filling in for a two-week period in 2005 following the departure of Virginia Trioli
Virginia Trioli
Virginia Frances Trioli is an award-winning Australian journalist and author.-Biography:Born in Bendigo, she attended Donvale High School and graduated from La Trobe University in the 1980s, with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a fine arts major in cinema...
, and has written for Australian Women's Weekly
Australian Women's Weekly
The Australian Women's Weekly is an Australian monthly women's magazine published by ACP Magazines, a division of PBL Media based in Sydney. Audited circulation in 2009 exceeded 500,000 copies monthly, making it the largest magazine in Australia.-History:...
.
One of her prized moments of television, occurred when she asked Pauline Hanson if she was Xenophobic. The famous response "Please Explain" has now become an Australia classic, and is a line for which Hanson is remembered.
Curro was also the Communications Manager for Sustainability Victoria—the greenhouse reduction arm of the Victorian Government.
Tracey is also a fill in presenter for Carrie Bickmore
Carrie Bickmore
Carrie Bickmore is an Australian radio news presenter and television presenter. Currently she is a presenter on The Project which airs on weeknights on Network Ten.-Personal life:...
on The 7PM Project
The 7PM Project
The Project is an Australian talk show television program airing weeknights across Australia on Network Ten. The formerly half hour long show premiered on 20 July 2009, and is hosted by Charlie Pickering, Carrie Bickmore and Dave Hughes, with a rotating daily guest panelist...
.