Karina Carvalho

Karina Carvalho (born 28 December 1980) is an Australian journalist.

Carvalho is currently weekend presenter of Seven News Melbourne with Mike Amor and presents Seven Afternoon News in Melbourne.[1]

She has previously been a presenter on the ABC News Channel.

Early life

Carvalho was born in Sri Lanka, and moved to Perth at the age of four[2] where she was raised as a cross-country runner and touch rugby athlete.[3]

Career

Carvalho graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts with a Journalism major.[2]

After work experience in Perth and Sydney she moved to the UK, where she did work experience with the BBC as a journalist and producer on programs such as HARDtalk, and on assignment to the US.[2]

In 2006, Carvalho returned to Perth and in 2007 started work with the ABC, initially with casual work in the newsroom before being promoted to role of weekday presenter, following the resignation of Alicia Gorey.[2]

In February 2012, Carvalho moved to Melbourne and co-hosted ABC News Breakfast on ABC1 and ABC News 24 while Virginia Trioli was on maternity leave. She remained co-host until March 2013.[4] She was one of the last journalists to interview the author Bryce Courtenay before his death and anchored coverage from Brisbane during the latest flood crisis.[5]

In April 2013, Carvalho was appointed presenter of ABC News QLD replacing David Curnow.[6]

In January 2018, Carvalho was appointed presenter of ABC Evening News on ABC News and relocated to Sydney. She was replaced on ABC News QLD by Matt Wordsworth.[7]

In December 2023, Carvalho resigned from ABC over concerns about its editorial direction.[8]

In July 2024, Carvalho joined Seven News in Melbourne as a presenter and reporter.[1]

In January 2025, it was announced that Carvalho will replace Maddern to present on weekends with Mike Amor.[1] Later in June 2025, she was announced to be a competitor on Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) with her dance partner Andre Gresuik.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c Kearney, Georgie (27 July 2024). "Seven welcomes new face to 7NEWS Melbourne". 7NEWS. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "New face of TV News in the West". ABC. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  3. ^ Deceglie, Anthony (26 April 2008). "Karina Carvalho becomes ABC news anchor". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 10 August 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  4. ^ Knox, David (30 January 2012). "New look for ABC News Breakfast too". Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Bryce Courtenay speaks to ABC News Breakfast". ABC. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  6. ^ "ABC TV and radio news revamp". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 March 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Matt Wordsworth returns to Brisbane to present ABC Queensland's 7pm bulletin". ABC. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Former ABC Perth anchor Karina Carvalho quits national broadcaster". The West Australian. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  9. ^ team, New Idea (1 June 2025). "Dancing with the Stars 2025: Cast & permiere date". New Idea. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
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