Pamela Medlen is a

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n journalist, reporter, and news presenter. Since September 2020, she has presented ''

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'' on Monday-Thursday evenings. Medlen grew up on her family's farm in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, before moving to

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to study journalism at

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. While studying, she worked at Curtin Radio. After completing her degree Medlen travelled overseas, working in London and moving around Europe for a year and a half. She returned to Perth and worked for suburban newspapers. She won a WA Youth Award for reporting, and was awarded as

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's best journalist. In 2006, Medlen began working at the

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; she has been a reporter and producer, as well as reading the weekend news bulletins, before replacing

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in September 2020 as the presenter of the flagship weekday evening news. Medlen was a master of ceremonies for

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Perth in 2012.

Personal life

Medlen lives in

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with her long-term partner and their two dogs.

References

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