Amy Parks
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| Born | June 10, 1982 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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| Occupation | Television presenter |
Amy Parks (born on 10 June 1982 in Melbourne, Australia) is a reporter for National Nine News in Melbourne. Parks is well known for being one of the original hosts of Channel Nine's late night interactive quiz show, Quizmania.
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[edit] Television
After being accepted to RMITs Bachelor of Journalism course, Parks became very involved in community television taking on the hosting role for three seasons of Raucous (a live-to-air music show), and also became both producer and presenter of Newsline and Pluck. It was during her time at RMIT that Parks was asked to join the team at Fox Footy and present 26 episodes of Young Guns, a show focusing on the lives and careers of young footballers.
Returning to university after her time on Fox Footy, Parks finished her degree whilst still doing various freelancing journalism and presenting activities. These included times at The Age newspaper, Media Giants and the Essendon Football Club, as well as hosting Channel 31's Real Time Racing, and conducting a series of interviews over three years at the annual Falls Festival for a historical DVD.
Parks' latest project saw her presenting a children's DVD, Talking Time, released commercially September 2006 in Australia, Canada, USA and NZ. In this role, Parks played beside a collection of puppets in a DVD that is aimed at increasing parents' awareness of the importance of instilling good speech practices in their children.[citation needed]
[edit] Quizmania
In July 2006, Parks was one of the original hosts of the Nine Network late-night interactive quiz show, Quizmania.
[edit] National Nine News
In 2007 Parks started reporting on National Nine News in Melbourne.
[edit] Music
Parks was the lead vocalist of Melbourne-based band Loomset until 2004. The band has a pop/rock sound.
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