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Tracy Vo (born 1983[ citation needed ]) is an Australian journalist, radio and television news presenter and reporter and author. [1] [2] Vo is currently the weekend news presenter for Nine News in Perth.

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Tracy Vo
Born1983
Perth, Western Australia
Education Hollywood Senior High School
Curtin University
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • former radio presenter
  • TV news presenter
  • TV reporter
  • author
Employer Nine Network
SpouseLiam Connolly (2023-present)

Early life

Vo grew up in Perth and completed her schooling at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School at Nollamara and Hollywood Senior High School. [2] She obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Curtin University. [1]

Career

Vo's early career included stints at Sydney radio station 2SM, and Sky News Australia. [1] [2]

Vo subsequently started in television and joined the Nine Network firstly in Sydney at TCN in 2007 where she remained until 2012, after which she returned to Perth for personal reasons, and commenced working as a journalist at the Nine Network Perth. [3]

In 2014, Vo published a book entitled Small Bamboo, which detailed her parents' arrival in Australia in the late 1970s as Vietnamese boat people following the Vietnam War. [4] [5] [2]

In 2016, Vo was appointed news presenter on local Today Perth presenting live half-hourly local news bulletins throughout the time-delayed broadcast of national breakfast show, Today . [1] She remained in the position until 2018 when she was appointed presenter of the Nine Network's local afternoon program, Nine Live Perth . [1]

In December 2019, it was announced Vo had been appointed the news presenter on the network's national breakfast show, Today. [6] She commenced this role on 6 January 2020. [7] As a Vietnamese-Australian, Vo's appointment meant she became one of only a few Asian faces on commercial television in Australia. [8] Nine's decision to appoint Vo to such a prominent role at the network was met with praise, and was described by one media outlet as "symbolic of progress towards greater media representation of Australia's multicultural population". [9]

In March 2020, Vo permanently returned to Perth due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [10] On her return to Perth, Vo replaced Louise Momber as weekend presenter of Nine News Perth. Alex Cullen replaced Vo on Today presenting both news and sport.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Meet the Team: Tracy Vo, Nine News website. Accessed 20 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Caccetta, Wendy (28 April 2014) Two worlds, one heart: TV journalist Tracy Vo highlights her struggles in book Small Bamboo, Perth Now . Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. ↑ (26 August 2012) Tracy Vo heads back to Perth to care for parents, The Sunday Telegraph . Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Vo, Tracy (2014), Small Bamboo: How my family's journey on a leaky boat led to our wonderful life in Australia, Allen & Unwin, ISBN   9781743316153. Accessed 20 January 2020.
  5. ↑ Biography & Autobiography: Small Bamboo, Allen & Unwin Book Publishers website. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  6. ↑ Prestipino, David; Moran, Robert (18 December 2020) Vo and Co to give Today a "westside vibe" in 2020, The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  7. ↑ (7 January 2020) Karl Stefanovic's big comeback pays off for Today, news.com.au . Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  8. ↑ Cheer, Louise (18 December 2019) Why Tracy Vo's Today role means so much to me, Yahoo! Lifestyle . Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  9. ↑ Vrajlal, Alicia (19 December 2019) Why Tracy Vo's Today Show role is important to fellow Vietnamese-Australian Jody Phan, Huffington Post Australia . Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "Today show suffers another blow". NewsComAu. 12 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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