Yumi Stynes | |
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Born |
Yumi Tasma Stynes 2 June 1975 Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia |
Residence | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Television personality |
Years active | 2000–present |
Home town | Swan Hill |
Television | The Circle, The Know, Channel V, ARIA Awards |
Spouse(s) | Martin Bendeler (m. 2012) |
Partner(s) | Ben Ely (2000–2008) |
Children | 4 |
Yumi Tasma Stynes (born 2 June 1975) is an Australian television and radio presenter. She presented the morning show The Circle, was a presenter for Channel V Australia and Max, and was a presenter on Sydney's Mix 106.5 FM breakfast program during 2013
Stynes was born in Swan Hill, Victoria, where she grew up with her parents, David and Yoshiko, two sisters and a brother. Her father was fifth generation Australian and her mother is Japanese. She spent her teenage years in Melbourne before moving to Sydney to work for Channel V Australia.
In August 2011, Stynes was appointed co-host of 3PM Pick-Up with Chrissie Swan, broadcast nationally on Mix 101.1, Mix 106.5, Mix 102.3, Mix 106.3 & 97.3 FM. She remained co-host until August 2012 and was replaced by Jane Hall.
In January 2013, Stynes hosted Mix 106.5's breakfast program with Sami Lukis the first all-female team on FM commercial radio in Sydney. The show ran until December 2013 when it was announced that Mix 106.5 would rebrand to KIIS 106.5 and the breakfast show would be replaced by Kyle and Jackie O.
In January 2017, Stynes joined the KIIS Network to host 3PM Pick-Up with Katie 'Monty' Dimond and Rebecca Judd.