Kathryn Robinson is an Australian journalist, television and radio presenter.

Career

Robinson originally studied economics at Macquarie University and began her career working for

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, before deciding to switch to journalism in 2001 when she completed her master's degree in journalism. She was a finance presenter on ''Ten Early News'' and a regular fill-in presenter for Sydney's '' Ten News at Five'', '' Ten Morning News'' and '' Ten News at Five: Weekend''. She was the presenter of the Friday edition of '' Ten Late News'' and news presenter on '' 6PM with George Negus''. Robinson filled in for

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on ''

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''. in 2010, Robinson co-hosted ''Good Morning Delhi'', a breakfast program broadcast on Network Ten during the course of the

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, with

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. In January 2011, Robinson was appointed presenter of ''Ten Late News'', where she replaced

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and became news presenter on '' 6PM with George Negus''. In April 2011, she was reinstated as Finance presenter on '' Ten Early News'' and presenter for ''Ten Late News: Friday Edition'', with Sandra Sully returning to '' Ten Late News'' due to poor ratings for '' 6PM with George Negus'' and '' Ten Evening News''. It was later announced Robinson would join Sydney talkback radio station

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in 2013, hosting the breakfast shift alongside Ian Dickson. However, before beginning on air, Robinson pulled out of the role for unknown reasons. She was appointed host of a revamped version of ''

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''. She has been a fill in presenter for

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on '' The Project'' and was a regular Friday night panellist on the program. In 2015, Robinson joined

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as a news presenter. She is also fill-in presenter on ''

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'' and host of ''The Drum.''

Personal life

Robinson is married to ''

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'' senior journalist

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. They became parents to twins, a boy and a girl, in 2007. The birth was announced on '' Ten Early News'', which Robinson usually presents, the following morning and the following evening on ''

'' where Reason is a reporter. Robinson returned to work on Christmas Eve 2007.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Kathryn Australian television journalists Living people Australian radio presenters Australian women radio presenters Australian women journalists Australian television talk show hosts Year of birth missing (living people) People educated at Redlands, Cremorne