Jane Doyle

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Jane Doyle

OAM
Born (1958-02-09) 9 February 1958 (age 65) [1]
Adelaide, Australia
OccupationNews presenter
Years active1981–present
Employer Seven Network
Known for Seven News Adelaide
Spouse Ian Doyle

Jane Doyle OAM (born 9 February 1958) is a retired Australian television presenter who was best known for presenting Seven News in Adelaide between 1989 and 2022, [2] having joined the Seven Network from ABC TV.

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Early career

Doyle began as a school teacher before moving in journalism in far-north Queensland. In 1981, she and her husband, fellow journalist Ian Doyle, moved to regional South Australia where she held a number of positions with ABC Local Radio and local newspapers.

ABC News

After arriving in Adelaide she returned to print as Adelaide editor of TV Week before again joining the ABC as a news reader. In 1988, after a year as substitute presenter for ABC TV's ABC News Adelaide, she became the main presenter of the 7pm bulletin.

Seven News and Channel 7

The following year, Doyle moved to SAS-7 to present Seven Nightly News with Graeme Goodings. She anchored her first night at the station on 28 August 1989. [3]

She has also been a reporter on local programs such as Discover and Adelaide Weekender, and for many years she was a commentator for the broadcast of the annual Adelaide Christmas Pageant and the annual ANZAC Day parade. She also has hosted Carols by Candlelight where she also displayed her talent for singing with some renditions of classic Christmas carols. Since January 2005, she has also worked on the 5AA breakfast radio show. [4] [ needs update ]

She was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2022 Australia Day Honours for service to the broadcast media, particularly to television, and to the community. [5]

On 17 November 2022, Doyle announced that she would retire from Seven News after 33 years with the Seven Network. [6] Her last bulletin was on 15 December. On 2 December 2022, it was announced that Will Goodings and Rosanna Mangiarelli would succeed Doyle on weeknights. [7]

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References

  1. Channel 7 Adelaide (9 February 2018). "HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our amazing 7 News Adelaide presenter, Jane Doyle!". Facebook . Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. "A cause dear to her heart". The Advertiser . 24 August 2007. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012.
  3. Olle, Emily (28 August 2019). "Jane Doyle celebrates 30 years behind the 7NEWS Adelaide desk". 7News.
  4. "Austereo loses its grip on five-city FM sweep". The Australian .[ dead link ]
  5. "Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) entry for Mrs Jane DOYLE". It's an Honour, Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022. For service to the broadcast media, particularly to television, and to the community
  6. "News royalty to retire: 7NEWS Adelaide host Jane Doyle calls time on decorated media career". 7News . Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  7. "Rosanna Mangiarelli and Will Goodings to present the 7NEWS Adelaide 6pm weekday bulletin". Seven News. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.