Sophie Walsh | |
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Born | 24 October 1985 |
Occupation | Weekend Today news presenter |
Years active | 2009–present |
Employer | Nine Network |
Known for | Journalism |
Television |
Nine News Sydney (2009–2011, 2016–2019, 2020–present) Nine News Queensland (2011–2016) Today/ Weekend Today (2020–present) |
Website | Nine News profile |
Sophie Walsh (born 24 October 1985) [1] is an Australian television news presenter journalist.
Walsh is currently based at the Nine Network, where she is a presenter and reporter for Nine News and a news presenter on breakfast program Weekend Today.
Early in her career Walsh worked as a news reporter and head of newsroom at WIN Television in Bundaberg, where she helped launch a new news bulletin in the Wide Bay area. [1]
In October 2009, she joined the Nine Network in Sydney, where she became a reporter for Nine News, and a fill-in presenter on the network's national bulletins. She also presented newsbursts on Nine's sister channel, 9Go!, in 2010. [1]
In September 2011, she moved to the Brisbane newsroom, which had just been rocked by the sacking of two reporters for their roles in a faked live helicopter cross during a nightly bulletin the previous month. [2] One of the stories she covered was the deportation of four Italian girls from Brisbane to their father's home in Florence, Italy. [3] [4] She also received a Clarion Award nomination for her DMAA investigation into an amphetamine-type chemical used in sports supplements, which resulted in a blanket ban on all products by the Therapeutic Goods Administration on Australian shelves. [1] In addition to her reporting duties, she became the weekend weather presenter in 2014, replacing Davina Smith, and occasionally filled in as weekend news presenter. [5]
In July 2016, after filling in for Alison Ariotti as the weekend co-presenter of Nine News Queensland in the first half of the year whilst she was on maternity leave, Walsh returned to the Sydney newsroom, retaining her roles as a reporter and fill-in weather presenter. [6]
During her time in Sydney, she presented other national bulletins, and has also appeared on the Today and Weekend Today as a reporter and fill-in news presenter. She was also a fill-in presenter on Nine News Sydney. Walsh presented Nine News Sydney on Christmas Day, 2018. [7]
In June 2019, Walsh was appointed European correspondent for Nine News, replacing Michael Best who returned to Australia to become News Director on Nine News Perth. [8] In June 2020, while covering the George Floyd protests in the United Kingdom, Walsh was in the middle of a live cross to Brenton Ragless on Nine's Adelaide evening news bulletin when she was attacked by a bystander on-camera (the attack itself was not seen on air). She was unharmed from the incident. [9]
Walsh returned to Sydney in October 2020, with Carrie-Anne Greenbank replacing her as European correspondent. [10]
In April 2023, Walsh was appointed as news presenter on Weekend Today. [11] [12]
Sophie Walsh | |
---|---|
Born | 24 October 1985 |
Occupation | Weekend Today news presenter |
Years active | 2009–present |
Employer | Nine Network |
Known for | Journalism |
Television |
Nine News Sydney (2009–2011, 2016–2019, 2020–present) Nine News Queensland (2011–2016) Today/ Weekend Today (2020–present) |
Website | Nine News profile |
Sophie Walsh (born 24 October 1985) [1] is an Australian television news presenter journalist.
Walsh is currently based at the Nine Network, where she is a presenter and reporter for Nine News and a news presenter on breakfast program Weekend Today.
Early in her career Walsh worked as a news reporter and head of newsroom at WIN Television in Bundaberg, where she helped launch a new news bulletin in the Wide Bay area. [1]
In October 2009, she joined the Nine Network in Sydney, where she became a reporter for Nine News, and a fill-in presenter on the network's national bulletins. She also presented newsbursts on Nine's sister channel, 9Go!, in 2010. [1]
In September 2011, she moved to the Brisbane newsroom, which had just been rocked by the sacking of two reporters for their roles in a faked live helicopter cross during a nightly bulletin the previous month. [2] One of the stories she covered was the deportation of four Italian girls from Brisbane to their father's home in Florence, Italy. [3] [4] She also received a Clarion Award nomination for her DMAA investigation into an amphetamine-type chemical used in sports supplements, which resulted in a blanket ban on all products by the Therapeutic Goods Administration on Australian shelves. [1] In addition to her reporting duties, she became the weekend weather presenter in 2014, replacing Davina Smith, and occasionally filled in as weekend news presenter. [5]
In July 2016, after filling in for Alison Ariotti as the weekend co-presenter of Nine News Queensland in the first half of the year whilst she was on maternity leave, Walsh returned to the Sydney newsroom, retaining her roles as a reporter and fill-in weather presenter. [6]
During her time in Sydney, she presented other national bulletins, and has also appeared on the Today and Weekend Today as a reporter and fill-in news presenter. She was also a fill-in presenter on Nine News Sydney. Walsh presented Nine News Sydney on Christmas Day, 2018. [7]
In June 2019, Walsh was appointed European correspondent for Nine News, replacing Michael Best who returned to Australia to become News Director on Nine News Perth. [8] In June 2020, while covering the George Floyd protests in the United Kingdom, Walsh was in the middle of a live cross to Brenton Ragless on Nine's Adelaide evening news bulletin when she was attacked by a bystander on-camera (the attack itself was not seen on air). She was unharmed from the incident. [9]
Walsh returned to Sydney in October 2020, with Carrie-Anne Greenbank replacing her as European correspondent. [10]
In April 2023, Walsh was appointed as news presenter on Weekend Today. [11] [12]