Davina Smith

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Davina Smith
Born1982 (age 41–42)
Toowoomba, Queensland
NationalityAustralian
EducationUniversity of Southern Queensland
Occupation(s)Journalist, news presenter
Years active2002−present
Employer Nine Network
Television Today Extra
Nine News
Spouse
Mark Cameron
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(m. 2010)​
Children2

Davina Smith (born 1982) is an Australian journalist and news presenter. [1]

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Smith currently presents Nine Morning News, Nine Afternoon News Sydney and is news presenter on the Nine Network's Today Extra .

Career

Smith attended St Ursula's College in Toowoomba before studying at the University of Southern Queensland. [1]

In 2002, Smith did work experience in Brisbane's Nine newsroom. That led to a job with Nine's then-regional affiliate WIN News , working as a reporter and presenter in Rockhampton, Toowoomba and the Sunshine Coast. [1]

Smith has also been a relief weather presenter for WIN Television, filling in for Peter Byrne on the various local editions of WIN News in Queensland.

In 2011, Smith moved to the Nine Network in Brisbane, to help fill the void left by the sackings of two journalists and a news producer over the network's "Choppergate" scandal. [2] She primarily presented the weather on weekends, but also filled in as the main presenter whenever required, including when Eva Milic went on maternity leave in 2012. [1]

In February 2014, Smith moved to Sydney and was appointed presenter for both Nine Morning News and Nine Afternoon News whilst Amelia Adams was on maternity leave. Adams returned from maternity leave in October 2014 becoming presenter of Nine News Now , with Alison Ariotti returning to Queensland to present the news on weekends.

Personal life

Smith grew up on a cattle farm in Central Queensland.[ citation needed ]

As a Toowoomba local, Smith has said that one of the hardest stories she has covered was the Toowoomba floods. [1] Speaking about the experience, she said: "You write and speak from a different perspective when the story is so personal. I know the experience made me a better journalist". [1]

In 2010, Smith married her partner Mark Cameron in Toowoomba during the city's annual Carnival of Flowers festival. [3]

In May 2016, Smith gave birth to a daughter. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Meet The Team: Davina Smith, 9news.com.au website. Accessed 8 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Burrowes, Tim (29 August 2011). "Mike Dalton to run Nine News in Queensland after Choppergate sackings". Mumbrella. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Married amongst carnival blooms, Louise O'Keefe, The Chronicle , 16 September 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Channel Nine's Davina Smith just welcomed her first child, Mamamia , 8 May 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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