Kate Collins (journalist)
Kate Collins (born 7 April 1986 in Mount Gambier, South Australia)[1] is an Australian journalist.
Kate Collins | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 April 1983 |
| Education | Norwood Morialta High School University of Adelaide University of South Australia |
| Occupation | News presenter |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Employer | Nine Network |
| Television | Nine News |
| Children | 2 Harvey Eddie |
Collins currently presents Nine News Adelaide with Brenton Ragless.[1]
Career
Collins studied at Norwood Morialta High School, and later the University of Adelaide, and the University of South Australia.[1] She has also worked as a weekend newsreader at Austereo Radio.[2] She began training as a presenter at C31 Adelaide.
She joined NWS 9 in Adelaide in 2006 as a general reporter for Nine News, and in 2007 began acting as fill-in news presenter on weekends.[1] She replaced Rob Kelvin in 2011.[3]
Collins was formerly the presenter of the now-defunct Adelaide edition of A Current Affair.[4]
Personal life
In August 2014, Collins announced that she was pregnant with her first child and in February 2015 gave birth to a baby boy Harvey. In January 2018, Collins welcomed her second child Eddie.
References
- "Kate Collins". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- "Kate Collins". LinkedIn. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- Knox, David. "Veteran Adelaide newsreader Rob Kelvin to retire | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/nine-opens-local-today-show-bureau-after-dumping-adelaide-a-current-affair/story-e6freon6-1225811676097