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Sandra Sully

For the songwriter, see Sandra Sully (songwriter).

Sandra Sully
AM
Sally at the 2016 TV weak Loige awards
Sully in 2016
Born
Sandra Lee Sully

(1965-02-18) 18 February 1965 (age 59)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupations
  • News presenter
  • TV host
  • journalist
  • editor
Years active1988–present
EmployerNetwork 10
Television10 News First
Spouse
Symon Brewis-Weston
​
(m. 2011)​

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

Sully attended Brisbane State High School, graduating in 1978.[2]

Career

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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] Between September 2020 and August 2024, Sully also presented the Queensland bulletin, produced from Sydney, as a result of changes to the 10 News First broadcast lineup.[10] Sully ceased presenting the Queensland bulletin in August 2024, when a standalone edition presented by Sharyn Ghidella was revived from 2 September 2024.[11]

In September 2023, Sully competed in the fifth season of The Masked Singer as "Fawn", she was eliminated in episode 2 after one performance.[12][13]

Sully was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), in 2024 with the citation "For significant service to the media, charitable organisations and to the community".[14]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1990s, 2020–24 Ten Eyewitness News Brisbane / 10 News First Queensland Newsreader[3]
1991–2014 Ten Late News Newsreader[3]
2005–2006 Australia's Brainiest Host[15]
2011–present 10 News First Sydney Newsreader
2013 Wanted Co-host with Matt Doran[8]
2016 All Star Family Feud Contestant 1 episode[16]
2017 Have You Been Paying Attention? Guest quiz master 1 episode
2018–2019 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Celebrity guest 2 episodes[17]
2019 Hughesy, We Have a Problem Celebrity problem
2022 The Masked Singer Self – Guest 2 episodes[18]
2023 Self – Contestant 1 episode, eliminated in second episode[12][13]


Personal life

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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.[19]

Sully married in 2011, becoming stepmother to her husband's adopted daughter.[20]

References

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  1. ^ Sandra Sully: The Channel 10 news reader on the secret to being 51 and still fabulous
  2. ^ "State High Foundation".
  3. ^ a b c "Presenter Profile - Ten News". ten.com.au. 2013. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Media Report - 13 September 2001 - Media Coverage of US Crisis". Abc.net.au. 13 September 2001. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Dimensions Media - Transcripts". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 3 October 2012. [dead link‍]
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "TV Shows: News Presenters - Seriously Ten". Ten.com.au. 22 November 2008. Archived from the original on 22 November 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  8. ^ a b Knox, David (17 June 2013). "TEN gets Wanted". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Sydney - 10 News First - Network Ten". 10play.com.au. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  10. ^ McKnight, Robert (11 August 2020). "BREAKING - REDUNDANCIES AT 10 NEWS AND CHANGES AT STUDIO 10". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  11. ^ Knox, David (15 August 2024). "10 News First swoops on Sharyn Ghidella to anchor Queensland bulletin". TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  12. ^ a b "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.
  13. ^ a b "The Masked Singer 2023: Fawn unmasked as beloved Aussie news presenter". Yahoo! Lifestyle. Yahoo. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Ms Sandra Lee Sully". Australian Honours Search Facility. Australian Government. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Knox, David (2 November 2016). "All Star Family Feud: Hosts v Newsreaders". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "All The Clues From Episode 3 Of The Masked Singer Australia 2022". 10 Play. Network 10. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  19. ^ Castello, Renato (22 October 2006). "Sandra Sully in stalk fear". Herald Sun. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
  20. ^ 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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