Sarah Harris (born 13 July 1981)[1] is an Australian television presenter and journalist. She is currently a co-host on Network 10's The Project and previously co-hosted the morning talk show Studio 10.[2]
Sarah Harris | |
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.jpg) Harris at the Anchorman 2 premiere in 2013 | |
| Born | 13 July 1981[1] |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1997−present |
| Employer | Network 10 |
| Known for | The Project |
| Spouse |
Tom Ward
(m. 2014; div. 2021) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editHarris grew up in a block of housing commission flats in Mount Druitt, a western suburb of Sydney.[3] She has one younger brother. Her father died of prostate cancer at 50.[4] She is of Croatian descent through her grandparents, who emigrated to Australia.[5]
Career
editHarris studied journalism and international business at Queensland University of Technology.[citation needed] Her journalism career started in 1997 at the Seven Network in Brisbane, where she filed reports for Seven News and later Today Tonight.[citation needed]
In June 2001, she joined Prime Gold Coast News where she was a freelance television reporter and presenter. She then moved back to the Seven Network in Brisbane where she was a cadet news reporter and writer.[citation needed]
In 2002, Harris joined the Nine Network and became a reporter, researcher, and fill-in presenter on Extra. She also joined National Nine News as a reporter and Today. She delivered live reports from the scene of the Cairns Tilt Train derailment in November 2004, as well as Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen’s funeral in Kingaroy in 2005. She left Today in 2005 to become a reporter and fill-in presenter on National Nine News in Brisbane.[citation needed]
In 2007, Harris moved to Sydney to become a Today reporter and a fill-in news presenter. She was also a fill-in news presenter on Nine Morning News, Nine Afternoon News, Nine News Sydney and Weekend Today.[citation needed]
In 2012, Harris was the main fill-in presenter for Sonia Kruger on Mornings. She also filled in for Leila McKinnon on Weekend Today whilst she was on maternity leave.[citation needed]
In August 2013, she resigned from the Nine Network to join Network Ten's then new morning program, Studio 10 as a co-host with Ita Buttrose, Joe Hildebrand and Jessica Rowe.[6] She has also been a fill-in host on Network Ten program The Project.
In November 2014, Harris was announced as the host of Shark Tank.[7]
In February 2016, Harris was welcomed to the No Agenda round table as a Black Dame by Adam Curry and John C Dvorak.[8]
On 23 November 2022, Sarah announced that she would be leaving Studio 10 after hosting the show for nine years to become a new co-host of The Project in 2023 after the departure of the show's longest running co-host Carrie Bickmore in December 2022.[2][9]
Personal life
editHarris married information technology specialist Tom Ward in Sydney in 2014.[10] Harris and Ward have two children.[11] In March 2021, Harris announced that she and Ward are "taking time apart however we remain good friends and deeply committed to co-parenting our two beautiful boys".[12]
Harris prefers 90s fashion, especially Lululemon tights. Her favorite designers are Scanlan Theodore, Witchery, Cue, Carla Zampatti and Bianca Spender.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sarah Harris debuts a very refreshing birthday makeover for her milestone 40th - & she has her sons to thank for it!". Now to Love. Are Media. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ a b Molk, Steve (23 November 2022). "Sarah Harris joins The Project in 2023". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "The real Sarah Harris", The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), 29 June 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "How Sarah Harris went from housing commission to TV presenter". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "'Bye bye Baka': Sarah Harris mourns death of beloved grandmother". Starts at 60. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Channel Nine star Sarah Harris is joining the Ten network show Studio 10 ", The Daily Telegraph (Australia), 9 August 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Shark Tank 'Sharks' and Host Announced". Tenplay. 13 November 2014. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "No Agenda Episode 798 - "Dangerous Speech"". adam.curry.com. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ ""It's been an incredible ride!": Sarah Harris farewells Studio 10 | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ Domjen, Brian (19 July 2014) "Windy Wedding! TV girl Sarah Harris weds Tom Ward as wild winds lash Sydney", The Daily Telegraph (Australia). Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ Bond, Nick (21 March 2021). "Studio 10 host Sarah Harris announces shock split". NewsComAu. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ Hornery, Andrew (20 March 2021). "Harris splits with husband". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ Gordon, George (1 October 2023). "'I love a bold-coloured suit': Inside Sarah Harris' wardrobe". The Sydnewy Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 November 2023.