Davina Smith

Davina Smith
Born	Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
Residence	Sydney, NSW, Australia
Occupation	Journalist & News Presenter
Employer	Nine Network
Spouse(s)	Mark Cameron

Davina Smith is an Australian journalist and news presenter.

Smith currently presents Nine Morning News & Nine Afternoon News and is news presenter on breakfast television program Today Extra

Smith attended St Ursuala's College in Toowoomba before studying at the University of Southern Queensland.

In 2002, Davina did work experience in Brisbane's Nine Newsroom. That led to a job with Nine's then-regional affiliate WIN News, working as a reporter and presenter in Rockhampton, Toowoomba and the Sunshine Coast.

Smith has also been a relief weather presenter for WIN Television, filling in for Peter Byrne on the various local editions of WIN News in Queensland.

In 2012 Smith moved to the Nine Network in Brisbane to present the weather on weekends.

In February 2014, Smith moved to Sydney and was appointed presenter for both Nine Morning News & Nine Afternoon News whilst Amelia Adams was on maternity leave. Adams returned from maternity leave in October 2014 becoming presenter of Nine News Now, with Ariotti returning to Queensland to present the news on weekends.

In 2016, Smith was identified on the ABC's media analysis program Media Watch as one of a number of Australian journalists and television presenters who were being paid to use Instagram to promote various products to their followers on behalf of marketing companies.

Smith grew up on cattle farm in Central Queensland.

As a Toowoomba local, Smith has said that one of the hardest stories she has covered was the Toowoomba floods. Speaking about the experience, she said: "You write and speak from a different perspective when the story is so personal. I know the experience made me a better journalist".

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