Ashleigh Gillon
| Ashleigh Gillon | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Melbourne, Australia |
| Education |
St Mary's Anglican Girls' School Curtin University |
| Occupation | Political reporter |
| Years active | 2004 – present |
| Employer | Sky News Australia |
| Known for | Journalism, TV presenting |
| Partner(s) | Aaron Hood |
| Children | Phoebe Rose Hood |
| Website | Ashleigh Gillon profile |
Ashleigh Gillon is an Australian journalist. Gillon currently hosts Friday NewsDay and Weekend Live on Sky News Australia.[1]
Career
Early in her career, Gillon worked at a radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada before joining Sky News Australia in 2004, serving as a producer.[1] In 2011, Gillon received the Wallace Brown Award, honouring young journalists in the Canberra Press Gallery, as well as an ASTRA Award for outstanding performance by a broadcast journalist.[2]
Gillon was part of the Sky News Canberra bureau, including a stint as host of Lunchtime Agenda[2] before moving to Perth to anchor rolling afternoon news.[3] In 2014, Gillon was on air as anchor during the Lindt cafe siege.[4]
Following her relocation to Melbourne, Gillon became host of weekend program Weekend Live with Ashleigh Gillon.[5]
In a 2016 interview, Gillon revealed a male then-Government minister would ask her and only her to apply his make-up every time he would do an interview with her, and only ended when her colleague David Speers stepped in.[6]
Personal life
Gillon attended St Mary's Anglican Girls' School and obtained a Post-Graduate diploma in journalism from Curtin University, as well as a degree in marketing and media.[1]
Gillon is married to equity fund director Aaron Hood[7] and has one daughter named Phoebe Rose Hood, who was born in 2013. Gillon was congratulated live on air by Barnaby Joyce during an interview, and after giving birth by then Prime Minister Julia Gillard.[8] Joyce had also revealed on air her engagement to Hood two years prior.[9]
References
- 1 2 3 "Connect - Sky News Team". Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- 1 2 Jamieson, Amber (5 October 2011). "The quality journalism project: broadcasting Ashleigh Gillon's answers". Crikey. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (31 January 2012). "SKY News adds Darwin bureau, national bulletin from Perth.". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (17 December 2014). "Martin Place siege: ABC / SKY News". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (9 May 2016). "SKY News election channel: guide". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016.
- ↑ Byrnes, Holly (14 May 2016). "Sky News' signing of Peta Credlin shines spotlight on growing number of women with election voice". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ Thompson, Brad (16 February 2016). "Forrest group loses executive". The West Australian. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ↑ "Prime Minister congratulates Sky News presenter Ashleigh Gillion on her new baby". The Sunday Times. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ↑ "Barnaby Joyce reveals Sky News political reporter Ashleigh Gillon is pregnant live on air". news.com.au. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2016.