Lisa Wilkinson (born 19 December 1959 in
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,
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) is an
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n journalist and television personality, and currently a co-host of the
Nine NetworkThe Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney. For nearly 40 years between 1956 and 2005, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
's breakfast television program
TodayToday, often referred to as The Today Show, is an Australian breakfast television program. The show has been broadcast live by the Nine Network each morning since 1982, recently celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2007...
, along with
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.
Career
Wilkinson began her career at a young age, working for
Dolly MagazineDolly Magazine is a monthly teen magazine started in 1970 by Fairfax Ltd. in Australia, and later purchased by ACP Magazines. The current editor is Gemma Crisp, former features editor at Cleo, who was made editor of Dolly magazine in September 2007...
. At age 21, she became the youngest ever editor of the magazine. After four years and almost tripling circulation, she was then appointed Editor of Cleo Magazine and went on to become International Editor-in-Chief.
Her television career began in the late 1990s when she was a regular panelist on
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and
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's
Beauty and the BeastBeauty and the Beast is an Australian panel television show that has appeared in numerous versions since the early days of Australian television. The first version began in 1963 on the Seven Network with host Eric Baume as the "Beast". Baume was later replaced by male presenters including John...
. During the
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, she (along with
Duncan ArmstrongDuncan John D'Arcy Armstrong
OAM is an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1980s, who won gold in the 200 m freestyle at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. He is currently a swimming commentator on Channel Nine's Wide World of Sports and is also a well known swimming safety advocate...
) co-hosted
The Morning Shift on the
Seven NetworkThe Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by the Seven Media Group. It dates back to 2 December 1970, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Sydney and Melbourne. It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
. In 2005, she began hosting
Weekend Sunrise.
On 10 May 2007 it was confirmed that Wilkinson was to co-anchor
TodayToday, often referred to as The Today Show, is an Australian breakfast television program. The show has been broadcast live by the Nine Network each morning since 1982, recently celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2007...
on the
Nine NetworkThe Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney. For nearly 40 years between 1956 and 2005, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
after
Jessica RoweJessica Rowe is an Australian television news presenter. Rowe attended Sydney Girls High School in Sydney, and completed a Communications degree at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst...
left the network. Her last appearance on
Weekend Sunrise was 6 May 2007, and she began appearing on
Today on 28 May 2007.
Personal life
Wilkinson is a former student of Campbelltown High School (now
Campbelltown High School of the Performing ArtsCampbelltown Performing Arts High School is a specialist secondary school located in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia run by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training....
). She married media personality
Peter FitzSimonsPeter FitzSimons, born in Peats Ridge, New South Wales, 29 June, 1961, is a former Wallabies rugby union player. He now works as a journalist, author and radio presenter. He is the current Patron of AFS Intercultural Programs Peter FitzSimons, born in Peats Ridge, New South Wales, 29 June, 1961, is...
in September 1992 and has three young children, Jake, Louis and Billi. She is the cousin of Australian actor Tim Campbell.
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