ABC News Presenters and Reporters

TV News and Current Affairs ABC and SBS News
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Paul Higgins off again!

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He probably had the night off to shave his beard lol

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Too embarrassed to show up?

https://twitter.com/WilliamBrougham/status/1747511078270206112?t=x7EvArksp9z2mAhz2drC_g&s=19

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Alan Kohler is back from holidays and presenting his first finance report for 2024 tonight.

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Citation from Australia Day Awards

Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division

Ms Jennifer Woodward, QLD

For service to the broadcast media, particularly to television.

Television and Radio

  • Weather Presenter, ABC Queensland, since 1986.

  • Producer, Channel 7, early-1980s.

  • News and Weather Presenter, hosting various programs, DDQ Toowoomba, 1975-1981.

  • Spirit of Xmas Concerts, ABC TV and Queensland Performing Arts Centre (Qpac).

  • The Weather Quarter, ABC News Channel, 2011-2014.

  • Weather Presenter, ABC Radio, Brisbane and Gold Coast, since 2012.

Wombat Series

  • Former Assistant Producer, BTQ 7 Brisbane.

  • Co-Author, The Wombat Book, Oxford University Press*,* 1984.

Community

  • Australia Day Ambassador, various regions, 2008-2021.

  • Performer, Weathering Well, since 2021.

  • Contributor, Queensland Quarantine Community Quilt, Queensland Spinners and Weavers and Fibre Artists, 2020.

  • Patron, Queensland Spinners and Weavers and Fibre Artists.

  • Speaker, various community groups, since 2000.

  • Volunteer, Meals on Wheels, 20 years.

  • Compere, Ashgrove/The Gap Christmas Concert, Rotary, since 2012.

  • Compere, Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers Parade, since c2014.

Awards and Recognition include:

  • Fellow, University of Southern Queensland, 2021.

  • Queensland Media Award, Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance, 2004.

  • Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International.

  • Outstanding Broadcasting Award, Bureau of Meteorology

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Jenny on weather tonight and being congratulated on her Australia Day honour.

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Laura Lavelle presented ABC News Queensland tonight.

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Congratulations to her.

But that Brisbane studio looks so average, so much reflection on the flooring, the fake riser, awkward angles and that corner where the presenter is (not sure who that is sorry) looks so strange with all those weird Perspex things.

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Has Brisbane always had that vertical screen?

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Since the set launched at the end of 2020.

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I prefer reflections and any riser over the dull supermarket floors Seven uses in Sydney and Brisbane.

Bourchier has said on IG that he’ll be doing Thursday Friday mornings and weekend shifts.

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Monday 29 January -

Bridget Rollason presenting in Victoria.

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Has it been announced who is replacing Karina Carvalho?

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Gemma Veness and Dan Bourchier are sharing the role I believe

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Correct, Dan will also be reading the daytime weekend bulletins on the news channel, replacing Miriam Corowa.

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Where’s Miriam off to? Also, not complaining lol.

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No idea.

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Tuesday 30 January and Wednesday 31 January -
Bridget also presented tonight.

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Thursday 1 February -
Ishkandar Razak presenting in Victoria tonight.

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How’s that roster going down there in Victoria?

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