Deborah Knight (born 23 November 1972) is an Australian television and news presenter, radio host, and journalist.
Knight is currently a radio presenter on
2GB and host of ''
A Current Affair'' on Friday and Saturday. Previously she has been a co-host of the
Nine Network
The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television netw ...
's breakfast program ''
Today'' and presented ''
Nine News Sydney'' on Friday and Saturday.
Career
Knight studied at
Charles Sturt University in Bathurst, New South Wales, where she earned a degree in journalism, graduating in 1993.
She began her career in the media working for the radio station
2WG in Wagga Wagga and then moved to
Mix 106.5
KIIS 1065 (call sign: 2WFM) is a commercial broadcasting, commercial FM radio station in Sydney, Australia, on a frequency of 106.5 MHz. KIIS 1065 is one of the flagship stations on Australian Radio Network, ARN's KIIS Network. The station's ...
in Sydney before accepting a position with the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Network 10
Later on, she moved to
Network 10 and in 2001 was appointed the US correspondent on ''
10 News First
''10 News First'' is an Australian television newscast, produced by Network 10. The network's ninety-minute long news program airs at 5pm each evening covering local, national and world news, including sport and weather. Weekend editions are p ...
'', during which she covered major world events such as the
September 11 attacks. Upon her return to Australia, she became co-host of the flagship Sydney bulletin in January 2006, replacing
Jessica Rowe, and a regular substitute presenter on the network's national late-night news bulletin.
In October 2011, Knight was replaced by
Sandra Sully as the presenter of Network Ten's ''Ten News at Five'' in Sydney.
Nine Network
In December 2011, Knight joined the Nine Network, replacing
Alicia Gorey as news presenter on ''
Weekend Today'' and Monday news presenter on ''
Today''.
In February 2015, Knight was appointed co-host of
''Weekend Today'', replacing
Leila McKinnon.
In December 2017, Knight was appointed as presenter of ''
Nine News Sydney'' on Friday and Saturday nights, replacing
Georgie Gardner who replaced
Lisa Wilkinson on
''Today''. It was also announced that
Allison Langdon would replace Knight on ''Weekend Today''.
Knight has been a fill in presenter on
''Today'', ''
Today Extra'', ''
A Current Affair'' and ''Nine News Sydney''.
In January 2019, Knight was confirmed as the new co-host of the Nine Network's breakfast program
''Today'', replacing
Karl Stefanovic.
In November 2019, the Nine Network announced that Knight will be replaced as co-host of
''Today'' with Karl Stefanovic returning to the show as co-host alongside
''Weekend Today'' co-host and ''
60 Minutes
''60 Minutes'' is an American television news magazine broadcast on the CBS television network. Debuting in 1968, the program was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard, who chose to set it apart from other news programs by using a unique styl ...
'' reporter
Allison Langdon from January 2020.
In December 2019, it was announced that Knight will replace
Steve Price to host Afternoons on
2GB from 13 January 2020.
Personal life
Knight is married and has three children.
References
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Nine News presenters
10 News First presenters
Living people
1972 births
Charles Sturt University alumni
People from Coffs Harbour
Australian television talk show hosts
Australian women television presenters
Australian women radio presenters
2GB presenters