Sandra Sully (journalist)
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 Sandra Sully on the set of Channel Ten's Late News program |
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| Born: | February 1965 Brisbane |
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| Occupation: | Network Ten Journalist |
Sandra Sully (born February 1965 in Brisbane) is an Australian national Anchor for Network Ten's Late News. She has been with Network Ten since 1990 and was voted the fourth favourite female on Australian Television in 2001.
Sully was the first Australian journalist to cover the news of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington D.C.. She was live on air when the news of the disaster came through. Ten's Late News with Sully was the first to broadcast the CNN footage to Australia.
In an effort to increase Network Ten's ratings in 2005, the presentation of the Late News was changed so that viewers could see much more of Sully's legs, this laid-back casual style proved to be a ratings winner.[1]
In 2005, she hosted the Network Ten series of 'Australia's Brainiest Kid', and has hosted various Australia's Brainiest Specials through 2005 and 2006.
In 2006, Network Ten released The Wedge, a half-hour comedy sketch show based around the fictional town of Wedgedale. The show features a character based on Sully named Sandra Sultry, a news reporter who constantly reveals her legs and talks in a seductive husky voice, as well as talking to other people in the studio while the cameras are running.
Sully is also the national host of the Australian of the Year Awards presented each year from the National Capital, Canberra, on Australia Day Eve. She presents this with the Prime Minister of Australia and has done so for 5 years.
Sandra primarily presents the late news Monday-Thursday, and occasionally fills in for 5 o'clock news presenters around the country.
She is a keen sports fan and has covered the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada and the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Sandra has had many hairstyles, including shoulder length hair during the run of Australia's Brainiest Kid in 2005. Sully has been married, but divorced in 2001.
She is known for her ability to read fluently with a personal, professional touch.
| Preceded by: Anne Fulwood |
Late News Anchor {{{years}}} |
Succeeded by: incumbent |
| Preceded by: Anna Coren on Channel 7 |
Australia's Brainiest Kid Host {{{years}}} |
Succeeded by: incumbent |
| Preceded by: Joy Smithers |
Good Morning Australia Co-Host {{{years}}} |
Succeeded by: Program Ended |
| Current Ten News Anchors Across Australia |
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| National: Sully - Woods - Spicer - Belling - Robinson - Hocking
Local: McDonald - Theile - Wilson - Knight - Walden - Kapalos - Donikian - Morse - Webster - Dragun |
