Belinda Heggen
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Belinda Heggen is an Australian journalist and news presenter.
Heggen is currently presenter of Adelaide's Ten News at Five
on Friday.
She worked at ADS10 in Adelaide as a general assignment reporter, and also wrote occasinal columns for The Messenger newspaper. Belinda moved to Sydney in 2008 and soon began presenting finance on the Ten Early News
on various days, where she fills in for Kathryn Robinson
. More recently she began reading Ten Late News
on Friday nights in addition to her reporting duties.
In 2008, she presented the Adelaide news alongside George Donikian
while Rebecca Morse
was on maternity leave.
On 14 September 2010, it was announced that Heggen is to move back to Adelaide to present the ADS-10
Ten News at Five
replacing George Donikian
and Rebecca Morse
.
On 15 February 2011, Heggen received global media attention for a comment made to Ten News
presenter Mark Aiston
. Aiston reported on the video of the Ashes urn, which featured English cricketer Andrew Strauss
posing with the object. The footage went back to the newsroom after the report, showing Aiston telling Heggen “I just can't understand how something so small can be so impressive.” to which Heggen replied, “Well, Mark, you would know about that.”
Heggen later explained on Adelaide radio station Nova 91.9
that she and Aiston never had any romantic history and that it was a practical joke. “Those in Adelaide who know Mark Aiston know that he’s a practical joker, and a prankster, and he’s always cracking jokes and trying to catch us out. So I’ve always had in my mind a desire to try and catch him, um, and on air no less.” she stated.
Belinda is married to Simon Crabb and they have two sons, James and Oscar.
Heggen is currently presenter of Adelaide's Ten News at Five
Ten News
Ten News is the national news service of Network Ten in Australia. The majority of its news bulletins are presented from the TEN-10 studios in Pyrmont...
on Friday.
She worked at ADS10 in Adelaide as a general assignment reporter, and also wrote occasinal columns for The Messenger newspaper. Belinda moved to Sydney in 2008 and soon began presenting finance on the Ten Early News
Ten News
Ten News is the national news service of Network Ten in Australia. The majority of its news bulletins are presented from the TEN-10 studios in Pyrmont...
on various days, where she fills in for Kathryn Robinson
Kathryn Robinson
Kathryn Robinson is an Australian journalist with Australia's Network Ten.Robinson is currently the Finance presenter on Ten Early News and a regular fill in presenter for Sydney's Ten News at Five, Ten Morning News and Ten News at Five: Weekend...
. More recently she began reading Ten Late News
Ten News
Ten News is the national news service of Network Ten in Australia. The majority of its news bulletins are presented from the TEN-10 studios in Pyrmont...
on Friday nights in addition to her reporting duties.
In 2008, she presented the Adelaide news alongside George Donikian
George Donikian
-Radio career:George commenced his media career as an announcer with Radio station 4AM in far North Queensland in the mid 1970s, and was soon lured in a southerly direction and arrived at 2WL in Wollongong, New South Wales....
while Rebecca Morse
Rebecca Morse
Rebecca Morse is an Australian journalist and news presenter.Morse is currently presenter of Adelaide's Ten News at Five Monday to Thursday....
was on maternity leave.
On 14 September 2010, it was announced that Heggen is to move back to Adelaide to present the ADS-10
ADS-10
ADS Adelaide is an Australian television station, owned by, and affiliated with the Ten Network.-History:ADS-10 began as ADS-7 on 24 October 1959, before being owned by those affiliated with the Ten Network. On 27 December 1987, ADS-7 and SAS-10 switched affiliations, ADS moving to channel 10, SAS...
Ten News at Five
Ten News
Ten News is the national news service of Network Ten in Australia. The majority of its news bulletins are presented from the TEN-10 studios in Pyrmont...
replacing George Donikian
George Donikian
-Radio career:George commenced his media career as an announcer with Radio station 4AM in far North Queensland in the mid 1970s, and was soon lured in a southerly direction and arrived at 2WL in Wollongong, New South Wales....
and Rebecca Morse
Rebecca Morse
Rebecca Morse is an Australian journalist and news presenter.Morse is currently presenter of Adelaide's Ten News at Five Monday to Thursday....
.
On 15 February 2011, Heggen received global media attention for a comment made to Ten News
Ten News
Ten News is the national news service of Network Ten in Australia. The majority of its news bulletins are presented from the TEN-10 studios in Pyrmont...
presenter Mark Aiston
Mark Aiston
Mark Aiston is an Australian sports journalist and current sports presenter for Ten News in Adelaide.Aiston began his career in 1982 as a race announcer for 5DN before becoming sports host for ABC News in Adelaide. He joined Ten Network in 1996 as chief Australian rules football reporter, before...
. Aiston reported on the video of the Ashes urn, which featured English cricketer Andrew Strauss
Andrew Strauss
Andrew John Strauss, OBE is an English cricketer who plays county cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club and is the captain of England's Test cricket team. A fluent left-handed opening batsman, Strauss favours scoring off the back foot, mostly playing cut and pull shots...
posing with the object. The footage went back to the newsroom after the report, showing Aiston telling Heggen “I just can't understand how something so small can be so impressive.” to which Heggen replied, “Well, Mark, you would know about that.”
Heggen later explained on Adelaide radio station Nova 91.9
Nova 91.9
Nova 91.9 is a commercial radio station operating in Adelaide, Australia, owned by the DMG Radio Network.Along with its sister stations Nova 100 Melbourne, Nova 96.9 Sydney, Nova 106.9 Brisbane and Nova 93.7 Perth, Nova now claims to be Australia's leading under 40's brand.-Breakfast:The breakfast...
that she and Aiston never had any romantic history and that it was a practical joke. “Those in Adelaide who know Mark Aiston know that he’s a practical joker, and a prankster, and he’s always cracking jokes and trying to catch us out. So I’ve always had in my mind a desire to try and catch him, um, and on air no less.” she stated.
Belinda is married to Simon Crabb and they have two sons, James and Oscar.