Sharyn Ghidella
Sharyn Ghidella | |
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| Born | December 4, 1966 Babinda, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, television news presenter |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Known for | News presenter for Nine Network, Seven Network, Network 10 |
Sharyn Ghidella (born 4 December 1966) is a prominent Australian journalist and television news presenter.
Career
Ghidella initiated her career in television within North Queensland, working as both a reporter and presenter for North Queensland Television (currently known as 10 QLD) over a span of three years. During this period, she was responsible for producing and presenting the regional current affairs show Newsweek. Subsequently, she relocated to Brisbane to join Network Ten's news team before transitioning to the Nine Network in 1992.
Nine Network
While at the Nine Network, Ghidella contributed reports to National Nine News in Sydney and delivered hourly news bulletins. In 1997, she took on the role of host for Nine’s morning program Daybreak, which was rebranded as National Nine Early News in 1998.
Additionally, she frequently acted as a substitute presenter on Today, covering for main anchors Tracy Grimshaw and newsreader Ian Ross. Following Ross’s exit in 2001, Ghidella assumed the position of permanent news presenter while maintaining her duties as an occasional host.
In February 2005, Leila McKinnon replaced her on Today, after which Ghidella co-hosted National Nine Early News alongside Chris Smith and weather presenter Majella Wiemers until July that year. She then returned to the news presenting role on Today, with McKinnon taking over as host of National Nine Morning News.
After an extended period with the network, Ghidella departed from both Today and the Nine Network on 1 December 2006, reportedly due to dissatisfaction with her role. Her successor was Georgie Gardner.
Seven Network
In 2007, Ghidella took over from Tracey Challenor as the weekend anchor for Seven News Brisbane. Her presence at BTQ, alongside former Nine News Queensland weather presenter John Schluter, contributed to the bulletin surpassing Nine’s ratings for the first time in twenty years.
Starting January 2013, Ghidella presented Seven News Brisbane from Sunday through Thursday alongside Bill McDonald, later replaced by Max Futcher, and was named presenter of Today Tonight Queensland. The program was discontinued in February 2014.
After a 17-year tenure with the broadcaster, Ghidella exited the Seven Network in July 2024.
Return to Network 10
In August 2024, it was announced that Ghidella would rejoin Network 10 as the presenter of a revived local edition of 10 News First Queensland beginning in early September. This change ended the combined Brisbane-Sydney bulletin hosted by Sandra Sully since 2020.
She has also appeared as a co-host on The Project.
Personal life
Originally from Babinda, located in Far North Queensland, Ghidella is partnered with freelance cameraman Paul Croll, and together they have two sons.