Amber Sherlock
| Amber Sherlock | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 December 1971 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Journalist, presenter and reporter |
| Employer | Nine Network |
| Children | Piper & Zachary |
Amber Sherlock (née Higlett) is an Australian journalist and television news presenter. She currently presents the weather on Nine News Sydney and hosts a daily national one hour news bulletin Nine News Now.
Career
Sherlock began her career at the Seven Network in Sydney and worked for the financial news service at the Commonwealth Bank before joining Network Ten for the Sydney Olympics. She then moved into finance journalism, taking a position in London for several years. She came back to Canberra as a host for a Network Ten current affairs program. Upon her return to Sydney, Sherlock went to work for Commonwealth Securities as a financial journalist, after which she took a position as a newsreader with Sky News Australia.[1]
Sherlock joined the Nine Network in 2007 to present the business segments for the Today, Nine Morning News Hour and Nine Afternoon News. She was the news presenter on Weekend Today and Monday news presenter on Today. Sherlock later presented the morning edition of the Qantas Inflight News. In January 2009, it was announced that Sherlock would be the news presenter for Weekend Today, alongside co-hosts Cameron Williams and Leila McKinnon. In July 2009, Sherlock was appointed Monday news presenter for Today, as Georgie Gardner presents Nine News Sydney on Friday and Saturday.[1]
Sherlock is represented by the management company 22.[2]
Personal life
Sherlock is a graduate of the University of Technology, Sydney.[1]
In June 2010, Amber gave birth to daughter Piper. She went into labour while on air during Weekend Today.[3]
In April 2014, Sherlock gave birth to son Zachary.
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| Preceded by | Nine News Sydney Weather Presenter April 2011 - present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by
Bulletin re-introduced
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Nine Early Morning News Presenter (Monday to Wednesday) July 2008 - June 2010 |
Succeeded by Various presenters |
| Preceded by | Today News Presenter (Monday) July 2009 - July 2010 |
Succeeded by Alicia Gorey |
| Preceded by
Program started
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Weekend Today News Presenter February 2009 - June 2010 |
Succeeded by Alicia Gorey |
