Sarah Wilson (journalist)
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Sarah Wilson is an Australia
n journalist
and television presenter most notable for presenting the first season of the competitive cooking show
MasterChef Australia
.
Before MasterChef, Wilson was the restaurant reviewer and editor of Australian Cosmopolitan
magazine until 2007. The show was her first TV presenting job. Broadcaster Network Ten
later dropped Wilson from hosting duties for subsequent seasons, stating that "the appropriate role for Sarah was not achievable without dramatically changing the format".
Wilson is the eldest of six children, and has a graduate diploma in professional writing from the University of Canberra
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and television presenter most notable for presenting the first season of the competitive cooking show
Cooking show
A TV cooking show is a television program that presents the preparation of food, in a kitchen on the studio set. The host of the show, often a celebrity chef, prepares one or more dishes over the course of the show, taking the viewing audience through the food's preparation showing all...
MasterChef Australia
Masterchef Australia
MasterChef Australia is a Logie award winning Australian competitive cooking game show based on the original British MasterChef. It is produced by FremantleMedia Australia and screens on Network Ten. Restaurateur and chef Gary Mehigan, chef George Calombaris and food critic Matt Preston serve as...
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Before MasterChef, Wilson was the restaurant reviewer and editor of Australian Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan (magazine)
Cosmopolitan is an international magazine for women. It was first published in 1886 in the United States as a family magazine, was later transformed into a literary magazine and eventually became a women's magazine in the late 1960s...
magazine until 2007. The show was her first TV presenting job. Broadcaster Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
later dropped Wilson from hosting duties for subsequent seasons, stating that "the appropriate role for Sarah was not achievable without dramatically changing the format".
Wilson is the eldest of six children, and has a graduate diploma in professional writing from the University of Canberra
University of Canberra
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