Sue Kellaway

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Sue Kellaway
Bornc. 1940 (age 82–83)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Education University of Canterbury [ citation needed ]
Occupation(s)Television presenter, journalist
SpouseCharles Bidwill

Sue Kellaway (born c. 1940) [1] is a New Zealand-Australian former television journalist and presenter.

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Kellaway worked in her native country, before coming to Australia, where she was the original hostess of breakfast news program, Good Morning Australia , a format based on the American concept of Good Morning America opposite Gordon Elliott, and subsequently on the Nine Network program Today , opposite Steve Liebmann.

Biography

Early career

Kellaway was educated at St Margaret's College, Christchurch and attended the University of Canterbury, she trained as a nurse, before switching to modelling and singing. She then won Miss Universe New Zealand pageant, [2] before entering public relations and advertising.

Career in New Zealand

Kellaway started her career in journalism then in her native New Zealand on television as a reporter and presenter for South Pacific Television [ citation needed ]

Career in Australia

Kellaway visited Australia in 1980 on a vacation and realized there were not many women working as news anchors at the time. She was selected to host Good Morning Australia , a new breakfast TV news program which was being launched on Rupert Murdoch's Network Ten, and would follow a similar concept to the American morning show Good Morning America' [2]

In 1982, she moved to co-host the Nine Network's Today program, another breakfast show, when it launched and she continued to co-host opposite Steve Liebmann until 1985. [3] [4]

She lives in the United Kingdom with her husband, New Zealand business executive Charles Bidwill, and has homes in Mexico and Portugal[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ Morrissey, Di (3 May 2014). "The early risers". Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 Erlich, Rita (23 January 1981). "Start the day with Miss New Zealand". The Age. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Steve bows out after 22 years on Today". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australian Associated Press. 11 February 2005. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Qazi, Basmah. "Fashion flashback: 26 years of Today show style | OverSixty". oversixty.com.au. Retrieved 22 June 2021.


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