Jayne Azzopardi (born 1980) is an Australian television presenter, reporter and journalist.
Azzopardi is currently a news presenter of
Nine Network
Nine Network (stylised 9Network, and commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of the five main free-to-air television ...
's breakfast program
''Today''.
She has previously been a co-host and news presenter of ''
Weekend Today'' and reporter for ''
Nine News Sydney''.
Media career
After she studied journalism at the University of Technology in Sydney, Azzopardi started her career as a journalist at
WIN News
''WIN News'' is a local television news service in parts of regional Australia, produced by WIN Television. 14 regional bulletins and news update services are presented from WIN's headquarters in Wollongong, and until 2021 included production ...
located in
Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga (; informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 57,003 as of 2021, it is an important agricultural, m ...
.
Before joining Nine, Jayne also worked at international news organisations including
ITN
Independent Television News (ITN) is a UK-based media production and broadcast journalism company. ITN is based in London, with bureaux and offices in Beijing, Brussels, Jerusalem, Johannesburg, New York City, New York, Paris, Sydney and Washin ...
,
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...
,
CNBC
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&
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN; , ) is a private-media conglomerate headquartered in Wadi Al Sail, Doha, funded in part by the government of Qatar. The network's flagship channels include Al Jazeera Arabic and Al Jazeera English, which pro ...
.
Azzopardi joined ''
Nine News
Nine News (stylized as 9News) is a national News agency, news service on the Nine Network in Australia. Its flagship program is an hour-long ''9News'' bulletin at 6:00 pm, with editions produced by Nine's owned-and-operated stations in TCN, S ...
'' in 2009 as a political journalist based in Canberra, where she covered two elections and three leadership changes.
In 2011, she moved to the Sydney newsroom to report on breaking news stories across Australia and around the world, from natural disasters to Hollywood red carpets and royal tours.
In addition to her reporting duties, Azzopardi has hosted ''Talking Married'' on Nine Network's sister channel,
9Life
9Life is an Australian free-to-air digital television multichannel owned by Nine Entertainment. The channel airs mostly foreign lifestyle and reality programs, with the channel having a licensing agreement with Discovery Inc. (previously Scr ...
.
In December 2015, it was announced that Azzopardi would replace
Wendy Kingston as the news presenter for
''Weekend Today''.
In April 2023, she was announced as co-host of
''Weekend Today'' alongside Clint Stanaway.
In July 2024, Azzopardi was appointed as the news presenter on ''
Today'', replacing
Brooke Boney.
Personal life
Jayne resides in Sydney and attended
Caringbah High School and later studied journalism at the
University of Technology Sydney
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is a public university, public research university located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1988, though its origins as a Institute of technology, ...
.
On 31 March 2018, Azzopardi married Trent Butler at Glen Albyn Estate in
Tasmania
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
.
On 4 February 2020, she gave birth to her first child named Joey.
External links
Jayne Azzopardi TSA Talent
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Azzopardi, Jayne
1980 births
Australian people of Maltese descent
Living people
Australian television newsreaders and news presenters
Australian women television presenters