Wendy Kingston

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Wendy Kingston
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Journalist, news presenter
Years active2000–present
Employer Nine Network
Television Nine News
Children3

Wendy Kingston is an Australian journalist and television news presenter.

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Kingston was previously a presenter of Nine Afternoon News Queensland , as well as other national bulletins from Sydney.

Career

Kingston's media career began in 2000 working as a reporter and newsreader for ABC Radio Brisbane, before moving to ABC Radio Rockhampton. In 2001, she moved to WIN News as reporter and fill-in newsreader for the Toowoomba bulletin. After six-months, Kingston was appointed as full-time presenter of the Toowoomba and Sunshine Coast WIN News bulletins. [1]

In 2005, Kingston resigned from WIN and moved to Sydney, where she was picked up by the Nine Network to report for Nine News in Sydney. [1]

In January 2013, Kingston was appointed presenter of Nine News Now, a bulletin that includes a mix of news, sport, panel discussions and showbiz. She returned from maternity leave, as a result. [2] [3]

In June 2016, Kingston was appointed presenter of Nine Gold Coast News alongside Bruce Paige. [4] [5]

In July 2021, Kingston resigned from the Nine Network to spend more time with her children, her last day was on 17 August. [6] [7]

Personal life

Kingston graduated from Somerset College on the Gold Coast in 1998, and attended Bond University, where she obtained a degree in Journalism in 2003. [8] She has 3 children. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Nine News team - Wendy Kingston". Ninemsn. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  2. ↑ Knox, David (6 January 2013). "Wendy Kingston to front Nine News Now | TV Tonight". TV Tonight . Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Nauman, Zoe (6 January 2013). "Mum's the word for Nine's news". The Daily Telegraph . Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Knox, David (25 June 2016). "Wendy Kingston joins Nine News on Gold Coast | TV Tonight". TV Tonight . Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Simonot, Suzanne (25 June 2016). "Wendy Kingston to join Nine Gold Coast News as Seven prepares to launch rival local bulletin on July 4". Gold Coast Bulletin . Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Price, Amy (23 July 2021). "Queensland newsreader Wendy Kingston has resigned from Channel 9". Courier Mail. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Knox, David (27 July 2021). "Wendy Kingston departing Nine News | TV Tonight". TV Tonight . Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "March 08 News Bond University". Campus Down Under. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  9. ↑ Sbeghen , Hannah (24 September 2016). "Nine News Gold Coast presenter Wendy Kingston mixes old, new and found in her beach-pad". Gold Coast Bulletin . Retrieved 22 July 2024.
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