John Schluter (born 1955) is an Australian journalist and weather presenter. Schluter currently presents a weekly "Flashback" report and is a fill-in weather presenter on ''

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'' in

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Career

Nine Network

Schluter presented the weather on ''

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'' in Brisbane for nearly 25 years; he ended his affiliation with the

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in September 2006. In the late 1980s, Schluter did voice-over work for Brisbane Ten (

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-0/10) but returned to Nine. He was subsequently replaced by weekend weather presenter

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Seven Network

Schluter was later signed by ''

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'' as a fill-in weather presenter for

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, a position that was later made permanent following high ratings for the then-third rate Seven bulletin. His tenure at ''Seven News'' coincided with the bulletin overtaking ''Nine News'', where he formerly worked, in the Brisbane television ratings battle; Seven continued to lead in the Brisbane market until it was again overtaken by ''Nine News'' in 2013. In November 2013, Schluter retired as a weather presenter and was replaced by Paul Burt and Tony Auden. He continues to host a weekly Flashback item and act as a fill-in weather presenter on ''

''.

Personal life

Schluter was educated at the

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. He is married to former Brisbane television identity, Chris Collins, who presented news on Brisbane's '' Ten News'' with Rob Readings from 1987 to 1989. He also has a son.

References

External links

7News - John Schluter
1955 births Living people Seven News presenters People educated at Anglican Church Grammar School {{Australia-tv-bio-stub