Sandra Sully
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Sandra Lee Sully Template:Post-nominals (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
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
| 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
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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- ↑ Sandra Sully: The Channel 10 news reader on the secret to being 51 and still fabulous
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External links
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- Sandra Sully Biography Ten Eyewitness News