Mike Amor is an Australian journalist and news presenter. Amor is currently the weekend presenter of ''

Seven News Melbourne ''7NEWS'' is the television news service of the Seven Network and, as of 2021, the highest-rating in Australia. National bulletins are presented from Seven's high definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are p ...

'' with

Rebecca Maddern Rebecca Maddern (born 6 August 1977) is an Australian television presenter and journalist. Maddern is currently weekend presenter of ''Seven News Melbourne'' with Mike Amor and presents ''Seven Afternoon News'' in Melbourne. She has worked at ...

and presents ''Seven Afternoon News'' in

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. Previously, he was the network's US Bureau Chief for almost two decades, based in

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Career

Amor was United States Bureau Chief for ''

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'', based in Los Angeles for 17 years. He won the Edward R Murrow National Award in the Breaking News category for his report of the rescue of a toddler after the

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earthquake and has been nominated for two Australian Logies, winning in 2008 for his report on the Garuda plane crash in Indonesia. In a career spanning 25 years, Amor has covered many of the biggest stories in the world. He was on the ground in New York during the

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. He helped rescue Australian tourists trapped in New Orleans after

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. He has led Seven's coverage for three US elections, including

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's win in 2008. He is also a war correspondent having covered the

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...

n rebellion, the Gaza war and two Fijian coups. In July 2006, Amor was appointed presenter of '' Seven 4.30 News'' replacing

. Amor won two awards at the 2015 Southern California Journalism Awards for two ''Seven News'' reports. In the same year, he was awarded the LA Press Club's American National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award for coverage of the death of

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. In August 2018, it was announced that Amor would move back to Australia after 17 years as United States Bureau Chief to replace

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as weekend presenter of ''

''. He was also appointed ''Seven Afternoon News'' presenter. Ashlee Mullany replaced Amor as United States Bureau Chief. Amor regularly fills in for

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on ''

''.

Controversy

On 12 January 2022, leaked footage of Amor alongside co-anchor Rebecca Maddern revealed Amor referring to Serbian tennis player

Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl, Новак Ђоковић, translit=Novak Đoković, ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 for a record total 373 weeks, and has finished as the year-end No. 1 ...

as an "arsehole" in an off-air conversation. The conversation was sparked by Djokovic's recent release from detention by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.

References

External links

Mike Amor profile
seven.com.au
Profile
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