Leila McKinnon
Leila McKinnon | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Australian |
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Years active | 1993–present |
Employer | Nine Network |
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Children | 2 |
Leila McKinnon is an Australian journalist and television presenter. She is a reporter and fill-in presenter for
Personal life
McKinnon was born in Iran to an English mother and a New Zealand father. She grew up in Auckland and moved to Brisbane when she was 15.[1]
In 2012, McKinnon gave birth to her first child. McKinnon's second child was born in 2014.[citation needed]
Career
McKinnon undertook a journalism degree at
After three years she became a reporter for
In March 2006, she relocated to Los Angeles with her husband, Australian businessman David Gyngell.[3][4]
In 2007, McKinnon returned to Australia, as her husband David Gyngell was reappointed as the CEO of the Nine Network. Since then, she has presented the summer edition of A Current Affair. In 2008, she also regularly filled in on Nine News Morning Edition and Nine News Afternoon Edition. McKinnon is most famous for her interrogation of Corey Worthington in 2008 after he hosted a house party that led to gatecrashing, widespread chaos, and tens of thousands of dollars in property damage; the party and its aftermath, including the viral interview with McKinnon, have been widely speculated to have inspired the 2012 movie Project X, although this was never confirmed or denied by any of the writers or producers.[5][6][7][8]
In January 2009, it was announced that McKinnon will co-host
In 2012, McKinnon co-hosted Nine's award-winning coverage of the London Olympic Games and conducted the first live interview with Princes William and Harry. In 2011 and 2012 she wrote a weekly rugby league column for NRL.com. McKinnon is the editor of Australia's Favorite Recipes (2012), a cookbook which raises money for the charity Legacy and features the family recipes of ordinary Australians.
In 2014, McKinnon resigned from
In May 2017, McKinnon and Nine News journalist Neil Breen teamed up to host The Way It Was, a podcast which dissected the weekly news cycle.[10]
In 2022, McKinnon was announced as one of the new hosts for the sixth season of Australian Ninja Warrior alongside Jim Courier and sideline presenters Will & Woody.[11][12] The show was cancelled by Nine Network at the end of 2022 and did not return for a seventh season in 2023.[13]
References
- ^ Dan Hutton (3 May 2011). "Leila McKinnon – Bondi's Kiwi Queenslander". The Beast. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Leila McKinnon". Nine Network. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ "Gyngell move to LA means Leila goes too". Australasian Business Intelligence. 16 January 2006.
- ^ "Leila's back in town". The Daily Telegraph. 24 December 2006. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ Project X (2012) - IMDb, retrieved 13 September 2022
- ^ "Corey Worthington: Where is he now?". Who. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "What happened to Australia's infamous party boy Corey Worthington and where is he now?". honey.nine.com.au. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ Mitchell, Thomas (4 July 2022). "Ten years ago, the world was treated to the most insane party movie ever made". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Deborah Knight gets to cut loose". Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "Leila McKinnon and Neil Breen team up for new podcast". Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Exclusive: Leila McKinnon and Jim Courier spill on the new season of Australian Ninja Warrior". 9now.nine.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Leila McKinnon joins the Ninja Warrior team". Who. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ nyancat23 (15 September 2022). "Australian Ninja Warrior has been cancelled". r/ANW. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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