Belinda Russell
Belinda Russell | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Education | University of Southern Queensland |
| Occupation(s) | Newsreader, weather presenter, reporter |
| Years active | 1999–Present |
| Employer | Nine Network |
| Television | Weekend Today Today Extra Nine News |
| Spouse | Mark Calvert |
| Children | 3 (Coco, Tallulah, Maddi) |
Belinda Russell (born ca. 1978[1] in Biloela, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian television newsreader, weather presenter and journalist.
Russell currently presents the weather on Nine News Sydney on Friday and Saturday[2]
She has previously been a co-host of Weekend Today and co-host of Today Extra on Friday.
Career
[edit]Belinda started her career at Network 10 in Brisbane in 1999, where she produced kids environment shows, and thereafter she joined the news team as a reporter.[3]
In 2002, she moved to London and joined Sky News as a producer, becoming one of few Australian journalists to work on-camera for a British television program.
Nine Network
[edit]Russell returned to Australia in 2007 and joined Nine Network's program A Current Affair as a reporter in Sydney.
In 2013, she was appointed the weeknight weather presenter for Nine News Sydney.
In 2019, Belinda was announced as a co-host of Today Extra on Fridays while Sylvia Jeffreys was on maternity leave.[4] This turned into a permanent Friday role from 2020 onwards.
In November 2021, it was announced that Russell will co-host Weekend Today alongside Charles Croucher and Richard Wilkins from January 2022 replacing Maddern who resigned from the Nine Network.[5]
In March 2023, Russell announced her resignation as co-host of Weekend Today.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Early life
[edit]Russell was born in St George, Queensland, Australia.
She completed a degree of Communications and Journalism at the University of Southern Queensland.
Family
[edit]She is married to Mark Calvert; she met him in the UK while working at Sky News.
Russell has 3 daughters; their names are Coco, Tallulah, and Maddi.
References
[edit]- ^ Jaymie Hooper: Belinda Russell on becoming TikTok famous at 42 and how she deals with trolls, Body + Soul / news.com.au, November 22, 2020
- ^ "Belinda Russell, Presenter Sydney News Team - 9News". www.9news.com.au. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ Team, Marathi TV Editorial (27 February 2020). "Belinda Russell Age, Date of Birth, Husband, Married【 Channel 9 Wiki 】". Marathi.TV. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Channel Nine reveals its new-look Today show line-up". New Idea. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Rebecca Maddern departs Nine | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au/. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "Belinda Russell disappears from Channel Nine show before addressing it with Instagram post". Now To Love. Retrieved 6 March 2023.