Jayne Azzopardi
{{short description|Australian television personality}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jayne Azzopardi
| birth_date = {{birth_year and age|1980}}
| birth_place =
| education = Caringbah High School
University of Technology Sydney
| occupation = Television presenter, news reporter & journalist
| years_active = 2009–present
| employer = Nine Network
| television = Today
| spouse = Trent Butler (m. 2018)
| children = 2
}}
Jayne Azzopardi (born 1980) is an Australian television presenter, reporter and journalist.
Azzopardi is currently a news presenter of Nine Network's breakfast program Today.
She has previously been a co-host and news presenter of Weekend Today and reporter for Nine News Sydney.
Media career
After she studied journalism at the University of Technology in Sydney, Azzopardi started her career as a journalist at WIN News located in Wagga Wagga.
Before joining Nine, Jayne also worked at international news organisations including ITN, BBC, CNBC & Al Jazeera.
Azzopardi joined Nine News in 2009 as a political journalist based in Canberra, where she covered two elections and three leadership changes.{{Cite web|title=Jayne Azzopardi {{!}} Management|url=https://www.thesocietyagency.com.au/jayne-azzopardi|access-date=2020-12-07|website=thesocietyagency|language=en}}
In 2011, she moved to the Sydney newsroom to report on breaking news stories across Australia and around the world, from natural disasters to Hollywood red carpets and royal tours.{{Cite web|title=Jayne Azzopardi, Weekend Today's news reader TODAY Show News Team - 9News|url=https://www.9news.com.au/meet-the-team/today-show/jayne-azzopardi|access-date=2020-12-07|website=www.9news.com.au}}
In addition to her reporting duties, Azzopardi has hosted Talking Married on Nine Network's sister channel, 9Life.
In December 2015, it was announced that Azzopardi would replace Wendy Kingston as the news presenter for Weekend Today.
In April 2023, she was announced as co-host of Weekend Today alongside Clint Stanaway.{{Cite web |title=Jayne Azzopardi and Clint Stanaway confirmed as new hosts of Weekend Today |url=https://9now.nine.com.au/today/weekend-today-nine-network-new-hosts-confirmed/f8f05a72-6641-4a8a-aeaa-2a6201f9fdf0 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=9now.nine.com.au |language=en-AU}}
In July 2024, Azzopardi was appointed as the news presenter on Today, replacing Brooke Boney.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-16 |title=Jayne Azzopardi to succeed Brooke Boney on Today show {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/07/jayne-azzopardi-to-succeed-brooke-boney-on-today-show.html |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last=Jolly |first=Nathan |date=2024-07-16 |title=Nine announces Brooke Boney's Today replacement |url=https://mumbrella.com.au/nine-announces-brooke-boneys-today-replacement-839675 |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=Mumbrella |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Jayne resides in Sydney and attended Caringbah High School and later studied journalism at the University of Technology Sydney.{{Cite web|title=Jayne Azzopardi, Contributor|url=https://honey.nine.com.au/meet-the-team/jayne-azzopardi|access-date=2020-12-18|website=honey.nine.com.au|language=en-AU}}
On 31 March 2018, Azzopardi married Trent Butler at Glen Albyn Estate in Tasmania.{{Cite web|title=Jayne Azzopardi's beautiful Tassie wedding|url=https://honey.nine.com.au/latest/jayne-azzopardi-wedding/3f02e3d6-94cd-4560-9fd1-1b542ec56d8e|access-date=2020-12-07|website=9 Honey}}
On 4 February 2020, she gave birth to her first child named Joey.{{Cite web|title=Jayne Azzopardi welcomes baby boy|url=https://celebrity.nine.com.au/latest/jayne-azzopardi-gives-birth-baby/fabc9ff1-64c4-4db9-be0b-79835b271bf9|access-date=2020-12-07|website=celebrity.nine.com.au|language=en-AU}}
External links
- [https://www.tsatalent.com.au/jayne-azzopardi Jayne Azzopardi], TSA Talent
References
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Category:Australian people of Maltese descent
Category:Australian television newsreaders and news presenters