John (born 9 July 1956) is an Australian

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. Mangos has previously been a news presenter on

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. He has also made cameo appearances on the Australian comedy programs '' Pizza'', '' Swift and Shift Couriers'' and ''

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''.

Career

Television

began his career as a journalist for ''

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'' in 1978 at the GTV 9 newsroom in Melbourne. He was hired by legendary News Director John Sorrell who wanted to make Mangos the first Greek-Australian face on mainstream commercial television. During his 14 years with the Nine Network he covered State and Federal Politics before becoming the United States correspondent. In 1989, he joined

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on his late night news and current affairs program ''Coast to Coast'', replacing

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. has also been a news presenter for ''Eyewitness News'' on the

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, an international reporter for ''

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'' and the host of his own daytime chat show ''At Home with John Mangos'' on the

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for two years. In 2008, he became a contestant on '' It Takes Two'', a variety show that teams celebrities with professional singers, who each week compete against each other in a sing-off to impress a panel of judges and ultimately the viewing public in order to survive potential elimination. In June 2011, John Mangos' contract with Sky News was not renewed following controversial comments he made on the ''

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'' program. The comments led to a complaint to the Human Rights Commission. In September 2011, Mangos filled in for

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on ''

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'' for one month. In December 2011, Mangos joined the

as a fill in news presenter on '' Seven Morning News'' and '' Seven 4.30 News.'' He also regularly appeared on ''

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'' and '' The Morning Show''.

Other

lives in Sydney, where he runs his own media consultancy, Megisti Media, which was named after the Greek island of his family's origin, Kastellorizo. He is also Director of Media for international financial corporate relations firm FTI.

Personal life

is married to Tanny and they have two sons.John – It Takes Two

References

External links

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) {{DEFAULTSORT:Mangos, John 1956 births Australian television presenters Australian people of Greek descent Journalists from Sydney Living people Place of birth missing (living people)