Sophie Walsh
| Sophie Walsh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 October 1985 |
| Residence | Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation | Reporter, weather presenter and fill-in news presenter |
| Years active | 2009 – present |
| Employer |
Nine News Sydney (2009-2011, 2016-present) Nine News Queensland (2011-2016) Today (occasional appearances, 2014-present) |
| Known for | Journalism |
| Website | Nine News profile |
Sophie Walsh (born 24 October 1985) is an Australian journalist who is a reporter with Nine News in Sydney.
She was previously a reporter, fill-in presenter and weekend weather presenter for Nine News in Brisbane.
Early in her career Walsh worked as a news reporter and head of newsroom at WIN Television in Bundaberg, where she helped launch a new news bulletin in the Wide Bay area.
In October 2009 she joined the Nine Network in Sydney, where she became a reporter for Nine News, and a fill-in presenter on the network's national bulletins. She also presented newsbursts on Nine's sister channel, 9Go!, in 2010.
In September 2011 she moved to the Brisbane newsroom, which had just been rocked by the sacking of two reporters for their roles in a faked live helicopter cross during a nightly bulletin the previous month. One of the stories she covered was the deportation of four Italian girls from Brisbane to their father's home in Florence, Italy. She also received a Clarion Award nomination for her DMAA investigation into an amphetamine-type chemical used in sports supplements, which resulted in a blanket ban on all products by the Therapeutic Goods Association on Australian shelves. In addition to her reporting duties, she became the weekend weather presenter in 2014, replacing Davina Smith, and occasionally filled in as weekend news presenter.
In July 2016, after filling in for Alison Ariotti as the weekend co-presenter of Nine News Queensland in the first half of the year whilst she was on maternity leave, Walsh returned to the Sydney newsroom, retaining her roles as a reporter and fill-in weather presenter. She also presents other national bulletins, and on several occasions has appeared on the Today and Weekend Today shows as a reporter and fill-in presenter.
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