Helen Kapalos
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Helen Kapalos is an Australian television news presenter.
Kapalos began her career in her hometown of Newcastle, New South Wales
, as a reporter for ABC Radio in 1994, before moving to television on SBS
in Sydney. She returned to Newcastle, where she worked both as an award-winning reporter and news presenter for NBN Television
News.
In 2002, she joined the Nine Network
where she worked as both a reporter and news presenter. In 2005, she became a news presenter on Nightline and later became a reporter on National Nine News
and A Current Affair.
In 2006, Kapalos moved to Melbourne and Network Ten
, where she took over from Jennifer Hansen
as presenter of Ten News at Five
with Mal Walden
.
Kapalos has also been a fill-in presenter on Ten Late News
.
Kapalos began her career in her hometown of Newcastle, New South Wales
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
, as a reporter for ABC Radio in 1994, before moving to television on SBS
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
in Sydney. She returned to Newcastle, where she worked both as an award-winning reporter and news presenter for NBN Television
NBN Television
NBN Television is a television station based in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The station was inaugurated on 4 March 1962 as the first regional commercial television station in New South Wales, and has since expanded to 39 transmitters throughout the northern half of New South Wales and...
News.
In 2002, she joined 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...
where she worked as both a reporter and news presenter. In 2005, she became a news presenter on Nightline and later became a reporter on National Nine News
National Nine News
Nine News is the news service of the Australian Nine Network.Nine News's flagship bulletin is the nightly 6:00pm localised bulletin, produced by networked owned-and-operated stations in Sydney , Melbourne , Brisbane and Darwin alongside localised bulletins produced by the WIN-owned Nine Network...
and A Current Affair.
In 2006, Kapalos moved to Melbourne and 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...
, where she took over from Jennifer Hansen
Jennifer Hansen
Jennifer Hansen is a former news presenter on Australia's Network Ten and former news presenter on Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Hansen was born in Orbost, Victoria.-Biography:Jennifer attended Firbank Girls' Grammar School, in Brighton, Victoria...
as presenter of 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...
with Mal Walden
Mal Walden
Mal Walden is an Australian journalist and television news presenter based in Melbourne.Walden is currently presenter of Melbourne's Ten News at Five with Helen Kapalos....
.
Kapalos has also been a fill-in presenter on 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...
.