Laurel Edwards (born 1 October 1966) is an Australian television presenter, radio announcer and singer.

Career

Edwards' radio career began in 1992, commencing work at

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radio station

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, where she remained until 2022.(18 May 2017
Laurel celebrates on-air milestone
''radioinfo''. Retrieved 1 September 2018. In 2005, Edwards was named as Brisbane's longest serving female

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presenter. 4KQ marked Edwards' 25th anniversary with the station in 2017. Edwards' first television job was hosting Nine Network children's program ''OK for Kids'' in 1987. she was a presenter on

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travel show '' The Great Day Out''. She is the sole remaining original presenter on the show, having been with the program since it was launched as ''The Great South East'' in 1997. Lawrence, Elissa (22 May 2017
Laurel Edwards: Reflections over a 25-year career
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'', News Corp Australia. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

Personal life

Edwards met

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at the Gympie Music Muster in 1993, and they married in 1996. They have two children, Clay and Jem, and celebrated 20 years of marriage in 2016.(3 November 2016
So what's the secret to a long and happy marriage?
''radioinfo''. Retrieved 1 September 2018. Clay is a radio presenter with Brisbane

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station

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where he co-presents the ''Dunn & Daley Show'' with Jamie Dunn.

Jem Cassar-Daley Jem Irene Cassar-Daley is an Australian indie pop singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of country music singer Troy Cassar-Daley and TV presenter Laurel Edwards and is a Gumbaynggirr Bundjalung woman. Early life and education Jem Cass ...

is a singer-songwriter.

References

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