Jillian Whiting

Jillian Whiting is an Australian television presenter.

Whiting has previously been a presenter on Nine News Queensland.

Early life

Whiting was born in Mackay, Queensland on 12 July 1971,[http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/fyi-jillians-big-milestone/news-story/2c07a2a8cab0d39c59c04c7579047682 Jillian nears mighty milestone], Staff Writers, The Sunday Mail, 22 May 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2016. moving with her family to Brisbane after her parents divorced. The move enabled her brother Chris to attend university[http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/parallel-lives-strong-family-heart/news-story/651a92eb191a0e91bf32c720874913eb Parallel lives: Strong family heart], Elissa Lawrence, The Sunday Mail, 25 September 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2016. and so she could attend high school in Brisbane.[http://www.jillianwhiting.com.au/about.html Jillian Whiting biography], Jillian Whiting Media website. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

Career

After graduating from the University of Queensland, Whiting took up a position as a research assistant in 1991 with Seven Brisbane where she later became a reporter and weekend news presenter for Seven News.

She joined Nine Brisbane in 1996 as a reporter and soon became presenter of the weekend editions of Nine News Queensland. She became co-presenter of the weekday news with Bruce Paige in 2001; together, they took the bulletin to the top of the ratings in Queensland and were presenting at the time when the September 11 attacks took place.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPBZnvM7ORU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/gPBZnvM7ORU |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=National Nine News Brisbane: September 11 Bulletin - Story #1 (2001)|publisher=YouTube|date=22 August 2013|access-date=9 January 2017}}{{cbignore}} She later returned to presenting on weekends following the birth of her first child.

In 2006 she became presenter of the Gold Coast edition of Nine Gold Coast News after production moved to Brisbane, and soon after assumed role as presenter of Extra, Nine's local tabloid current affairs program.

In December 2008, Whiting resigned from the Nine Network in Brisbane.[http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/whiting-out-in-tv-shake-up/story-e6freq7x-1111118241180 Jillian Whiting out in TV shake-up at Nine]

In January 2009, Jillian returned to Seven Brisbane where she became a presenter on Queensland Weekender, a fill-in presenter on Seven News Brisbane and occasional Sunrise reporter.

During recent years Whiting has been a presenter with Brisbane radio station 4BC and a columnist for The Courier-Mail. Whiting is currently involved in media consulting work[http://www.mediapotential.com.au/jillian-whiting Jillian Whiting (Company Director)], Media Potential website. Retrieved 13 December 2016. which has included establishing her own media consulting business.

Personal life

Whiting is married and has two children.[http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/a-little-extra-in-the-family/news-story/ccd2ed873749f89330dfc5676eb6af2d A little Extra in the family], The Sunday Mail, 22 July 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

Whiting has a sister and a brother, Chris.[https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/current/list/MemberDetails?ID=2112332744 Mr Christopher (Chris) Whiting], Member Details, Queensland Parliament website. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

In 2009, Whiting said she regretted keeping her maiden name when she married her husband.[http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2009/07/is-it-better-to-keep-or-change-your-name-when-you-marry.html Is it better to keep or change your name when you marry?], Spencer Howson, ABC Local Radio Queensland, 14 July 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2016.