Deborah Knight

Deborah Knight
Deborah Knight in 2013
Born	23 November 1972 Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Journalist and news presenter
Employer	Nine Network
Spouse(s)	Lindsay Dunbar
Children	Darcy, Elsa & Audrey

Deborah Knight is an Australian journalist, television presenter and newsreader.

Knight is currently co-host of Weekend Today and Nine News presenter.

Career

Knight studied at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst, New South Wales where she earned a degree in journalism, graduating in 1993. During her studies she was a broadcaster with on-campus community radio station 2MCE-FM.

She began her career in the media working for the radio station 2WG in Wagga Wagga and then moved to Mix 106.5 in Sydney before accepting a position with the ABC.^[1] During her time at the ABC she took on various roles including rural reporting, working for the youth orientated Triple J and hosting the prestigious AM and breakfast programme on Radio National.

Knight joined Network Ten in the Canberra Press Gallery after being discovered by the network's political editor, Paul Bongiorno. She covered two Federal elections and also regularly presented Meet The Press and national Ten News bulletins. In the summer of 2000/01 she joined George Donikian on Ten News at Five Adelaide.

After her stint in Adelaide she headed up Network Ten's US Bureau in Los Angeles with Rahni Sadler for three years, covering major stories including the September 11 attacks on the US, the re-election of George W. Bush, and the Iraq War.

Knight moved back to Australia in November 2004 where she worked as a fill-in news presenter before she joining Ron Wilson as presenter of Network Ten's Ten News at Five in Sydney in January 2006 after the departure of Jessica Rowe to the Nine Network. She was also a fill-in presenter on Ten Late News and also a regular substitute presenter for Meet The Press on Sunday mornings.

In October 2011, Knight was replaced by Sandra Sully as the presenter of Network Ten's Ten News at Five in Sydney.

In November 2011, it was announced that Knight would be joining the Nine Network replacing Alicia Gorey as news presenter on Weekend Today, Monday news presenter on Today.

In May 2013, Knight was appointed presenter of a new business finance show Financial Review Sunday.

Knight was also a fill in presenter for Leila McKinnon on Weekend Today. In August 2014, Leila McKinnon returned from maternity leave. Weekend Today executive producer, Mark Calvert announced that "Leila is moving on to the news department of Nine, covering some great stuff. And it is with the saddest pleasure that she is leaving the show to explore other opportunities".

In February 2015, Knight was finally officially announced as co-host of Weekend Today with Cameron Williams.

Personal life

Knight is married to Lindsay Dunbar and they have three children Darcy, Elsa and Audrey.^[2]

In August 2015, Deborah announced that she is pregnant with her third child.^[3]

References

1. "Presenters". Austvhistory. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
2. "Deborah Knight". ninemsn Pty Ltd. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
3. "Happy news for the Today Show's Deborah Knight.". Retrieved 2015-08-09.