Jacinta Tynan
Jacinta Tynan | |
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| Born | August 8, 1969 Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, news anchor |
| Years active | 1990s–2020 |
| Known for | News presenter at Sky News Australia |
Jacinta Tynan (born 8 August 1969) is an Australian journalist and news anchor.
Tynan spent 18 years as a news presenter at Sky News Australia until her position was made redundant in May 2020.
Career
Her career commenced as a snow reporter at Thredbo, followed by roles as a reporter and weather presenter for Win TV in Canberra.
Prior to joining Sky News Australia in 2005, Tynan contributed to ABC Television, where she reported and presented for ABC News and the 7:30 Report. She also anchored the ABC’s international satellite channel, the Australia Network, and reported from Darwin for ABC News. Additionally, she acted as a relief presenter for Australia Television News. Tynan provided reports for Today Tonight on the Seven Network and held producer roles at both APTN and Access Hollywood during her time in London.
She earned a Bachelor of Communications degree with a major in broadcast journalism from Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, and was involved in community radio broadcasting on station 2MCE-FM while studying.
Tynan pursued acting studies at the Vancouver Film School, writing and starring in two short films; one of these was a semi-finalist at the 2001 Tropfest. Her theatre work includes performances in The Vagina Monologues at Sydney’s Ensemble Theatre and the lead role in Closer with the Darlinghurst Theatre Company.
She also edited the anthology Some Girls Do ... My Life as a Teenager (Allen & Unwin, 2007), which features works by Australian female authors.
Personal life
One of six siblings, Tynan remains unmarried along with her three sisters, attributing this decision to concerns about marriage influenced by her parents’ difficult relationship. She is the grand-niece of John O'Grady, who authored the bestselling book They're a Weird Mob.
Tynan acts as an ambassador and mentor for the Sister2Sister program, a teenage mentorship initiative run by the Life Changing Experiences Foundation.
She has two sons with her former partner; notably, her first child was born after she went into labor while delivering news on Sky News Australia.