Susannah Carr
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Susannah Carr | |
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Born | Susannah Mary Carr 21 July 1952 Rochford, England, United Kingdom |
Other names | Sue |
Occupation | Newsreader |
Years active | 1973–present |
Employer | Seven Network |
Susannah Carr (born 21 July 1952) is a British-born Australian television
Early life
Carr was born in
Career
Carr's media career began in 1974 with
Carr was asked to join TVW 7 in 1985 and became a face of Channel 7 news in Perth along with her long-time co-anchor Rick Ardon.[5] Under their guard, Seven Nightly News rose to the top of the ratings in Perth, where it remains as of today.[6]
In 1986, Carr won the
Carr broadcast live from South Africa during that country's first all-race elections and reported from London in the week after the death of Princess Diana. She also headed a film crew to Moscow, Russia, where they were granted access inside the Kremlin, to make the documentary "The Secret Treasures of the Kremlin".
Carr presented coverage from Perth nationally during the 2014 Sydney hostage siege due to Seven News Sydney studios in Martin Place being evacuated. She was part of the Seven News team whom were awarded a Walkley Award in 2015 for their coverage that night.
References
- ^ Daily News 30 June 1988, p.17
- ^ MacNaughton, Tanya (29 January 2022). "TV legends Rick and Sue score Guinness WORLD RECORD". PerthNow. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ Jones, Sally Ann (1987) Susannah Carr – biography of television announcer The West Australian 16 June 1987, p.59
- The Western Mail (Western Australia)18–19 May 1985, p.23
- ^ Biographical details in The Daily News 30 June 1988, p.17
- ^ Bodey, Michael (20 July 2015). "TV ratings: Nine's the one again when it comes to news". The Australian. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ Bell, Nicholle (2001) Seven News keeps on delivering for Susannah in Standard (West Perth, W.A)
- ^ Kent, Melissa (2005) The anchor woman in the West Magazine, in The West Australian 7 May 2005, p.12-14