Angie Asimus (born 12 August 1985) is a

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and

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. Asimus is currently a weather presenter on '' Seven News Sydney'' and presents '' Seven News at 5.''

Career

Asimus was originally from

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(in rural

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) before moving to

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to study Media Communications at the

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. She received a

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in Climate Adaptation in 2012 from the

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. Asimus started her career as a journalist in 2008 with

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working at their Townsville newsroom. In 2010, she was moved to Seven's Brisbane Newsroom initially as the court reporter. During the

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Asimus presented the weather then soon after moved into the role of weekend weather presenter on a full-time basis. While doing this she completed a tertiary studies in climatology from the University of Southern Queensland. In 2012, Asimus started working as a fill-in news presenter with Patrick Condren. She also previously filled in for

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and

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regularly. On 12 July 2013, Asimus made her national debut as a news presenter on '' Seven Morning News'' and '' Seven Afternoon News'' filling in for

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.http://www.bmag.com.au/features/past-issues/bmag261.pdf In January 2014, Asimus moved back to Sydney, as a reporter with ''

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'' in Sydney and presenting the weather on Friday and Saturday. In 2016, Asimus was appointed presenter of '' Seven News at 5'' which airs on Saturday and Sunday. In November 2020, Asimus was promoted to the position of Sunday to Thursday weather presenter, after David Brown returned to Melbourne. Asimus is also a regular fill in presenter on ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Personal life

In December 2019, Asimus announced that she was expecting her first child. She gave birth to her son in April 2020. In February 2020, Asimus married her partner of 12 years, Chris Abbott. In August 2022, Asimus announced that she is expecting her second child.

References

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