Lisa Wilkinson Biography – Lisa Wilkinson Wiki
Lisa Wilkinson is an Australian television presenter and journalist. She is currently the host of Network 10 news-current affairs and talk show The Project. She has previously co-hosted the Nine Network’s breakfast television program, Today, with Karl Stefanovic from 2007 until 2017 and Weekend Sunrise on the Seven Network from 2005 until 2007.
She was born in Wollongong, but grew up in Campbelltown and attended Campbelltown High School (now Campbelltown Performing Arts High School). She started her career working for the magazine Dolly. At age 21, she became the youngest editor of the magazine. After four years, she was appointed editor of the magazine Cleo and went on to become International Editor-in-Chief.
Her television career started in the late 1990s when she was a regular panelist on Network Ten and Foxtel’s Beauty and the Beast. During the 2000 Summer Olympics, she (along with Duncan Armstrong) co-hosted The Morning Shift on the Seven Network.
In April 2005, she started hosting Weekend Sunrise on the Seven Network with Chris Reason, later with Andrew O’Keefe. On May 10, 2007, it was confirmed that Wilkinson was to co-host Today on the Nine Network after Jessica Rowe left the network. Wilkinson’s last appearance on Weekend Sunrise was May 6, 2007, and she started appearing on Today on May 28, 2007.
She hosted the Ethnic Business Awards, which is a national business award highlighting migrant and Indigenous excellence in business, for 3 years in a row (2005-2007).
From 2008 to 2016, Wilkinson was the co-host of the Nine Network’s Carols by Candlelight, replacing long-time host Ray Martin when Martin semi-retired. Her co-host from 2008 until 2012 was Karl Stefanovic, and in 2013 she was joined by David Campbell. She was replaced by Sonia Kruger in 2017 after she left the Nine Network.
In August 2015 Wilkinson was appointed as The Huffington Post, Australian Editor-at-large.
On October 16, 2017, she resigned from the Nine Network and Today due to a contract dispute and citing ‘lots of reasons’ after ten years with the network, effective immediately. In 2018, she joined The Project, a nightly TV current affairs programme on Network 10.
She was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2016 Australia Day Honours list for significant service to the print and broadcast media as a journalist and presenter, and to a range of youth and women’s health groups. In 2017, her portrait by artist Peter Smeeth was a finalist in the Archibald Prize and winner of the Packing Room Prize.
Lisa Wilkinson Age
She was born on December 19, 1959, in Wollongong, Australia.
Lisa Wilkinson Husband
She married media personality Peter FitzSimons on September 26, 1992. The couple has two sons and one daughter.
Lisa Wilkinson Children
She has three children; Billi FitzSimons, Louis FitzSimons,and Jake FitzSimons.
Lisa Wilkinson Parents
She is the daughter of Raymond Wilkinson and Beryl Wilkinson.
Lisa Wilkinson Instagram
Her Instagram account is @lisa_wilkinson.
