Jessica Adamson (born 1972 or 1973) is an Australian journalist. Adamson was formerly a weekend presenter on ''

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''.

Career

Adamson's first television appearance was in the late 1980s when she appeared with her sister on

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variety program ''

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''.Bryant, Daniel (23 October 2019
Video of Jess Adamson on Red Faces uncovered
Mix 102.3,

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. Retrieved 24 October 2019. Adamson and her sister Amy competed on the show's infamous talent segment '' Red Faces'', where they performed as an act called Ben Sullivan's Sisters, staging a brief routine called "Can't Blow the Candle Out". Adamson has been a crime reporter for more than a decade but also acts as

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at times, covering the Asian tsunami and also the

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games in Sydney,

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and

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. Adamason also regularly filled in as a weeknight presenter on ''

''. In December 2014, Adamson was announced as weekend presenter on Seven News Adelaide replacing Graeme Goodings, she began her new role on 24 January 2015. On 14 October 2019, Adamson commenced an eight-week period of filling in for Jodie Oddy on the Mix 102.3 breakfast show while Oddy was on maternity leave. On 23 June 2020, Adamson left the

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due to budget cuts.

Personal life

Adamson is married to David and they have three children.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adamson, Jessica Living people 1970s births Year of birth uncertain 21st-century Australian journalists 21st-century Australian women writers