Grant Denyer
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 Denyer presenting the weather from Cootamundra |
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| Born: | September 12, 1977 Avoca Beach, New South Wales |
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| Occupation: | Television reporter |
| Spouse: | Belinda (Girlfriend) |
| Website: | Official website |
Grant Denyer (born September 12, 1977 in Avoca Beach, New South Wales) is an Australian motor racing driver and TV reporter.
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[edit] Motor racing
He currently drives a Ford Falcon in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar series for Speed FX Racing/Ford Rising Stars with Michael Caruso. He debuted with Dick Johnson Racing in 2005. In the same year he was awarded the Mike Kable Rookie of the Year prize having finished 10th even though he missed a round due to commitments with the Seven Network. His car number is 77. In 2006, Grant raced in the Sandown 500 and the prestigious Bathurst 1000 with DJR and with DJR's main driver's Will Davison's brother Alex Davison. Denyer and Alex came 9th overall at Bathurst.
[edit] Television career
Denyer is involved with a series of television shows presented on the Seven Network, and was best known on air as the Sunrise weatherman. He left this position in December 2006 due to wanting to spend more time with his family, though he remains as a roving reporter for the breakfast program. He occasionally fills-in for Nuala Hafner on Sydney's edition of Seven News.
Denyer won the fourth series of Dancing with the Stars, and also hosted the celebrity duet singing competition It Takes Two (Australian television). Denyer has also presented All Time Greatest Aussie Bloopers, Guiness World Records with co-host Shelley Craft, and is currently hosting the Seven Network's Australia's Got Talent in 2007.
In 2006 Denyer was recognised by voters in the TV Fugly Awards as being Australia's Spunkiest Male TV Personality [1]. In 2007, he will be a part of the reporting team with Neil Crompton, Matthew White, Mark Beretta and Daniel Gibson to report on the V8 Supercar Series.
| Preceded by Ada Nicodemou |
Dancing with the Stars 2006 |
Succeeded by Anthony Koutoufides |
[edit] References
- ^ "2006 Fuglies", Fugly Awards, retrieved 2006
