Will Goodings
Will Goodings | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 5, 1983 |
| Occupation | Broadcaster |
| Known for | Co-host of FIVEaa Breakfast program; news anchor on Seven News Adelaide |
Will Goodings (born 5 July 1983) is a prominent Australian broadcaster known for his work in both television and radio.[1] He gained recognition as the co-host of the FIVEaa Breakfast program alongside David Penberthy and as a news anchor on Seven News Adelaide with Rosanna Mangiarelli on Channel 7.[1][2]
Radio
Goodings commenced his career at FIVEaa in 2007.[1] From December 2013 until September 2015, he presented the afternoon show before transitioning to co-host the FIVEaa breakfast slot, succeeding Mark Aiston.[3] His former afternoon position was then filled by Jeremy Cordeaux.[3]
Since teaming up with Penberthy, their breakfast program has consistently achieved high ratings and earned several nominations for Best On-Air Team (Metro AM) at the annual Australian Commercial Radio Awards. Despite these accolades, the award has eluded them, with victories going to Sydney's 2GB or Melbourne's 3AW.[4][5]
During Penberthy’s paternity leave in 2017, Goodings co-hosted with notable personalities including Jay Weatherill, Steven Marshall, and Nick Xenophon.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
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Television
In January 2019, Goodings was appointed as the sports presenter on 10 News First: Adelaide, taking over from Nick Butler. He co-anchored alongside Rebecca Morse until September 2020. A network restructure led to the discontinuation of the locally-produced Adelaide edition, resulting in both presenters being made redundant. The final broadcast occurred on 11 September 2020 and was succeeded by a combined Victoria/South Australia edition anchored from Melbourne.
Goodings joined Seven News Adelaide in September 2022 as weekend co-anchor with Rosanna Mangiarelli, replacing Mike Smithson. Following the retirement of weeknight newsreader Jane Doyle, it was announced in December 2022 that Goodings and Mangiarelli would assume weeknight presenting responsibilities starting in 2023, while Smithson returned to weekend duties. Their initial weeknight broadcast significantly outperformed competitor Nine News Adelaide, drawing an audience of 132,000 viewers compared to Nine’s 61,000.
Personal
Goodings is married and has a daughter born in October 2022.
He pursued political studies at the University of Adelaide and is the son of former Seven News presenter Graeme Goodings.
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