Tamara Oudyn
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Tamara Oudyn is an Australia
n television presenter and reporter.
She currently presents ABC News Victoria on weekends.
Oudyn began her media career in 2003 working as a news reporter in Brisbane. Prior to this, she was a researcher and producer for factual programs in Australia and the United Kingdom
. In late 2003, she moved to Melbourne and joined the ABC’s
Asia Pacific News service (now Australia Network
), where she worked as a reporter and presenter of the breakfast news program for 18 months.
In 2005, Oudyn moved to the ABC News Victoria newsroom to report for the 7pm news bulletin. Since then she has filmed in Banda Aceh six months after the Boxing Day tsunami, presented The Midday Report over two summers, spent 18 months on the court round in Melbourne, and filed network news reports.
In late 2007, Oudyn replaced Kathy Bowlen
as the weekend presenter of ABC News Victoria. Through 2008 she continued to work as a reporter and fill-in presenter for both ABC News and Stateline.
In 2009 Oudyn was appointed as host of Stateline Victoria, replacing Kathy Bowlen
.
In September 2009, Oudyn took maternity leave to have her first baby.
Tamara returned in April 2010 to ABC News
, with Josephine Cafagna remaining as host of Stateline Victoria.
Oudyn is currently a fill in presenter on ABC News Breakfast
for Virginia Trioli
.
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 television presenter and reporter.
She currently presents ABC News Victoria on weekends.
Oudyn began her media career in 2003 working as a news reporter in Brisbane. Prior to this, she was a researcher and producer for factual programs in Australia and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. In late 2003, she moved to Melbourne and joined the ABC’s
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
Asia Pacific News service (now Australia Network
Australia Network
Australia Network, originally Australia Television International and later ABC Asia Pacific, is a free-to-air international satellite television service operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation since 2006. The television and online service broadcasts 24 hours a day on 7 days a week, to...
), where she worked as a reporter and presenter of the breakfast news program for 18 months.
In 2005, Oudyn moved to the ABC News Victoria newsroom to report for the 7pm news bulletin. Since then she has filmed in Banda Aceh six months after the Boxing Day tsunami, presented The Midday Report over two summers, spent 18 months on the court round in Melbourne, and filed network news reports.
In late 2007, Oudyn replaced Kathy Bowlen
Kathy Bowlen
Kathy Bowlen is a former Australian journalist and television presenter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. She was host of the Victorian edition of ABC's Stateline current affairs program....
as the weekend presenter of ABC News Victoria. Through 2008 she continued to work as a reporter and fill-in presenter for both ABC News and Stateline.
In 2009 Oudyn was appointed as host of Stateline Victoria, replacing Kathy Bowlen
Kathy Bowlen
Kathy Bowlen is a former Australian journalist and television presenter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. She was host of the Victorian edition of ABC's Stateline current affairs program....
.
In September 2009, Oudyn took maternity leave to have her first baby.
Tamara returned in April 2010 to ABC News
ABC News (Australia)
ABC News is a national news service produced by the News and Current Affairs division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation - the division is responsible for all newsgathering and production of news output for ABC television, radio and online services...
, with Josephine Cafagna remaining as host of Stateline Victoria.
Oudyn is currently a fill in presenter on ABC News Breakfast
ABC News Breakfast
ABC News Breakfast is an Australian breakfast television programme which broadcasts on ABC1 & ABC News 24 from 6am - 9am on weekdays. The program airs live in all Australian timezones on the high-definition digital free-to-air channel ABC News 24...
for Virginia Trioli
Virginia Trioli
Virginia Frances Trioli is an award-winning Australian journalist and author.-Biography:Born in Bendigo, she attended Donvale High School and graduated from La Trobe University in the 1980s, with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a fine arts major in cinema...
.