Tracy Grimshaw (born 3 June 1960) is an Australian journalist and television presenter. She was the host of ''

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'' between 2006–2022, and was a co-host of ''

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'' between 1996–2005.

Career

Grimshaw's career began in 1981 when she joined '' Nine News'' in

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as a reporter. In 1985 she began presenting news bulletins and by 1987 had been appointed the presenter of '' Nine Morning News''. Through the early 1990s, Grimshaw reported on overseas events for the

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, as well as reporting for ''A Current Affair'' and hosting the program over the summer non-ratings period. In 1995, Grimshaw appeared as co-host of ''

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'' with

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. The following year she was host of '' Today on Saturday'' and ''Animal Hospital''. In November 1996, Grimshaw was appointed the co-host of ''Today'' with Steve Liebmann, a position she held for nine years. She finished her role as co-host of ''Today'' on 23 December 2005 and was replaced by

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. In 2005, Grimshaw played the news reporter character Katie Current in the Australian cinema and DVD release of ''

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'' (the original lines were provided by American journalist

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). On 30 January 2006, Grimshaw began presenting ''A Current Affair'', replacing Ray Martin. In May 2006, she interviewed Beaconsfield Mine collapse survivors Todd Russell and Brant Webb in a special two-hour presentation called ''The Great Escape''. Grimshaw was a nominee for the

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in 2018. On 5 September 2022, Grimshaw announced that she would step down as host of ''

'' on 24 November 2022 after 17 years.

Personal life

Grimshaw grew up in

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. On 7 May 2015, she was involved in a horse riding accident believed to have been at her property in Sydney's north-western suburbs. She was airlifted to

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. Grimshaw supports

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in the

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References

External links

''A Current Affair'' website
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