Presenter - Seven’s Sunrise

With several years of experience in the US radio scene, and awards recognising her work there, Natalie returned to Australia and joined the Seven team on the road. She covered many of television’s high-interest stories including the Sydney Olympics and September 11. Today, Natalie presents the news for Seven’s Sunrise program. An accomplished MC, Natalie’s versatility in the public eye is evident and sought after.

About Natalie

Natalie was born and raised in the small West Australian city of Bunbury, about two hours drive south of Perth. Completing her primary and secondary schooling in Bunbury Natalie discovered at the age of 15 that she wanted to be a journalist after spending a week's work experience at the Golden West Television Network. At the completion of high school she moved to Perth to study journalism at Curtin University.

From there she secured a cadetship on the community newspaper The Wanneroo Times for a couple of years before being lured away to television and the Golden West Network in Kalgoorlie.

From regional work Natalie cracked Perth working on breakfast radio for six months and freelancing for the Nine Network.

Natalie then decided experience overseas would be invaluable and she moved to the US where she worked for several years in Los Angeles at stations KABC, KTLA and KCOP.  She won a Golden Mic for Best Newscast Writing in 1994 and a Los Angeles Area Emmy Award nomination for her work on KCOP's coverage of the OJ Simpson car chase.

Since returning home to Australia, Natalie has worked as both a reporter and presenter at Seven. On her return home to Australia, Natalie started at Channel 7 as an on-the-road reporter, and for the next 7 years covered some of the biggest stories in the country including the Queens visit, the ABA inquiry into John Laws and Alan Jones, she was accredited to work at the International Broadcast Centre for the Sydney Olympics and was the first Channel 7 Presenter on-air on September 11 beginning the network’s Live 24-hour coverage.

She became the Sunrise news Presenter, playing a part in major Live broadcasts like George Bush’s re-election, Cyclone Larry, the Beacons field rescue, the death of Pope John Paul 2 and Steve Irwin.

She’s also MC’d events such as the Diabetes Buzz Ball in Sydney, the Australian of the Year nominations and the Oakes Day Ladies lunch in Melbourne, as well as speaking about her experiences at various charity events.

Presentation Topics Include

• MC
• Balancing life
• Media industry
  
• Work and family
  

Testimonial

"Natalie was perfect for our function and it was a pleasure to deal with her.  Feedback from clients and staff was that she was personable and friendly, professional and well-informed.  She added great value to our function and I would not hesitate to recommend her."
Golder Associates Pty Ltd