Samantha Armytage
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| Born | 4 September 1976 |
| Education | Kincoppal - Rosebay School, Sydney Charles Sturt University, Bathurst |
| Occupation | Journalist & News Presenter |
| Employer | Seven Network |
| Notable credit(s) |
Seven 4.30 News presenter (2006-2012) Weekend Sunrise co-host (2007-2013) Sunrise co-host (2013-present) |
Samantha Armytage (born 4 September 1976) is an Australian journalist and television news presenter.
Armytage is currently co-host of Sunrise alongside David Koch and she has previously co-hosted Weekend Sunrise and presented Seven 4.30 News. In June 2013, Armytage was announced as the replacement for Sunrise co-host Melissa Doyle.
Armytage grew up on Bolaro Station in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales. She went to school in Sydney and then Charles Sturt University in Bathurst, New South Wales. Armytage has a younger sister, Georgina, and a younger brother, Charles. Her interests include golf, tennis, snow skiing and horse racing.
She began her media career at WIN Television in Canberra in 1999, as a news reporter and presenter in Canberra. Following this she joined Sky News Australia in 2002 where she was chief political reporter.
In April 2003, Samantha joined the Seven Network after being noticed by the network executives while covering the 2003 Canberra Bushfires.
In December 2004, she landed her first major presenting role, filling-in as presenter on Seven News Sydney over the Summer non-ratings period. Following the non-ratings period she had stints presenting Seven Morning News, the national late news updates, and filling in as presenter of Seven News Sydney.
In 2005 and 2006, Armytage was a regular fill-in presenter for Chris Bath on Seven News Sydney.
In October 2006, Armytage replaced Mike Amor as presenter of Seven 4.30 News. She had replaced Rebecca Maddern as presenter when the network moved production from Melbourne to Sydney.
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