Kim Watkins
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Kim Watkins was the co-host of Network Ten's
morning show 9am with David and Kim
which aired until 11 December 2009 and was replaced by The Circle
. 9am itself replaced in January 2006 the long running Good Morning Australia
hosted by Bert Newton
.
's children's show You Asked For It. In 1989 Watkins began a six year stint at the Seven Network
in Brisbane
working as a news reporter and a morning show host. While at Seven, she also worked on the 1992 Olympic Games
.
In 1995 she joined the Nine Network
, working as a reporter on many shows including Good Medicine, Australia's Most Wanted
, Money, and giving updates for the Wide World Of Sports telecast of the 1998 Commonwealth Games
in Kuala Lumpur
. Watkins also worked for Nine's Morning News as a newsreader.
In April 2005, Watkins took the Nine Network
to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
, following a maternity leave dispute in which Watkins was reported to be "unhappy with the work she was assigned when she returned from maternity leave after giving birth to her third child." Watkins and the Nine Network
reached an agreement and she left the Nine Network
, signing as a presenter with the Seven Network
's Beyond Tomorrow
. She then switched networks to co-host Network Ten
's new morning show 9am with David and Kim
. Some of the stories she recorded for Beyond Tomorrow were screened after she had started working on 9am with David and Kim
. In 2007, she hosted Saving Babies
.
From 2007–09, Watkins co-hosted the Sydney New Year's Eve telecast with Andrew G
.
Watkins was a regular guest on Network Ten
's panel show The 7PM Project
, and was the permanent fill-in for newsreader Carrie Bickmore
.
Kim is also an avid amateur motor racing driver and has driven in a number of celebrity events including the celebrity race before the 2006 Australian Grand Prix
. Starting from second on the grid, behind three times Australian Superbike champion Shawn Giles, Watkins finished in third place behind winner, Giles, and AFL
footballer, Alastair Lynch
. Watkins said, "I am absolutely ecstatic with third...This is one for all the Mummies out there" ....
Watkins has three children including identical mono-amniotic mono-chorionic twin girls.
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...
morning show 9am with David and Kim
9am with David and Kim
9am with David & Kim was an Australian morning show which premiered on Monday 30 January 2006 on Network Ten. It aired live from 9am - 11am weekday mornings, and was hosted by former National Nine News presenter Kim Watkins and former Getaway reporter David Reyne...
which aired until 11 December 2009 and was replaced by The Circle
The Circle (TV program)
-Music from The Circle:Music from The Circle is a compilation album featuring 38 songs chosen by the hosts of The Circle. The album includes a special song recorded by hosts Denise Drysdale, Chrissie Swan, Yumi Stynes and Gorgi Coghlan titled "Circle Song"...
. 9am itself replaced in January 2006 the long running Good Morning Australia
Good Morning Australia
Good Morning Australia from Network Ten was the name of two different programs. This article is for Bert Newton's morning program, not to be confused with the breakfast news program of the same name....
hosted by Bert Newton
Bert Newton
Albert Watson "Bert" Newton, AM, MBE is an Australian television personality, known for hosting television series such as In Melbourne Tonight, Good Morning Australia and 20 to 1. Newton has also hosted the Logie Awards on numerous occasions through his career.-Early life:Newton was born in...
.
Career
Watkins began her career at aged 12 as the co-host of the Nine NetworkNine 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 children's show You Asked For It. In 1989 Watkins began a six year stint at the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
working as a news reporter and a morning show host. While at Seven, she also worked on the 1992 Olympic Games
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
.
In 1995 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...
, working as a reporter on many shows including Good Medicine, Australia's Most Wanted
Australia's Most Wanted
Australia's Most Wanted was a television program based on the format made popular by America's Most Wanted. It screened on the Seven Network from 1989 until 1999....
, Money, and giving updates for the Wide World Of Sports telecast of the 1998 Commonwealth Games
1998 Commonwealth Games
The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...
in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
. Watkins also worked for Nine's Morning News as a newsreader.
In April 2005, Watkins took 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...
to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
The Australian Human Rights Commission is a national human rights institution, a statutory body funded by, but operating independently of, the Australian Government. It has the responsibility for investigating alleged infringements under Australia’s anti-discrimination legislation...
, following a maternity leave dispute in which Watkins was reported to be "unhappy with the work she was assigned when she returned from maternity leave after giving birth to her third child." Watkins and 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...
reached an agreement and she left 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...
, signing as a presenter with the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
's Beyond Tomorrow
Beyond Tomorrow (TV series)
Beyond Tomorrow is an Australian television series produced by Beyond Television Productions. It began airing in 1981 as Towards 2000, then in 1985 was renamed Beyond 2000, a name the show kept until its cancellation in 1999...
. She then switched networks to co-host 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...
's new morning show 9am with David and Kim
9am with David and Kim
9am with David & Kim was an Australian morning show which premiered on Monday 30 January 2006 on Network Ten. It aired live from 9am - 11am weekday mornings, and was hosted by former National Nine News presenter Kim Watkins and former Getaway reporter David Reyne...
. Some of the stories she recorded for Beyond Tomorrow were screened after she had started working on 9am with David and Kim
9am with David and Kim
9am with David & Kim was an Australian morning show which premiered on Monday 30 January 2006 on Network Ten. It aired live from 9am - 11am weekday mornings, and was hosted by former National Nine News presenter Kim Watkins and former Getaway reporter David Reyne...
. In 2007, she hosted Saving Babies
Saving Babies
Saving Babies is an Australian medical documentary television series that screened on Network Ten from 15 February 2007 to 29 March 2007; airing seven episodes...
.
From 2007–09, Watkins co-hosted the Sydney New Year's Eve telecast with Andrew G
Andrew G
Andrew Günsberg , commonly known as Andrew G, is a British-born Australian television and radio presenter who is best known as the host of the reality series Australian Idol. He was also the compere of Network Ten's game show The Con Test, and for three years co-hosted the Sydney New Year's Eve...
.
Watkins was a regular guest 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...
's panel show 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...
, and was the permanent fill-in for newsreader Carrie Bickmore
Carrie Bickmore
Carrie Bickmore is an Australian radio news presenter and television presenter. Currently she is a presenter on The Project which airs on weeknights on Network Ten.-Personal life:...
.
Kim is also an avid amateur motor racing driver and has driven in a number of celebrity events including the celebrity race before the 2006 Australian Grand Prix
2006 Australian Grand Prix
The 2006 Australian Grand Prix was the third race of the 2006 Formula One World Championship. It was held on the weekend of 31 March–2 April 2006 at Albert Park, Melbourne...
. Starting from second on the grid, behind three times Australian Superbike champion Shawn Giles, Watkins finished in third place behind winner, Giles, and AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
footballer, Alastair Lynch
Alastair Lynch
Alastair Graeme Lynch is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League . He is best known as a three time premiership full-forward for the Brisbane Lions....
. Watkins said, "I am absolutely ecstatic with third...This is one for all the Mummies out there" ....
Watkins has three children including identical mono-amniotic mono-chorionic twin girls.
External links
- Hoffmann, Luise, Kim and Kerri-Anne's TV faux pas, ABC Brisbane, 15 May 2007
- Mum In Profile - Kim Watkins, essentialbaby.com.au, September 2006
- Kim Watkins, Channel Ten biography