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Debi Edward is a Scottish television broadcaster, currently working for ITN as Asia Correspondent on ITV News. [1]

Originally from Aberdeen, Edward joined STV in 2005 as a reporter and presenter of Scotland Today's weekday morning bulletins at 5.25am during GMTV, and occasionally the weekend bulletins. In 2007, she co-presented STV's daily magazine programme, The Five Thirty Show , alongside Stephen Jardine. Edward left The Five Thirty Show in May 2008 to become ITV's Scotland Correspondent, and was replaced by ex- ITV Morning News presenter Rachel McTavish.

Edward was appointed China Correspondent of ITV News in February 2016. [2]

Edward was visiting Australia during the 2019/2020 bushfire crisis in her work as a foreign correspondent. During a visit to Kangaroo Island (South Australia) she was the target of a prank involving a dropbear, her reaction to which went viral. [3]

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References

  1. "Debi Edward". LinkedIn . Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. "That's me Beijing bound.". Twitter . Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. Dillon, Meagan (13 January 2020). "'Comedy gold': A UK journalist has fallen for a drop bear prank that's gone viral". ABC News. Retrieved 13 January 2020.