Karina Carvalho

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Karina Carvalho is an Australian journalist. She was born in Sri Lanka, and moved to Perth at the age of four.

Carvalho is currently a presenter and reporter on Seven News in Melbourne. [1]

She has previously been a presenter on the ABC News Channel.

Career

Carvalho graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts with a Journalism major.

After work experience in Perth and Sydney she moved to the UK, where she did work experience with the BBC as a journalist and producer on programs such as HARDtalk, and on assignment to the US.

In 2006, Carvalho returned to Perth and in 2007 started work with the ABC, initially with casual work in the newsroom before being promoted to role of weekday presenter, following the resignation of Alicia Gorey.

In February 2012, Carvalho moved to Melbourne and co-hosted ABC News Breakfast on ABC1 and ABC News 24 while Virginia Trioli was on maternity leave. She remained co-host until March 2013. She was one of the last journalists to interview the author Bryce Courtenay before his death and anchored coverage from Brisbane during the latest flood crisis.

In April 2013, Carvalho was appointed presenter of ABC News QLD replacing David Curnow. [2]

In January 2018, Carvalho was appointed presenter of ABC Evening News on ABC News and relocated to Sydney. She was replaced on ABC News QLD by Matt Wordsworth.

On 17 December 2023 The West Australian said "ABC presenter Karina Carvalho has quit the national broadcaster over concerns about its editorial direction." [3]

In July 2024, Carvalho joined Seven News in Melbourne as a presenter and reporter. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Seven welcomes new face to 7NEWS Melbourne". 7NEWS. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "ABC TV and radio news revamp". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Former ABC Perth anchor Karina Carvalho quits national broadcaster". The West Australian.
  4. ↑ "Seven welcomes new face to 7NEWS Melbourne". 7NEWS. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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