Laurel Edwards (born 1 October 1966) is an Australian television presenter, radio announcer and singer.

Career

Edwards' radio career began in 1992, commencing work at

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radio station 4KQ, where she remained until 2022.(18 May 2017
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''radioinfo''. Retrieved 1 September 2018. In 2005, Edwards was named as Brisbane's longest serving female

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presenter. 4KQ marked Edwards' 25th anniversary with the station in 2017. Edwards' first television job was hosting

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children's program ''OK for Kids'' in 1987. she was a presenter on

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travel show '' The Great Day Out''. She is the sole remaining original presenter on the show, having been with the program since it was launched as ''The Great South East'' in 1997. Lawrence, Elissa (22 May 2017
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. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

Personal life

Edwards met Troy Cassar-Daley at the

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in 1993, and they married in 1996. They have two children, Clay and Jem, and celebrated 20 years of marriage in 2016.(3 November 2016
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''radioinfo''. Retrieved 1 September 2018. Clay is a radio presenter with Brisbane Indigenous station

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where he co-presents the ''Dunn & Daley Show'' with Jamie Dunn. Jem Cassar-Daley is a singer-songwriter.

References

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