Debi Edward is a Scottish television broadcaster, currently working for

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as Asia Correspondent on

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. Originally from

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, Edward joined STV in 2005 as a reporter and presenter of ''

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's'' weekday morning bulletins at 5.25am during

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, and occasionally the weekend bulletins. In 2007, she co-presented STV's daily magazine programme, ''

The Five Thirty Show ''The Five Thirty Show'' is a Scottish topical magazine show, which began broadcasting in Northern and Central Scotland on STV on Monday 28 January 2008. The programme was aired live from STV's Pacific Quay studios in Glasgow, with live link-u ...

'', alongside

Stephen Jardine Stephen Jardine (born 28 February 1963) is a Scottish journalist, broadcaster and presenter. He has worked for the BBC, Scottish Television, GMTV and Radio Tay. Early years Born in Dumfries, Jardine is the son of the late Bill Jardine, a former ...

. Edward left ''The Five Thirty Show'' in May 2008 to become ITV's Scotland Correspondent, and was replaced by ex-''

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'' presenter Rachel McTavish. Edward was appointed China Correspondent of ITV News in February 2016. Edward was visiting Australia during the 2019/2020

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crisis in her work as a foreign correspondent. During a visit to Kangaroo Island (South Australia) she was the target of a prank involving a dropbear, her reaction to which went viral.

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