Jillian Whiting is an Australian television presenter. Whiting has previously been a presenter on ''

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Early life

Whiting was born in

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on 12 July 1971, moving with her family to Brisbane after her parents divorced. The move enabled her brother Chris to attend universityParallel lives: Strong family heart
Elissa Lawrence, '' The Sunday Mail'', 25 September 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2016. and so she could attend high school in Brisbane.Jillian Whiting biography
Jillian Whiting Media website. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

Career

After graduating from the

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, Whiting took up a position as a research assistant in 1991 with Seven Brisbane where she later became a reporter and weekend news presenter for ''

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''. She joined Nine Brisbane in 1996 as a reporter and soon became presenter of the weekend editions of ''

''. She became co-presenter of the weekday news with

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in 2001; together, they took the bulletin to the top of the ratings in Queensland and were presenting at the time when the

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took place. She later returned to presenting on weekends following the birth of her first child. In 2006 she became presenter of the Gold Coast edition of ''

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'' after production moved to Brisbane, and soon after assumed role as presenter of ''

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'', Nine's local tabloid current affairs program. In December 2008, Whiting resigned from the

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in Brisbane. In January 2009, Jillian returned to Seven Brisbane where she became a presenter on ''

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'', a fill-in presenter on ''

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'' and occasional ''

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'' reporter. During recent years Whiting has been a presenter with Brisbane radio station 4BC and a columnist for ''

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''. Whiting is currently involved in media consulting work which has included establishing her own media consulting business.

Personal life

Whiting is married and has two children. Whiting has a sister and a brother,

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. In 2009, Whiting said she regretted keeping her maiden name when she married her husband.Is it better to keep or change your name when you marry?
Spencer Howson, ABC Local Radio Queensland, 14 July 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

References

External links

Saxton Speakers profile
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