Angie Asimus
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Angie Asimus | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 August 1985 (age 39) Australia |
| Education | University of Sydney |
| Occupation(s) | News presenter, weather presenter, journalist |
| Employer | Seven Network |
Angie Asimus (born 12 August 1985) is a news presenter and journalist.
Asimus currently presents Seven News Sydney on Friday and Saturday and is weather presenter from Sunday to Tuesday.
Career
[edit]Asimus was originally from Gundagai (in rural New South Wales) before moving to Sydney to study Media Communications at the University of Sydney. She received a Graduate Certificate in Climate Adaptation in 2012 from the University of Southern Queensland.[1]
Her journalism career began in 2008 with Seven Queensland, reporting from the Townsville newsroom. In 2010, she joined Seven's Brisbane newsroom as a court reporter. During the 2011 floods, she presented the weather, which led to a full-time role as the weekend weather presenter. Alongside her work, she pursued additional studies in climatology at the University of Southern Queensland.
In 2012, Asimus began filling in as a news presenter, working alongside Patrick Condren and occasionally covering for Kay McGrath and Sharyn Ghidella.[2]On July 12, 2013, she made her national debut, filling in for Ann Sanders on Seven Morning News and Seven Afternoon News.[3]
Returning to Sydney in January 2014, Asimus took on a dual role as a reporter and Friday-Saturday weather presenter for Seven News Sydney. By 2016, she was appointed as the presenter of Seven News at 5, airing on weekends. In November 2020, following David Brown's return to Melbourne, she was promoted to weather presenter from Sunday through Thursday.
In October 2024, it was announced that Asimus would join Michael Usher as co-host of the weekend bulletin.[4]
Angie has also been as a fill-in presenter on Sunrise and Weekend Sunrise.
Personal life
[edit]In December 2019, Asimus announced she was expecting her first child, and in April 2020, she welcomed a son.
Shortly before, in February 2020, she married her longtime partner of 12 years, Chris Abbott.
In August 2022, Asimus shared the news that she was expecting her second child, and in January 2023, she gave birth to a daughter.
References
[edit]- ^ "Sunny outlook for USQ alumna Angie Asimus". www.usq.edu.au. University of Southern Queensland. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ "Angie Asimus bio". Yahoo!. 17 January 2013. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ http://www.bmag.com.au/features/past-issues/bmag261.pdf [dead link]
- ^ "Angie Asimus to join Michael Usher on 7NEWS weekends". www.mediaweek.com.au. Retrieved 25 October 2024.