Rebecca Jane Morse (born 26 August 1977, in

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) is an Australian journalist, news and radio presenter. Morse was a presenter of Adelaide's '' 10 News First.'' She is also a co-host on

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's breakfast radio show ''Bec, Cosi & Lehmo'' in Adelaide with Andrew "Cosi" Costello and

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Career

Morse attended

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and the

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at Magill. Prior to joining Ten she worked for the

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in Adelaide as a reporter and presenter. She was a finalist in the

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in 2004 in the category of Television News Reporting and in 2005 won the gold award for Journalist of the Year at the South Australian Media Awards. Morse replaced

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in March 2006. In 2012, Morse hosted "The Newsfeed" with Ryan "Burgo" Burgess on

. In August 2020, Morse was made redundant by Network 10. She presented her final Adelaide-based ''10 News First'' bulletin on 11 September before production of the state-based Adelaide bulletin moved back to Melbourne.

Personal life

She is married to ''

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'' reporter James (Jimmy) Wakelin; they have three daughters, Grace, Milla and Frankie.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morse, Rebecca University of South Australia alumni 1977 births 10 News First presenters ABC News (Australia) presenters Living people Journalists from South Australia People from Adelaide Australian women television journalists