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John Riddell (b.1956) is the co-anchor of Seven News
Seven News

Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia. National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth, Western Australia....
 in Adelaide
Adelaide

Adelaide is the List of Australian capital cities and most populous city of the Australian States and territories of Australia of South Australia, and is the fifth-largest city in Australia, with a population of more than 1.1 million....
. He has been weekday co-anchor with Jane Doyle
Jane Doyle

Jane Doyle is the lead anchor for Seven News in Adelaide having joined the Seven Network from ABC TV....
 since 2004, and previously presented the weekend news.

began as a journalist with The Messenger
The Messenger

The Messenger may refer to:*The Messenger , by Casey Jones*The Messenger *The Messenger , a post-hardcore group based out of Lakewood, California....
 news paper in Adelaide while studying at the University of South Australia
University of South Australia

The University of South Australia, or UniSA, is a public university in the Australian States and territories of Australia of South Australia....
. He later joined radio 5DN and became a foreign correspondent for the MacQuarie radio network.

entered television with TVW-7
TVW-7

TVW is a television station broadcasting in Perth, Western Australia, wholly owned by the Seven Network. It was the first television station in Western Australia, commencing service on October 16, 1959....
 in Perth
Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the List of Australian capital cities and largest city of the Australian States and territories of Australia of Western Australia. With a population of 1,554,769 , Perth ranks fourth amongst the nation's cities, with a growth rate consistently above the national average....
 before returning to Adelaide to work at NWS-9
NWS-9

NWS is an Australian Australian television broadcasting owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The station's name, NWS is an acronym of The NeWs South Australia....
 News.






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John Riddell (b.1956) is the co-anchor of Seven News
Seven News

Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia. National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth, Western Australia....
 in Adelaide
Adelaide

Adelaide is the List of Australian capital cities and most populous city of the Australian States and territories of Australia of South Australia, and is the fifth-largest city in Australia, with a population of more than 1.1 million....
. He has been weekday co-anchor with Jane Doyle
Jane Doyle

Jane Doyle is the lead anchor for Seven News in Adelaide having joined the Seven Network from ABC TV....
 since 2004, and previously presented the weekend news.

Early career

John began as a journalist with The Messenger
The Messenger

The Messenger may refer to:*The Messenger , by Casey Jones*The Messenger *The Messenger , a post-hardcore group based out of Lakewood, California....
 news paper in Adelaide while studying at the University of South Australia
University of South Australia

The University of South Australia, or UniSA, is a public university in the Australian States and territories of Australia of South Australia....
. He later joined radio 5DN and became a foreign correspondent for the MacQuarie radio network.

Television career

John entered television with TVW-7
TVW-7

TVW is a television station broadcasting in Perth, Western Australia, wholly owned by the Seven Network. It was the first television station in Western Australia, commencing service on October 16, 1959....
 in Perth
Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the List of Australian capital cities and largest city of the Australian States and territories of Australia of Western Australia. With a population of 1,554,769 , Perth ranks fourth amongst the nation's cities, with a growth rate consistently above the national average....
 before returning to Adelaide to work at NWS-9
NWS-9

NWS is an Australian Australian television broadcasting owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The station's name, NWS is an acronym of The NeWs South Australia....
 News. There he spent nine years working as a senior journalist, chief of staff, producer, and weekend news reader. He also worked on several sports specials.
Sevenewsadelaide
In 1990 he joined SAS-7
SAS-7

SAS is a television station in Adelaide, South Australia. It is part of the Australian Seven Network.SAS-7 was originally known as SAS-10, commencing broadcasting on 26 July 1965....
 to work with Seven News
Seven News

Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia. National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth, Western Australia....
. He initially worked as weekend news reader, until 1997 alongside Narelle Hill. He was also a senior reporter, reporting for the Seven Network
Seven Network

The Seven Network is an Australia Television broadcasting in Australia owned by the Seven Media Group. It dates back to 2 December 1956, when the first stations on the Very high frequency frequency were established in Sydney and Melbourne....
 from places such as Singapore
Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country microstate located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It lies 137 kilometres north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands....
, Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
 and London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
. In the late 1990s, John was the main substitute anchor for the local current affairs program Today Tonight
Today Tonight

Today Tonight is an Australian tabloid current affairs program, produced by the Seven Network and shown weeknightly at in direct competition with rival Nine Network program A Current Affair....
, which he anchored when Leigh McClusky
Leigh McClusky

Leigh McClusky is an Australian journalist and presenter who works for Channel 7 in SAS-7. She held the role of presenter of Today Tonight from 30 January 1995 to 17 August 2007....
 was absent or on vacation.

In 2004, John became co-anchor of the weekday news, after Graeme Goodings
Graeme Goodings

Graeme Goodings is a veteran Australian television journalist, best known for his role as an anchor at Seven News in Adelaide....
 moved to weekend to help his recovery from cancer.

He has also been host of local travel show Discover
Discover

Discover may refer to:*Discover Card, a credit card brand*Discover Network, a credit card brand*Discover , an American science magazine*DisCover , a Cactus Jack album...
, however after moving to presenting the weekday news, he became a reporter for the program. He has also hosted The World Around Us
The World Around Us

The World Around Us was an Australian documentary television series that aired on the Seven Network....
.

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