Chris Roe

Chris Roe (born 14 January 1975) is an Australian broadcaster and journalist.

Chris Roe
Born (1975-01-14) 14 January 1975
OccupationJournalist

Career history

With a background as a radio announcer at Outback Radio 2WEB, Rural Press and DMG radio, Roe has spent the last 12 years in television working as a producer and presenter in news and sport.[1]

After starting in television at Fox Sports, Roe joined Sky News in 2004 as a sports producer and presenter.[1] Roe anchored weekend news since 2006 and regularly filled in on news programs across the week. He exited SKY News in 2013.[2]

Roe moved to NITV after leaving Sky.[3] As of January 2020, he was executive producer for NITV's The Point.[4]

At the 2018 Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism, Chris Roe and Karla Grant won the John Newfong Award for Outstanding Indigenous Affairs Reporting for their work at NITV.[5]

Study

Roe completed a Bachelor of Arts in communications at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst[1] and is currently undertaking a Master of Arts in ancient history at Macquarie University Sydney.

References
  1. "Bio". Sky News Australia. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  2. "Chris Roe exits SKY News". TV Tonight. 23 June 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  3. Whitley, Charlie (1 October 2015). "NITV uncovering local stories for the nation". Daily Liberal. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. Roe, Chris (21 January 2020). "Young and Free? It's time to stop repeating the lie". SBS. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. "Winners: 2018 NRMA Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism" (PDF). Kennedy Awards. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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