Laurel Edwards

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Laurel Edwards
BornOctober 1966 (age 57–58)
Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • radio announcer
  • singer
Spouse
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(m. 1996)​
ChildrenClay, Jem Cassar-Daley

Laurel Edwards (born October 1966) is an Australian television presenter, radio announcer, and singer.

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Early life

Edwards was probably born in early October 1966. [1]

Career

Edwards' radio career began in 1992, commencing work at Brisbane radio station 4KQ, where she remained until 2022. [2] In 2005, Edwards was named as Brisbane's longest serving female breakfast radio presenter. [3] 4KQ marked Edwards' 25th anniversary with the station in 2017. [2]

Edwards' first television job was hosting Nine Network children's program OK for Kids in 1987. As of 2017 she was a presenter on Seven Network travel show The Great Day Out . She is the sole remaining original presenter on the show, having been with the program since it was launched as The Great South East in 1997. [4]

In 2023 she was inducted into the Australian Commercial Radio Hall of Fame. [5]

Personal life

Edwards met Troy Cassar-Daley at the Gympie Music Muster in 1993, and they married in 1996. [6]

They have two children, Clay and Jem. [4] [7] Clay is a radio presenter with Brisbane Indigenous station 98.9 FM, where he co-presents the Dunn & Daley Show with Jamie Dunn. [4] Jem Cassar-Daley is a singer-songwriter. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Laurel Edwards celebrates her 50th with a surprise Countdown Party". Radio Today. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2023. Note: Does not cite actual birthday.
  2. 1 2 (18 May 2017) Laurel celebrates on-air milestone, radioinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. ↑ (19 January 2006) Big Brisbane year for 4KQ's Laurel Edwards, radioinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 Lawrence, Elissa (22 May 2017) Laurel Edwards: Reflections over a 25-year career, The Courier-Mail , News Corp Australia. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Hall of Fame". ACRA Awards. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  6. ↑ (5 August 2011) Muster a big part of Troy's life, The Gympie Times , APN News & Media. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  7. ↑ (3 November 2016) So what's the secret to a long and happy marriage?, radioinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. ↑ Knowles, Rachael (8 April 2022). "Continuing the family legacy, Jem Cassar-Daley is making her mark with music". NITV . Retrieved 12 December 2022.


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