Sharyn Ghidella is an Australian journalist and news presenter. Ghidella currently presents ''

Seven News Brisbane ''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 television, high definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while f ...

'' with

Max Futcher Max Futcher is an Australian television presenter and journalist. He currently co-anchors the Brisbane edition of ''Seven News'' with Sharyn Ghidella each weeknight after being chosen to replace Bill McDonald in March 2018. Prior to joining S ...

from Monday to Friday.Profile: Sharyn Ghidella
''7 News Brisbane'', Yahoo7. Retrieved 9 September 2018.

Career

Ghidella's career in television began in the region, as a reporter and presenter for North Queensland Television (now 10 QLD). She also produced and presented the regional weekly current affairs program, ''Newsweek''. She moved to Brisbane to work with

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's News division, before going to the

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 ...

Nine Network

She spent her first three years at the

reporting for ''

National Nine News ''Nine News'' (stylised ''9News'') is the national news service of the Nine Network in Australia. Its flagship program is the hour-long 6:00 pm state bulletin, produced by Nine's owned-and-operated stations in TCN, Sydney, GTV (Australia) ...

'', writing and presenting hourly news breaks. In the mid-1990s she began hosting Nine's ''Daybreak'' program, which was later renamed '' National Nine Early News''. She took over from

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as anchor of '' National Nine Morning News'' in 2000, but later switched with

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who had taken over at 6 am. Returning to the early news meant she became a regular substitute host on ''

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'' filling in for anchor

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or news presenter Ian Ross. When Ross left the show in 2001, she became permanent news presenter, and continued as fill in host for the show.Butler, Dianne (15 November 2006
Seven poaches Nine newsreader
''The Courier Mail''. Retrieved 9 September 2018. In February 2005,

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replaced Ghidella on ''

''. Ghidella moved to co-host '' National Nine Early News'' alongside Chris Smith and weather presenter

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; this lasted until June 2005. Ghidella then moved back to her previous position as news presenter on ''

'' while McKinnon moved to host '' National Nine Morning News''. Ghidella left ''

'' and the Nine Network on 1 December 2006 with sources claiming she was upset by constantly being overlooked for other roles at ''National Nine News''. Ghidella was replaced by '' National Nine Morning News'' presenter

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Seven Network

In 2007, she replaced

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on ''

'' as weekend presenter. In 2008, she replaced

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on ''

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'' as news presenter, and remained in the position until late 2010. In January 2013, Ghidella began presenting ''

''from Sunday to Thursday with Bill McDonald and was also appointed presenter of '' Today Tonight Queensland''. The show was axed in February 2014. She has hosted events for

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, The Australian Grand Prix Corporation, The Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, The Special Events Society,

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, The Cairns Business Women's Association, The Cairns Amateurs,

The Benevolent Society The Benevolent Society, founded by Edward Smith Hall in 1813, is Australia's first and oldest charity. The society is an independent, not-for-profit organization whose main goals include helping families, older Australians and people with disabili ...

and ItalCommercio. She regularly works with

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and is an ambassador for the Variety Clubs of Australia. She is also a supporter of the Humpty Dumpty Foundation and has lent a hand to the

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and the Hope for the Children Foundation.

Personal life

Ghidella was born in

Babinda Babinda is a rural town and locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Babinda had a population of 1,253 people. Geography Babinda is located south of Cairns. The town is noted for its proximity to Queensla ...

, in Far North Queensland. She and her partner, freelance cameraman Paul Croll, have two sons.Why marriage isn't for Sharyn
''Balance by Deborah Hutton''. Retrieved 9 September 2018.

References

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