Monika Kos (born 2 December 1967, Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian journalist and television presenter.[1][2]
Monika Kos | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 December 1967 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Television presenter & journalist |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Employer | Nine Network |
| Television | Nine News (2020–present) 10 News First (2019–2020) Today Tonight (1997–2019) |
| Spouse | Grant Willesee |
| Children | Denham Willesee |
| Parents |
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Career
editKos is best known for presenting the Western Australian edition of the Seven Network's evening current affairs program Today Tonight from 1997 until it was axed in 2019.[3][4][5][6]
Kos studied at Loreto Nedlands and John XXIII College[7] and is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.[8] She worked at Perth radio station 6PR in the late 1980s in various roles including as a presenter before she joined Channel 7 in Perth as a cadet journalist in 1990.[1]
In December 2019, it was announced Kos had joined Network 10 and would replace Narelda Jacobs as presenter on the Perth edition of 10 News First.[9][10][11]
In August 2020, Kos was made redundant by Network 10. She presented her final Perth-based 10 News First bulletin on 11 September, after which production of the state-based Perth bulletin moved to Sydney.[12]
On 2 December 2020, it was announced that Kos would be joining Nine News Perth to front a new live and local one-hour bulletin at 5pm, commencing Monday, 7 December.[13]
Personal life
editKos is the daughter of Friedrich Anton Kos (an architect and architectural photographer[14]) and Jane Margaret née Roper (a graphic artist and painter[15]).[16] Kos has an older half-brother, David, a farmer in Tasmania.[16]
Kos is of Austrian descent,[1] her father was born in Vienna in 1926 and migrated to Australia in 1951 following World War II.[16]
Kos is married to Grant Willesee, a camera operator and son of Terry Willesee.[1][17][18]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Tate, Lee (5 November 2017) Monika Kos celebrates 20 years at the helm of Channel 7 Perth's Today Tonight, Have a Go News. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "TVW Roll Call". Western Australia Television History. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Knox, David (9 June 2015) Today Tonight WA turns 20, TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Knox, David (26 November 2019) Axed: Today Tonight, TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Strewth". The Australian. News Limited. 26 January 2004. p. 10. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "For viewers, Munro remains a current affair". The Australian. News Limited. 20 February 2003. pp. B12. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "John XXIII Alumni". John XXIII College. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ^ Ridley, Michelle (30 December 2010). "Students cut to the chase to succeed". The West Australian. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Blackiston, Hannah (12 December 2019) Today Tonight's Monika Kos joins Ten, Mumbrella. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Knox, David (12 December 2019) Monika Kos joins 10 News in Perth, TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Ten News Perth signs Monika Kos, farewells Narelda Jacobs". Television.au. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ McKnight, Robert (11 August 2020). "BREAKING - REDUNDANCIES AT 10 NEWS AND CHANGES AT STUDIO 10". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ Kos to front new 9News Perth 5pm bulletin, 9 News, https://www.9news.com.au/national/9news-perth-launches-new-5pm-bulletin-hosted-by-monika-kos/9b7dc3c4-acc2-4c3b-93c0-e4b3979c0541/?feed_id=11825%7Ctitle=Monika
- ^ Kos, Fritz; Historical Records Rescue Consortium (1959). "Fritz Kos collection of photographs". Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Jane Kos : Australian Art and Artists file". 1995. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "Creativity in TV Host's blood". The West Australian. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ Channel 7's Monika Kos and Grant Willesee upgrade in Perth, Property Observer. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "TVW Families". Western Australia Television History. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2020.