Jessica Adamson (born 1972 or 1973)
is an Australian journalist.
Adamson was formerly a weekend presenter on ''
Seven News Adelaide''.
Career
Adamson's first television appearance was in the late 1980s when she appeared with her sister on
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 ...
variety program ''
Hey Hey It's Saturday
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''.
[Bryant, Daniel (23 October 2019]
Video of Jess Adamson on Red Faces uncovered
Mix 102.3
Mix 102.3 (call sign: 5ADD) is a commercial FM radio station in Adelaide, Australia, owned by ARN.
Mix 102.3 plays current hits and a variety of 1980s and 1990s music (Hot Adult Contemporary), primarily targeted at the 25-54 age group. Adela ...
, Australian Radio Network
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The company operates the ARN News service in Australia, which uses international correspondents ...
. Retrieved 24 October 2019. Adamson and her sister Amy competed on the show's infamous talent segment ''
Red Faces
''Hey Hey It's Saturday'' was a long-running variety television program on Australian television. It initially ran for 28 years on the Nine Network from 9 October 1971 to 20 November 1999, with a recess in 1978. Its host throughout its entire ...
'', where they performed as an act called Ben Sullivan's Sisters, staging a brief routine called "Can't Blow the Candle Out".
[
Adamson has been a crime reporter for more than a decade but also acts as ]foreign correspondent
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at times, covering the Asian tsunami
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and also the Olympic
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Sports
Competitions
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** Summer Olympic Games
** Winter Olympic Games
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games in Sydney
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, Athens
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and Beijing
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. Adamason also regularly filled in as a weeknight presenter on '' Seven News Adelaide''.
In December 2014, Adamson was announced as weekend presenter on Seven News Adelaide replacing Graeme Goodings
Graeme Goodings (born 21 June 1948) is an Australian television and radio presenter.
Early career
Goodings's break in media came in 1963 when, after working as a panel operator at Melbourne radio station 3AW, he went on air Christmas Morning t ...
, she began her new role on 24 January 2015. On 14 October 2019, Adamson commenced an eight-week period of filling in for Jodie Oddy on the Mix 102.3
Mix 102.3 (call sign: 5ADD) is a commercial FM radio station in Adelaide, Australia, owned by ARN.
Mix 102.3 plays current hits and a variety of 1980s and 1990s music (Hot Adult Contemporary), primarily targeted at the 25-54 age group. Adela ...
breakfast show while Oddy was on maternity leave. On 23 June 2020, Adamson left the Seven Network
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due to budget cuts.
Personal life
Adamson is married to David and they have three children.
References
External links
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Living people
1970s births
Year of birth uncertain
21st-century Australian journalists
21st-century Australian women writers