Wendy Kingston
{{Short description|Australian journalist and television news presenter}}
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Wendy Kingston is an Australian journalist and television news presenter.
Kingston was previously a presenter of Nine Afternoon News Queensland, as well as other national bulletins from Sydney.
Career
Kingston's media career began in 2000 working as a reporter and newsreader for ABC Radio Brisbane, before moving to ABC Radio Rockhampton. In 2001, she moved to WIN News as reporter and fill-in newsreader for the Toowoomba bulletin. After six-months, Kingston was appointed as full-time presenter of the Toowoomba and Sunshine Coast WIN News bulletins.{{cite web |url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/meet-the-team/national/wendy-kingston |title=Nine News team - Wendy Kingston |publisher=Ninemsn |access-date=2009-02-17 |archive-date=6 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706071927/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/meet-the-team/national/wendy-kingston |url-status=dead }}
In 2005, Kingston resigned from WIN and moved to Sydney, where she was picked up by the Nine Network to report for Nine News in Sydney.
In January 2013, Kingston was appointed presenter of Nine News Now, a bulletin that includes a mix of news, sport, panel discussions and showbiz. She returned from maternity leave, as a result.{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=6 January 2013 |title=Wendy Kingston to front Nine News Now {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2013/01/wendy-kingston-to-front-nine-news-now.html |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=TV Tonight |language=en-AU}}{{Cite news |last=Nauman |first=Zoe |date=6 January 2013 |title=Mum's the word for Nine's news |work=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/mums-the-word-for-nines-news/story-fndo28a5-1226548166391 |access-date=11 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106010035/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/mums-the-word-for-nines-news/story-fndo28a5-1226548166391 |archive-date=6 January 2013}}
In June 2016, Kingston was appointed presenter of Nine Gold Coast News alongside Bruce Paige.{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=25 June 2016 |title=Wendy Kingston joins Nine News on Gold Coast | TV Tonight |url=http://tvtonight.com.au/2016/06/wendy-kingston-joins-nine-news-on-gold-coast.html |access-date=12 August 2023 |website=TV Tonight}}{{Cite news |last=Simonot |first=Suzanne |date=25 June 2016 |title=Wendy Kingston to join Nine Gold Coast News as Seven prepares to launch rival local bulletin on July 4 |work=Gold Coast Bulletin |url=http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/entertainment/wendy-kingston-to-join-nine-gold-coast-news-as-seven-prepares-to-launch-rival-local-bulletin-on-july-4/news-story/45fbb97bfc9d758247b20e252b0d9a01 |access-date=12 August 2023}}
In July 2021, Kingston resigned from the Nine Network to spend more time with her children, her last day was on 17 August.{{cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/queensland-newsreader-wendy-kingston-has-resigned-from-channel-9/news-story/1ab810ab9f5e7406d629092606bcc5b4|title=Queensland newsreader Wendy Kingston has resigned from Channel 9|publisher=Courier Mail|first=Amy|last=Price|date=23 July 2021|accessdate=23 July 2021}}{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=27 July 2021 |title=Wendy Kingston departing Nine News {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/07/wendy-kingston-departing-nine-news.html |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=TV Tonight |language=en-AU}}
Personal life
Kingston graduated from Somerset College on the Gold Coast in 1998, and attended Bond University, where she obtained a degree in Journalism in 2003.{{cite web |url=http://www.campusdownunder.com/get_more_information/NewsArchive/08_03.html
|title=March 08 News Bond University |publisher=Campus Down Under |access-date=2011-01-23}} She has 3 children.{{cite news |author=Sbeghen , Hannah |agency= |title=Nine News Gold Coast presenter Wendy Kingston mixes old, new and found in her beach-pad |url=https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/realestate/nine-news-gold-coast-presenter-wendy-kingston-mixes-old-new-and-found-in-her-beachpad/news-story/ed3128ffaedb5b24bab5b4c78f00bd40 |quote= |newspaper=Gold Coast Bulletin |date=2016-09-24 |access-date=2024-07-22 }}
References
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External links
- [https://www.9news.com.au/meet-the-team/brisbane/wendy-kingston Wendy Kingston profile]
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Category:Australian television newsreaders and news presenters
Category:Australian women television presenters
Category:People from the Gold Coast, Queensland
Category:Bond University alumni