Sandra_Sully_(journalist)

Sandra Sully

Sandra Sully

Australian news presenter

For the songwriter, see Sandra Sully (songwriter).

Sandra Lee Sully AM (born 18 February 1965[1][2]) is an Australian news presenter and journalist, currently presenting 10 News First in Sydney and Queensland.

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Sully attended Brisbane State High School, graduating in 1978.[1]

Career

Sully started out presenting Ten Eyewitness News Brisbane in the 1990s, before presenting Ten's flagship Ten Eyewitness News Sydney 5:00 pm weeknight bulletin.[3]

Sully is best known as a newsreader on Ten Late News from 1991 to 2014. She was the first Australian television journalist to cover news of the 11 September terrorist attacks.[4] She was on air when the first attack occurred and, shortly afterwards, began presenting live breaking coverage.[5]

Sully hosted the second season of game show Australia's Brainiest in 2005. She also hosted Cool Aid Australia's National Carbon Test in 2008.[6]

Sully was the first woman to co-host the broadcast of the Melbourne Cup carnival and did so for seven years.[7]

In June 2013, Sully and fellow Channel Ten journalist, Matt Doran, headed a police crime program called Wanted, investigating unsolved crimes and conducting interviews with victims' family and friends to appeal to the public to help solve the case by calling Crimestoppers.[8]

As of 2018, Sully presented 10 News First Sydney.[9] Since September 2020, Sully has also presented the Queensland bulletin, produced from Sydney, as a result of changes to the 10 News First broadcast lineup.[10]

In September 2023, Sully competed in the fifth season of The Masked Singer as "Fawn", she was eliminated in episode 2 after one performance.[11][12]

Sully was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), in 2024 with the citation "For signifiant service to the media, charitable organisations and to the community".[13]

Television

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Personal life

Sully was the victim of an apparent stalker in November 1997. She was pistol-whipped twice in the carpark of her home after returning from a late shift at Ten. At an awards ceremony in late 2006, she told guests she had hired "a couple of security guards" following the incident.[18]

Sully married in 2011, becoming stepmother to her husband's adopted daughter.[19]

References

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    "State High Foundation".
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    Sandra Sully: The Channel 10 news reader on the secret to being 51 and still fabulous
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    "Presenter Profile - Ten News". ten.com.au. 2013. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
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    "Media Report - 13 September 2001 - Media Coverage of US Crisis". Abc.net.au. 13 September 2001. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
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    "Dimensions Media - Transcripts". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 3 October 2012. [dead link]
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    "Cool Aid Australia's National Carbon Test". Ten.com.au. 24 July 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
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    "TV Shows: News Presenters - Seriously Ten". Ten.com.au. 22 November 2008. Archived from the original on 22 November 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
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    Knox, David (17 June 2013). "TEN gets Wanted". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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    "Sydney - 10 News First - Network Ten". 10play.com.au. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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    McKnight, Robert (11 August 2020). "BREAKING - REDUNDANCIES AT 10 NEWS AND CHANGES AT STUDIO 10". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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    "The Masked Singer Australia's second celeb revealed to be Aussie TV icon". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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    "The Masked Singer 2023: Fawn unmasked as beloved Aussie news presenter". Yahoo! Lifestyle. Yahoo. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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    "Ms Sandra Lee Sully". Australian Honours Search Facility. Australian Government. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
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    Razer, Helen (17 November 2005). "Dawn of the quiz mistress". The Age. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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    Knox, David (2 November 2016). "All Star Family Feud: Hosts v Newsreaders". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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    Moran, Jonathan (6 March 2016). "Sandra Sully heads for the jungle for I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here!". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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    "All The Clues From Episode 3 Of The Masked Singer Australia 2022". 10 Play. Network 10. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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    Castello, Renato (22 October 2006). "Sandra Sully in stalk fear". Herald Sun. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
  19. [19]
    Clune, Richard. "Sandra Sully Ready to Walk Down the Aisle Again". Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
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