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Sharyn Ghidella
Born (1966-12-04) 4 December 1966 (age 57)[1]
Babinda, Queensland, Australia
OccupationNews presenter & journalist
Children2
WebsiteSharyn Ghidella profile (archived via the Wayback Machine on 9 September 2018)

Sharyn Ghidella (born 4 December 1966)[1] is an Australian journalist and news presenter.

Career[edit]

Ghidella's career in television began in the North Queensland region, as a reporter and presenter for North Queensland Television (now 10 QLD) for 3 years. She also produced and presented the regional weekly current affairs program, Newsweek.[2] She moved to Brisbane to work with Network Ten's News division, before going to the Nine Network,[3] in 1992.[4]

Nine Network[edit]

Initially, she was at the Nine Network reporting for National Nine News in Sydney, writing and presenting hourly news breaks.[2] In 1997 she began hosting Nine's Daybreak program,[5] which was renamed National Nine Early News in 1998.[6]

Returning to the early news meant she became a regular substitute host on Today filling in for anchor Tracy Grimshaw or news presenter Ian Ross. When Ross left the show in 2001, she became permanent news presenter, and continued as fill in host for the show.[4]

In February 2005, Leila McKinnon replaced Ghidella on Today. Ghidella moved to co-host National Nine Early News alongside Chris Smith and weather presenter Majella Wiemers; this lasted until July 2005. Ghidella then moved back to her previous position as news presenter on Today while McKinnon moved to host National Nine Morning News.[7]

Ghidella left Today and the Nine Network on 1 December 2006 with sources such as the AAP claiming she was upset as she worked at the network "for so long".[8] Ghidella was replaced by Georgie Gardner.[9]

Seven Network[edit]

In 2007, she replaced Tracey Challenor on Seven News Brisbane as weekend presenter.[4] Her arrival at BTQ, as well as that of former Nine News Queensland weather presenter John Schluter, saw the bulletin overtake the market-leading Nine bulletin for the first time in two decades.[10][11][12]

In 2008, she replaced Talitha Cummins on Weekend Sunrise as news presenter, and remained in the position until late 2010.[citation needed]

In January 2013, Ghidella began presenting Seven News Brisbane from Sunday to Thursday with Bill McDonald (and later Max Futcher) and was also appointed presenter of Today Tonight Queensland.[13] The show was axed in February 2014.[14]

In July 2024, Ghidella announced that she had been made redundant from the Seven Network after 17 years with the network.[15][16]

Personal life[edit]

Ghidella was born in Babinda, in Far North Queensland.[4]

She had a partner, freelance cameraman Paul Croll, and they have two sons.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Tucker-Evans, Anooska (11 July 2010). "Sharyn's big news - Her fears kept her mum for 19 weeks". Sunday Mail. Brisbane: News Limited. p. 32. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via NewsBank.
  2. ^ a b "Fashions in safe hands". Cairns Post. Cairns: News Limited. 7 September 2001. p. 55. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via NewsBank.
  3. ^ "Profile: Sharyn Ghidella, 7 News Brisbane". Yahoo7. Yahoo. 1 January 2010. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d Butler, Dianne (16 November 2006). "Seven poaches reader from Nine". The Courier Mail. Brisbane: News Limited. p. 3. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via NewsBank.
  5. ^ Conde, Sara (9 August 1997). "Career path". Employment. The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax Holdings. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via NewsBank.
  6. ^ "comings and goings". Illawarra Mercury. Wollongong: Rural Press. 10 July 1998. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via NewsBank. Hosted by Sharyn Ghidella and seen in the Illawarra on WIN Television, National Nine Early News will air from 6am to 7am on weekdays and will be followed by Today.
  7. ^ "McKinnon dumped from Today". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney: News Limited. 22 July 2005. p. 9. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via NewsBank.
  8. ^ McWhirter, Erin (1 December 2006). "Sharyn Ghidella signs off from Today". Australian Associated Press. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via NewsBank.
  9. ^ Adams, Chloe; Dennehy, Luke; and Millar, Megan (24 January 2007). "Richard wants to be top dog". The Eye. Herald Sun. Melbourne: News Limited. Babies in the news. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via NewsBank.
  10. ^ Hunter, Clare (3 October 2011). "Seven dominates Nine in TV ratings". Queensland University of Technology. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Seven Wins The 2009 Ratings Year in SEQ" (Press release). Yahoo!7. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  12. ^ "50 Years of Brisbane TV-Part 1 Good night and Goodbye: Farewells from the newsdesk..." Kuttsywood. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  13. ^ Cooper, Nathanael (19 January 2013). "Fresh news faces in Seven heaven". The Courier Mail. Brisbane: News Limited. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  14. ^ Lallo, Michael (3 February 2014). "Seven axes Today Tonight on east coast". TV and radio. The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney: Fairfax Media. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  15. ^ Elsworth, Sophie (12 July 2024). "Channel 7 axes prominent Brisbane newsreader Sharyn Ghidella". The Australian. Sydney: News Corp Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  16. ^ Knox, David (12 July 2024). ""After 38 years, my shoulder tap has finally come": Sharyn Ghidella dumped from Seven News". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Why marriage isn't for Sharyn". Balance by Deborah Hutton. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
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