Laura Jayes
Laura Jayes | |
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| Born | December 24, 1983 Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenter, journalist |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Known for | Hosting AM Agenda on Sky News Australia |
Laura Jayes (born 24 December 1983) is an Australian television presenter and journalist who currently hosts AM Agenda on Sky News Australia.
Career
Jayes began her tenure at Sky News in 2006 as a reporter, advancing to the role of political correspondent and joining the press gallery in 2011. She was previously the host of Lunchtime Agenda until the program was discontinued in June 2015.
After relocating back to Sydney in 2014, Jayes took on the role of Friday anchor for NewsDay starting in 2015. In 2014, she earned a nomination for favourite female personality at the ASTRA Awards.
On 18 January 2016, Jayes debuted her own weekday primetime show titled The Latest with Laura Jayes. Later that year, in November, she became the third Australian journalist permitted media access to Nauru's highly restricted asylum seeker processing facility.
In October 2018, Jayes moved from presenting NewsDay to co-hosting the morning programs First Edition and AM Agenda.
Personal life
Raised in the Sydney suburb of Cronulla, Jayes married Seven News reporter Alex Hart in October 2015 in Adelaide. The couple resided in Bellevue Hill. In December 2016, Jayes publicly announced her first pregnancy. Subsequently, Laura and Alex have divorced.