George Donikian

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George Donikian (born 15 December 1951) is an Australian television news presenter of Armenian descent.

George Donikian
Born	(1951-12-15) 15 December 1951
Occupation	Television news presenter

Radio career

George commenced his media career as an announcer with Radio station 4AM in far North Queensland in the mid 1970s, then went to 2WL in Wollongong, New South Wales. Then he went to 2WS in 1979. Then he did talk back on Radio FIVEaa in Adelaide. Then he covered the Athens Olympics for Melbourne commercial radio in 2004.

Television career

George's television career began in 1980, when during a chance meeting he impressed Bruce Gyngell, who saw him as the ideal presenter for his multi cultural I.M.B.C television Network which launched in Melbourne and Sydney in 1980. Then he was a presenter for SBS World News. Then the Nine Network. Then Ten News.

When George first presented Ten News in 1991, he presented the weeknight bulletin solo before being joined by Nikki Dwyer the following year.

References

External links

Profile at Network Ten

Preceded by Keith Martyn	Ten News at Five Adelaide Presenter with Rebecca Morse 4 February 1991 - 21 January 2011	Succeeded by Belinda Heggen
Preceded by Mal Walden	Ten News at Five Melbourne Presenter with Helen Kapalos (Friday) April 2011 - September 2011	Succeeded by Mal Walden
Preceded by Hermione Kitson	Ten Evening News Melbourne Weekend Presenter April 2011 - September 2011	Succeeded by Natarsha Belling & Matt Doran
Preceded by Originator	SBS World News Australia Presenter 1980 - 1988	Succeeded by Mary Kostakidis

v t e Ten Eyewitness News presenters

National	Nuala Hafner Matt Doran Hugh Riminton Hermione Kitson Mike Munro

State-based	Georgina Lewis Sandra Sully Hugh Riminton Stephen Quartermain Rebecca Morse Narelda Jacobs

Sport	Scott Mackinnon Jonathan Williams Matt Burke Brad McEwan Mark Aiston Tim Gossage

Weather	Magdalena Roze Amanda Duval Josh Holt Tim Bailey Mike Larkan Kate Freebairn Michael Schultz

Past	Jana Wendt Juanita Phillips Ron Wilson David Johnston Deborah Knight Marie-Louise Theile Jessica Rowe Jennifer Hansen Bill Woods Kelly Nestor Helen Kapalos Charmaine Dragun Tracey Spicer Christi Malthouse Hamish Macdonald Graeme Goodings George Donikian Belinda Heggen Ryan Phelan Craig Smart Tim Webster Bruce Paige Mal Walden Matthew White Anne Fulwood Michael Voss Amanda McLeay Bill McDonald Jane Reilly

v t e SBS Presenters

SBS World News	Anton Enus Janice Petersen Lee Lin Chin Ricardo Goncalves Kathy Novak Sarah Abo Rena Sarumpaet Mike Tomalaris Craig Foster

Programs	Jenny Brockie Karla Grant Les Murray Anjali Rao Ellen Fanning

Past	Andrew Orsatti George Donikian Indira Naidoo George Negus Mary Kostakidis Stan Grant Amrita Cheema Ben Fajzullin Paul Dempsey Basia Bonkowski Neena Mairata Peta-Jane Madam Yalda Hakim

Persondata
Name	Donikian, George
Alternative names
Short description	Australian television presenter
Date of birth	15 December 1951
Place of birth	Australia
Date of death
Place of death

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