Heather Foord
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Heather Foord is an Australia
n television journalist.
Foord, was a presenter of the Nine Network
in Brisbane for over 20 years, presented the weekday edition of Nine News Queensland with Bruce Paige
until 5 December 2008, and has also co-presented the weekend news before in the past.
For a duration of three weeks from Monday, 8 October 2007, Foord also presented the news bulletins for the Nine Network
's Today
, an additional duty requiring her to fly between Sydney and Brisbane daily.
Foord attended Brisbane State High School
for her secondary education. After graduating from the University of Queensland
, Foord worked with Good Morning Australia (breakfast TV)
at Network Ten
before joining Nine News as a reporter. She quickly made the transition to news reader, taking a weekend hosting position after 6 months.
While her daughters India, Grace, Riley and Maya were young, Heather returned to the weekend news desk so she could spend more time with her family, but returned to the main desk in 2003 - a position she held until November 2008, when Foord announced her retirement from the News Desk after 21 years. Channel Nine Brisbane announced soon after that Melissa Downes
would take her place in 2009.
Foord was announced as the host of Channel Nine Brisbane's Extra in January 2009 replacing Jillian Whiting
. Extra was axed in late June, and Foord moved back to Nine News in July as the weekend presenter.
Aside from working on with Channel Nine, Foord is an advocate supporting sufferers of cerebral palsy
, a condition which affects her nephew.
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 television journalist.
Foord, was a presenter of the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
in Brisbane for over 20 years, presented the weekday edition of Nine News Queensland with Bruce Paige
Bruce Paige
Bruce Paige is a newsreader in Brisbane, Australia. He previously co-presented Nine News Queensland alongside Melissa Downes, having paired with Jillian Whiting and Heather Foord previously.-Career:...
until 5 December 2008, and has also co-presented the weekend news before in the past.
For a duration of three weeks from Monday, 8 October 2007, Foord also presented the news bulletins for the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
's Today
Today (Australian TV program)
Today and Weekend Today are Australian breakfast television programmes, the show is often referred to as The Today Show. The show has been broadcast live by the Nine Network each morning since 1982...
, an additional duty requiring her to fly between Sydney and Brisbane daily.
Foord attended Brisbane State High School
Brisbane State High School
Brisbane State High School is a partially selective, co-educational, state secondary school, located in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is a member of the Great Public Schools' Association of Queensland, and the Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association...
for her secondary education. After graduating from the University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
, Foord worked with Good Morning Australia (breakfast TV)
Good Morning Australia (breakfast TV)
Good Morning Australia from Network Ten was the name of two different programs. This article is for the breakfast TV show, not to be confused with Bert Newton's morning program....
at 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...
before joining Nine News as a reporter. She quickly made the transition to news reader, taking a weekend hosting position after 6 months.
While her daughters India, Grace, Riley and Maya were young, Heather returned to the weekend news desk so she could spend more time with her family, but returned to the main desk in 2003 - a position she held until November 2008, when Foord announced her retirement from the News Desk after 21 years. Channel Nine Brisbane announced soon after that Melissa Downes
Melissa Downes
Melissa Downes is a reporter and presenter with Nine News Queensland and is presenter on weeknights with Andrew Lofthouse.Melissa originally worked with rival Seven News where she was a reporter and later presenter of Nine Gold Coast News bulletin...
would take her place in 2009.
Foord was announced as the host of Channel Nine Brisbane's Extra in January 2009 replacing Jillian Whiting
Jillian Whiting
Jillian Whiting is a former presenter with the Nine Network in Brisbane, having presented both Nine News Brisbane and Nine Gold Coast News, as well as the local Brisbane magazine show Extra....
. Extra was axed in late June, and Foord moved back to Nine News in July as the weekend presenter.
Aside from working on with Channel Nine, Foord is an advocate supporting sufferers of cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
, a condition which affects her nephew.