Sally Sara

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Sally Sara, born on 2 March 1971 and grew up in Port Broughton, South Australia, is an Australian journalist and TV presenter.

Sally attended the University of South Australia undertaking Bachelor of Arts in Communication. During this time she was resident at St Mark's College[1] in North Adelaide. Sally's career began with Outback Radio (2WEB) in Bourke, New South Wales. Sally then joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation with stints at Renmark, Adelaide, Melbourne and Canberra. Sally was also the ABC’s Africa Correspondent from 2000 to 2005, writing a chapter in the book South Africa Lesotho & Swaziland by Mary Fitzpatrick.[1] She has also reported from Jakarta, the Middle East and London during the 2005 London Bombings.

Sally was a finalist in the Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism in 2003, won the John Douglas Pringle Award in 1999[2][3], was named South Australian Young Journalist of the Year in 1997 and won three awards in the Dalgety Awards for Excellence in Rural Journalism in 1993.

Since February 2006, Sally has been the presenter of the ABC's Landline Programme.[4] However as of September 2007, Sally has taken leave from the programme [5] having been awarded the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship, which recognises women in Journalism, which entails study overseas. [6]

Sara is the author of the book Gogo Mama (ISBN 9781405037396), the diverse stories of 12 women from different African countries.

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  • Past ABC stories: [2]