Kate Collins (journalist)
Kate Collins (born 6 April 1983 in Mount Gambier, South Australia)[1] is an Australian journalist.
Collins currently presents Nine News Adelaide with Brenton Ragless.[1]
Career
Collins studied at Norwood Morialta High School, and later the University of Adelaide, and the University of South Australia.[1] She has also worked as a weekend newsreader at Austereo Radio.[2] She began training as a presenter at C31 Adelaide.
She joined NWS 9 in Adelaide in 2006 as a general reporter for Nine News, and in 2007 began acting as fill-in news presenter on weekends.[1] She replaced Rob Kelvin in 2011.[3]
Collins was formerly the presenter of the now-defunct Adelaide edition of A Current Affair.[4]
Personal life
In August 2014, Collins announced that she is pregnant with her first child and in February 2015 gave birth to a baby boy.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Channel 9 Adelaide Pty Ltd 2013, Kate Collins, Channel 9 Adelaide Pty Ltd, accessed 26 November 2013, <http://9adelaide.com.au/?mtt_page=kate-collins>
- ↑ <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kate-collins/35/27/6b9>
- ↑ Knox 2010, Veteran Adelaide newsreader Rob Kelvin to retire, TV Tonight, accessed 26 November 2013, <http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/11/veteran-adelaide-newsreader-rob-kelvin-to-retire.html>
- ↑ The Advertiser (2009), Nine opens local Today Show bureau after dumping Adelaide A Current Affair, http://www.couriermail.com.au, accessed 26 November 2013,<http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/nine-opens-local-today-show-bureau-after-dumping-adelaide-a-current-affair/story-e6freon6-1225811676097>
| Media offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Rob Kelvin |
Nine News Adelaide Weeknight presenter 2011–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Georgina McGuinness (2002) |
A Current Affair presenter 2008–2009 |
Succeeded by Axed |