Sami Lukis
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Sami Lukis is an Australian television and radio personality. She appeared on the Nine Network
as the weather girl on Today
, and for Network Ten
on the children's educational program Totally Wild
. She also worked in radio as a breakfast news reader and presenter for Nova 96.9
on the Merrick and Rosso
show.
with a Bachelor of Business Communication, majoring in Film and Television with a minor in Journalism. Sami was awarded the Federation of Radio Broadcasters Prize for the most outstanding student in broadcast journalism.
In 1999, Sami hosted the Network Ten New Year's Eve Special, Video Hits: Funk ! The Millennium, co-hosted the Network Special, WAKAKIRRI, and was a regular guest on CHEEZ TV. In 1999 Sami was also the Network Ten Face of Motorsport and a roving reporter for LGTV, the live big-screen production at Stadium Australia for the Socceroos vs Brazil game.
In 1998, Sami also co-hosted the national prime-time series Totally Wild Rescue, presented a series of Summer Safety national community service announcements and was a regular presenter on Bright Ideas and Ground Zero.
In 2001, Sami was the roving reporter on the hugely successful Big Brother reality series, and co-host of the Network Ten travel adventure program The Blue Planet. In 2000, Sami hosted the reality series, Shipwrecked, co-hosted the Network’s 18 foot skiff racing series, Grand Prix 2000, hosted Network documentaries Australia's Wild & Weird Animals and The Royal Easter Show. In the same year, Sami was a roving reporter at Redfest, the official Olympics Opening Ceremony kick-off party.
Sami joined Nine in March 2002, after four years at Network Ten, where she was a reporter and segment producer on the long running children’s program Totally Wild. Sami also regularly presented the weather, live, on the Sydney 5 O’clock News and was a regular guest on GOOD MORNING AUSTRALIA.
Sami has worked at Foxtel, as a newsreader at Fox Sports and co-host of The Simpsons Live with Ian Thorpe. At the Nine Network, Sami was the Weather Presenter on the The Today Show - for 3 years. At 9, Sami also co-hosted Torvill & Dean’s Dancing on Ice, hosted the reality series Loves Me, Loves Me Not and co-hosted the Logies Red Carpet Arrivals Specials & New Year's Eve Telecasts in both 2003 and 2004.
She has previously been featured in the ninemsn
print publication Ralph and rival men's mag FHM, in revealing but fully clothed pictorials.
On 23 November 2007 Lukis left Merrick & Rosso on Nova 96.9 to move back to Brisbane. Kate Ritchie
replaced her. In 2008, Lukis became part of Triple M Brisbane's The Cage
breakfast show. Throughout 2008 Sami has been a regular presenter on the Brisbane current affairs show Extra to help promote her new role at Triple M. While in Brisbane, Sami also presented the weather daily on Nine News in Brisbane, and was a columnist for B Magazine in Brisbane, writing a column called "Single in the City".
In November 2008, Sami left The Cage breakfast show in Brisbane to join Ugly Phil O'Neil to co-host breakfast on Triple M Sydney replacing The Shebang
. In July 2009, O'Neil and Lukis were axed from the breakfast shift due to poor ratings.
As of August 2009, Lukis is the newsreader for the Grill Team
breakfast radio program airing on Triple M Sydney
, though from December 2010 Lukis parted ways from Triple M and was replaced by Rachel Corbett as being the breakfast newsreader from January 2011.
Sami appears regularly on 20-1 on Channel Nine, and The Morning Show, on Channel Seven. Sami Lukis also occasionally appears in the Greater Union
Cinebuzz Show, which is shown in Greater Union
foyers and online. She has interviewed many celebrities on the red carpet including Steve Carell
, Nicole Kidman, Jerry Seinfeld, Sam Worthington and Sarah Jessica Parker. Sami is also a host for Cinelive, most recently presenting live from the Andre Rieu concert in Sydney.
Sami also in November 2011 appeared on Ant and Becks' show on MixFM, filling in for Becks.
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...
as the weather girl on 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...
, and for 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...
on the children's educational program Totally Wild
Totally Wild
Totally Wild is an Australian children's television series. It has been in production since 1992, airing on Network Ten since day one. It has the format of a news program, and does stories on topics such as Australia's native flora and fauna, action sports, the environment, science, and technology...
. She also worked in radio as a breakfast news reader and presenter for Nova 96.9
Nova 96.9
Nova 96.9 is a commercial radio station operating in Sydney, Australia, owned by the DMG Radio Network.-History:One of the driving forces behind the creation of Nova was the growing demographic of youth who were embracing the commercialised anti-pop movement fronted by such artists as Daft Punk...
on the Merrick and Rosso
Merrick and Rosso
Merrick and Rosso are an Australian comedy duo, Merrick Watts and Tim Ross. The duo began in stand up comedy and first came together when they teamed up for a one off comedy show in 1996...
show.
Early life
Before starting her media career, Lukis graduated from Queensland University of TechnologyQueensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology is an Australian university with an applied emphasis in courses and research. Based in Brisbane, it has 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million.QUT is marketed as "A...
with a Bachelor of Business Communication, majoring in Film and Television with a minor in Journalism. Sami was awarded the Federation of Radio Broadcasters Prize for the most outstanding student in broadcast journalism.
Career
Between 1995 and 1997, Sami was a regular face on Good Morning Australia, Inside Sport, Monday to Friday, Bright Ideas, Ernie & Denise, At Home with John Mangos and Infobreak, presenting advertorials. She also hosted the infomercial series, Celebrity Home Shopping. In 1993 Sami was a reporter on the Network Ten Adventure Program, Wild Weekend.In 1999, Sami hosted the Network Ten New Year's Eve Special, Video Hits: Funk ! The Millennium, co-hosted the Network Special, WAKAKIRRI, and was a regular guest on CHEEZ TV. In 1999 Sami was also the Network Ten Face of Motorsport and a roving reporter for LGTV, the live big-screen production at Stadium Australia for the Socceroos vs Brazil game.
In 1998, Sami also co-hosted the national prime-time series Totally Wild Rescue, presented a series of Summer Safety national community service announcements and was a regular presenter on Bright Ideas and Ground Zero.
In 2001, Sami was the roving reporter on the hugely successful Big Brother reality series, and co-host of the Network Ten travel adventure program The Blue Planet. In 2000, Sami hosted the reality series, Shipwrecked, co-hosted the Network’s 18 foot skiff racing series, Grand Prix 2000, hosted Network documentaries Australia's Wild & Weird Animals and The Royal Easter Show. In the same year, Sami was a roving reporter at Redfest, the official Olympics Opening Ceremony kick-off party.
Sami joined Nine in March 2002, after four years at Network Ten, where she was a reporter and segment producer on the long running children’s program Totally Wild. Sami also regularly presented the weather, live, on the Sydney 5 O’clock News and was a regular guest on GOOD MORNING AUSTRALIA.
Sami has worked at Foxtel, as a newsreader at Fox Sports and co-host of The Simpsons Live with Ian Thorpe. At the Nine Network, Sami was the Weather Presenter on the The Today Show - for 3 years. At 9, Sami also co-hosted Torvill & Dean’s Dancing on Ice, hosted the reality series Loves Me, Loves Me Not and co-hosted the Logies Red Carpet Arrivals Specials & New Year's Eve Telecasts in both 2003 and 2004.
She has previously been featured in the ninemsn
NineMSN
ninemsn is an Australian 50/50 joint venture between Microsoft and Nine Entertainment Co.. It effectively acts as the website for both the Nine Network and MSN, and is one of Australia's most popular websites...
print publication Ralph and rival men's mag FHM, in revealing but fully clothed pictorials.
On 23 November 2007 Lukis left Merrick & Rosso on Nova 96.9 to move back to Brisbane. Kate Ritchie
Kate Ritchie
Katherine "Kate" Ritchie is an Australian actress, best known for her long-running role as Sally Fletcher on the television soap opera Home and Away. She played the character for 20 years from 1988–2008...
replaced her. In 2008, Lukis became part of Triple M Brisbane's The Cage
The Cage (radio show)
The Cage is the name of two different breakfast shows on Australian radio network Triple M, broadcasting in Brisbane and Melbourne.Previously Sydney and Adelaide received the Melbourne version, however these cities now have their own individual shows....
breakfast show. Throughout 2008 Sami has been a regular presenter on the Brisbane current affairs show Extra to help promote her new role at Triple M. While in Brisbane, Sami also presented the weather daily on Nine News in Brisbane, and was a columnist for B Magazine in Brisbane, writing a column called "Single in the City".
In November 2008, Sami left The Cage breakfast show in Brisbane to join Ugly Phil O'Neil to co-host breakfast on Triple M Sydney replacing The Shebang
The Shebang
The Shebang was a radio show broadcast weekday mornings from 6am to 9am AEST in Sydney, Australia on 2MMM, the local Triple M outlet. It was hosted by Marty Sheargold, Fifi Box and Paul Murray with Anthony Maroon as the show anchor...
. In July 2009, O'Neil and Lukis were axed from the breakfast shift due to poor ratings.
As of August 2009, Lukis is the newsreader for the Grill Team
Grill Team
The Grill Team is an Australian breakfast radio show that broadcasts weekday mornings from 6 am to 9 am AEST on Triple M Sydney. It commenced broadcasting on 17 August 2009....
breakfast radio program airing on Triple M Sydney
2MMM
2MMM is a radio station broadcasting in Sydney, Australia. Triple M Sydney is part of the Austereo Triple M network and broadcasts on the 104.9 MHz frequency.-The Early Days:...
, though from December 2010 Lukis parted ways from Triple M and was replaced by Rachel Corbett as being the breakfast newsreader from January 2011.
Sami appears regularly on 20-1 on Channel Nine, and The Morning Show, on Channel Seven. Sami Lukis also occasionally appears in the Greater Union
Greater Union
Greater Union, Birch Carroll and Coyle, Event Cinemas, Skycity Cinemas and Damodar Village Cinemas together form a chain of cinema multiplexes across Australia, New Zealand and Fiji...
Cinebuzz Show, which is shown in Greater Union
Greater Union
Greater Union, Birch Carroll and Coyle, Event Cinemas, Skycity Cinemas and Damodar Village Cinemas together form a chain of cinema multiplexes across Australia, New Zealand and Fiji...
foyers and online. She has interviewed many celebrities on the red carpet including Steve Carell
Steve Carell
Steven John "Steve" Carell is an American comedian, actor, voice artist, producer, writer, and director. Although Carell is notable for his role on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, he found greater fame in the late 2000s for playing Michael Scott on The Office...
, Nicole Kidman, Jerry Seinfeld, Sam Worthington and Sarah Jessica Parker. Sami is also a host for Cinelive, most recently presenting live from the Andre Rieu concert in Sydney.
Sami also in November 2011 appeared on Ant and Becks' show on MixFM, filling in for Becks.
External links
- Sami Lukis - Grill Team - Triple M Sydney
- Greater Union Cinebuzz Show