Sharyn Ghidella

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Sharyn Ghidella is a Weekend presenter on Seven News in Brisbane. She replaced Tracey Challenor in 2007.

Ghidella was born in Babinda, in far north Queensland. Her career in television began in the region, as a reporter and presenter for North Queensland Television (now Channel 10). She also produced and presented the regional weekly current affairs program, Newsweek. She moved to Brisbane to work with Channel 10's News division, before going to Nine.

She spent her first three years at the Nine Network reporting for National Nine News, writing and presenting hourly news breaks. In the mid 1990's she began hosting Nine's Daybreak program, which was later renamed National Nine Early News. She took over from Peter Overton as anchor of National Nine Morning News in 2000, but later switched with Mark Ferguson who had taken over at 6am.

Returning to the early news meant she became a regular substitute host on Today filling in for anchor Tracy Grimshaw or newsreader Ian Ross. When Ross left the show in 2002, she became permanent news anchor, the first female morning show newsreader in Australia, and continued acting as fill in host for.

In February 2005, Leila McKinnon replaced Ghidella on the Today Show. Ghidella moved to co-host National Nine Early News alongside Chris Smith and weather presenter Majella Wiemers this lasted until June 2005. Ghidella then moved back to her previous position as news preseter on the Today Show while McKinnon moved to host National Nine Morning News.

Ghidella left the Today Show and Nine Network on 1 December 2006 with sources claiming she was upset as constantly being overlooked for other roles at National Nine News. Ghidella was replaced by National Nine News presenter Georgie Gardner.

She has hosted events for Qantas, The Australian Grand Prix Corporation, The Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, The Special Events Society, Shiseido, The Cairns Business Women's Association, The Cairns Amateurs, The Benevolent Society and ItalCommercio.

She regularly works with Meals on Wheels and is an ambassador for the Variety Clubs of Australia. She is also a supporter of the Humpty Dumpty Foundation and has lent a hand to the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute and the Hope for the Children Foundation.

She has recently given birth to her first child. Her son Austin Braydon Croll born on 14 April 2007, weighing 2.65kg and 48cm long.

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• Today Show

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