Carrie Bickmore
Encyclopedia
Carrie Bickmore is an Australia
n radio
news presenter
and television
presenter. Currently she is a presenter on The Project which airs on weeknights on Network Ten
.
, South Australia
in 1980, but moved to Perth
, Western Australia
with her family at a young age. Bickmore attended the Anglican girls' school Perth College
and then later attended Curtin University of Technology
where she studied journalism from 1998 to 2000.
In 2005, she married Greg Lange, who also worked in the media industry. She gave birth to a boy, Oliver, in 2007. Lange died after a long battle with cancer on 27 December 2010.
In 2001 Bickmore moved to Melbourne
and became the afternoon newsreader for radio station Nova 100
and in 2002 she became the co-host of Nova's drive show.
Bickmore was a 2005 "Best News Presenter" finalist in the Australian Commercial Radio Awards. Bickmore, Rebecca Leahy and Michael Colling accepted the award for "Best Community Service Project - Metro", on behalf of Nova 100
. In 2007, Bickmore was appointed the breakfast newsreader on Hughesy & Kate
on Nova 100
. In August 2009, she announced that she would be leaving Nova 100
to focus on The 7PM Project
. Her last day was 25 September 2009.
. Often the news stories related to actual events, but ended in a twist with the punchline. A running joke throughout the segment was Bickmore's quirky introductions in which she added a quip, often playing off of social trends, music and popular culture, for example: "Good evening. I'm Carrie Bickmore and don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me?
." In 2007, Bickmore returned to the show with a more important role. While she still appeared in the news segment, it was no longer done as a Sandra Sully parody.
Bickmore is currently a presenter on The Project airing weeknights on Network Ten
and has further expanded her profile as a TV presenter.
On 2 May 2010, Bickmore won the 2010 Logie Award
for "Best New Female Talent" for her work on Rove and The 7PM Project
.
In December 2010, Bickmore was criticised by ABC The Drum
editor Jonathan Green, and representatives of the Australian coffee industry, for promoting McDonalds in a report for The Oprah Winfrey Show
, which McDonalds confirmed was paid advertising.
After several months away from The 7PM Project
, Carrie returned to television after the passing of her husband.
, the main public transport service between Melbourne Airport
and the CBD.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
news presenter
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
presenter. Currently she is a presenter on The Project which airs on weeknights on Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
.
Personal life
Bickmore was born in AdelaideAdelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
in 1980, but moved to Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
with her family at a young age. Bickmore attended the Anglican girls' school Perth College
Perth College, Western Australia
Perth College is an independent Anglican day and boarding school for girls located in Mount Lawley, an inner northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia...
and then later attended Curtin University of Technology
Curtin University of Technology
Curtin University is an Australian university based in Perth, Western Australia, with additional campuses in regional Western Australia and at Miri , Sydney and Singapore...
where she studied journalism from 1998 to 2000.
In 2005, she married Greg Lange, who also worked in the media industry. She gave birth to a boy, Oliver, in 2007. Lange died after a long battle with cancer on 27 December 2010.
Radio
Bickmore started her career as a newsreader on 92.9FM in Perth where she began as an emergency fill-in for a sick colleague. After this she was appointed as a regular newsreader for the station.In 2001 Bickmore moved to Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
and became the afternoon newsreader for radio station Nova 100
Nova 100
Nova 100 is a commercial radio station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, broadcasting on 100.3 MHz. It is in the Melbourne radio market, with the intention of challenging the number one FM Austereo station Fox FM by playing alternative, hip hop, pop & dance music, with a strong lean towards...
and in 2002 she became the co-host of Nova's drive show.
Bickmore was a 2005 "Best News Presenter" finalist in the Australian Commercial Radio Awards. Bickmore, Rebecca Leahy and Michael Colling accepted the award for "Best Community Service Project - Metro", on behalf of Nova 100
Nova 100
Nova 100 is a commercial radio station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, broadcasting on 100.3 MHz. It is in the Melbourne radio market, with the intention of challenging the number one FM Austereo station Fox FM by playing alternative, hip hop, pop & dance music, with a strong lean towards...
. In 2007, Bickmore was appointed the breakfast newsreader on Hughesy & Kate
Hughesy & Kate
Hughesy and Kate is an Australian radio station breakfast show on Nova 100 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is hosted by Australian Comedian and TV Personality Dave Hughes and Australian TV and Radio Personality Kate Langbroek...
on Nova 100
Nova 100
Nova 100 is a commercial radio station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, broadcasting on 100.3 MHz. It is in the Melbourne radio market, with the intention of challenging the number one FM Austereo station Fox FM by playing alternative, hip hop, pop & dance music, with a strong lean towards...
. In August 2009, she announced that she would be leaving Nova 100
Nova 100
Nova 100 is a commercial radio station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, broadcasting on 100.3 MHz. It is in the Melbourne radio market, with the intention of challenging the number one FM Austereo station Fox FM by playing alternative, hip hop, pop & dance music, with a strong lean towards...
to focus on The 7PM Project
The 7PM Project
The Project is an Australian talk show television program airing weeknights across Australia on Network Ten. The formerly half hour long show premiered on 20 July 2009, and is hosted by Charlie Pickering, Carrie Bickmore and Dave Hughes, with a rotating daily guest panelist...
. Her last day was 25 September 2009.
Television
In 2006, Bickmore made her start in television on the variety show Rove Live, presenting the "Carrie @ the News Desk" segment for each episode. Her voice, behaviour and appearance for this segment were a parody of Channel Ten newsreader Sandra SullySandra Sully (journalist)
Sandra Sully is an Australian journalist and news presenter.Sully is currently a presenter of Network Ten's Ten News at Five in Sydney, alongside Bill Woods-Career:...
. Often the news stories related to actual events, but ended in a twist with the punchline. A running joke throughout the segment was Bickmore's quirky introductions in which she added a quip, often playing off of social trends, music and popular culture, for example: "Good evening. I'm Carrie Bickmore and don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me?
Don't Cha
"Don't Cha" is the debut single by American R&B/pop girl group the Pussycat Dolls. The song was originally recorded by American recording artist Tori Alamaze, and was released as her debut single in March 2005, on Universal Records. After Universal Records dropped her from the label, Cee-Lo Green...
." In 2007, Bickmore returned to the show with a more important role. While she still appeared in the news segment, it was no longer done as a Sandra Sully parody.
Bickmore is currently a presenter on The Project airing weeknights on Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
and has further expanded her profile as a TV presenter.
On 2 May 2010, Bickmore won the 2010 Logie Award
Logie Award
The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
for "Best New Female Talent" for her work on Rove and The 7PM Project
The 7PM Project
The Project is an Australian talk show television program airing weeknights across Australia on Network Ten. The formerly half hour long show premiered on 20 July 2009, and is hosted by Charlie Pickering, Carrie Bickmore and Dave Hughes, with a rotating daily guest panelist...
.
In December 2010, Bickmore was criticised by ABC The Drum
ABC Online
ABC Online is the brand name in Australia for the online services of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, managed by ABC Innovation. It covers a large network of websites including those for ABC News, television, radio, and video-on-demand through ABC iView.ABC Online is one of Australia's...
editor Jonathan Green, and representatives of the Australian coffee industry, for promoting McDonalds in a report for The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
, which McDonalds confirmed was paid advertising.
After several months away from The 7PM Project
The 7PM Project
The Project is an Australian talk show television program airing weeknights across Australia on Network Ten. The formerly half hour long show premiered on 20 July 2009, and is hosted by Charlie Pickering, Carrie Bickmore and Dave Hughes, with a rotating daily guest panelist...
, Carrie returned to television after the passing of her husband.
Other
Bickmore is the regular presenter on Skybus TV, a tourism information video about Melbourne which is played to all passengers travelling on SkybusSkybus Super Shuttle
The Skybus Shuttle is an Australian airport bus service that runs between Melbourne Airport at Tullamarine and Southern Cross Station in the city of Melbourne. In 2008, Skybus carried over 1.6 million passengers a year....
, the main public transport service between Melbourne Airport
Melbourne Airport
Melbourne Airport , also known as Tullamarine Airport, is the primary airport serving the city of Melbourne and the second busiest in Australia. It was opened in 1970 to replace the nearby Essendon Airport. Melbourne Airport is the sole international airport of the four airports serving the...
and the CBD.
Awards and nominations
| Award | Date | Category | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logie Award Logie Award The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a... |
2 May 2010 | Most Popular New Female Talent |
External links
- Carrie Bickmore Bio - 7PM Project website