Ann Sanders (born 15 March 1960), is an Australian
television journalist and
news presenter.
Sanders currently presents ''
Seven Morning News'' and ''
Seven Afternoon News Sydney.''
Career
Sanders began her broadcasting career with
SAS-7 in
Adelaide, South Australia
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as a weather presenter before moving to
Seven Perth. During this time she won two consecutive (1981/1982)
Logie Awards
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for Most Popular Female Personality in
Western Australia. She moved to Sydney in 1983 to join
Network Ten
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as a consumer reporter and news presenter before returning to the
Seven Network as a news presenter in 1988.
Sanders joined the national morning news program ''
11AM'' in 1990 and travelled to
Chernobyl, reporting on the radiation fall-out disaster. Sanders started presenting the weeknight edition of ''
Seven News Sydney
''7NEWS'' is the television news service of the Seven Network and, as of 2021, the highest-rating in Australia.
National bulletins are presented from Seven's high definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are p ...
'' in 1995, before being joined by
Ross Symonds in 1998 until she moved to weekends in 2004. She stayed until May 2006 when she swapped roles with
Chris Bath to present
''Seven Morning News''.
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Sanders was in
Thredbo at the scene of the
landslide disaster in 1997 and collected a Logie Award on behalf of the
Seven News team for coverage of the event. Other major stories she has covered include the
funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales in London; the Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania and the Waterfall train disaster. She was also involved in Federal and State election coverages and the Sydney Olympics in 2000 for ''
Seven News''.
Sanders previously presented hourly news updates on ''
The Morning Show'' with
Kylie Gillies and
Larry Emdur from 2007 until 2015.
replaced her due to her taking on ''
Seven Afternoon News.''
Sanders has filled in for
Natalie Barr on ''
Sunrise''. She is also a fill-in presenter for ''
Seven News Sydney
''7NEWS'' is the television news service of the Seven Network and, as of 2021, the highest-rating in Australia.
National bulletins are presented from Seven's high definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are p ...
.'' She previously hosted the national
''Seven Afternoon News'' bulletin at 4pm, before it was replaced by state-based bulletins in 2017.
Sanders continues to host the local Sydney edition of this bulletin on Mondays to Thursdays, with
Sally Bowrey presenting on Fridays.
Personal life
Sanders is patron of The Children's Music Foundation, is on the women's advisory committee for the National Breast Cancer Centre, and is an ambassador for Osteoporosis Australia.
References
External links
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Australian television journalists
Seven News presenters
10 News First presenters
Living people
1960 births