Belinda Russell (born ca. 1978[1] in Biloela, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian television newsreader, weather presenter and journalist.
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) |
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
editBelinda 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
editRussell 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
editEarly life
editRussell was born in St George, Queensland, Australia.
She completed a degree of Communications and Journalism at the University of Southern Queensland.
Family
editShe 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.