Jayne Azzopardi (born 1980) is an Australian television presenter, reporter and journalist.
Jayne Azzopardi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980 (age 43–44) |
| Education | Caringbah High School University of Technology Sydney |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenter, news reporter & journalist |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Employer | Nine Network |
| Television | Today |
| Spouse | Trent Butler (m. 2018) |
| Children | 2 |
Azzopardi is currently a news presenter of Nine Network's breakfast program Today.
She has previously been a co-host and news presenter of Weekend Today and reporter for Nine News Sydney.
Media career
editAfter she studied journalism at the University of Technology in Sydney, Azzopardi started her career as a journalist at WIN News located in Wagga Wagga.
Before joining Nine, Jayne also worked at international news organisations including ITN, BBC, CNBC & Al Jazeera.
Azzopardi joined Nine News in 2009 as a political journalist based in Canberra, where she covered two elections and three leadership changes.[1]
In 2011, she moved to the Sydney newsroom to report on breaking news stories across Australia and around the world, from natural disasters to Hollywood red carpets and royal tours.[2]
In addition to her reporting duties, Azzopardi has hosted Talking Married on Nine Network's sister channel, 9Life.
In December 2015, it was announced that Azzopardi would replace Wendy Kingston as the news presenter for Weekend Today.
In April 2023, she was announced as co-host of Weekend Today alongside Clint Stanaway.[3]
In July 2024, Azzopardi was appointed as the news presenter on Today, replacing Brooke Boney.[4][5]
Personal life
editJayne resides in Sydney and attended Caringbah High School and later studied journalism at the University of Technology Sydney.[6]
On 31 March 2018, Azzopardi married Trent Butler at Glen Albyn Estate in Tasmania.[7]
On 4 February 2020, she gave birth to her first child named Joey.[8]
External links
edit- Jayne Azzopardi, TSA Talent
References
edit- ^ "Jayne Azzopardi | Management". thesocietyagency. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Jayne Azzopardi, Weekend Today's news reader TODAY Show News Team - 9News". www.9news.com.au. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Jayne Azzopardi and Clint Stanaway confirmed as new hosts of Weekend Today". 9now.nine.com.au. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Jayne Azzopardi to succeed Brooke Boney on Today show | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Jolly, Nathan (16 July 2024). "Nine announces Brooke Boney's Today replacement". Mumbrella. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Jayne Azzopardi, Contributor". honey.nine.com.au. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Jayne Azzopardi's beautiful Tassie wedding". 9 Honey. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Jayne Azzopardi welcomes baby boy". celebrity.nine.com.au. Retrieved 7 December 2020.