Talitha Cummins
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Talitha Cummins is an Australian journalist.
Cummins is currently a reporter for Seven News
in Sydney and fill in presenter on Seven Morning News
and Seven 4:30 News
.
and business
.
Talitha has worked in many of Seven’s Queensland
’s bureaus, she started out at Maroochydore
before moving onto Cairns. She joined the Seven Brisbane
team in 2004 as a reporter.
In 2005, she was promoted to weeknight weather presenter for Seven News
in Brisbane. However by February 2007, Cummins moved to weekend weather presenter, replaced on weeknights by John Schulter. She has occasionally filled-in for the local Brisbane bulletin when either Kay McGrath
or Sharyn Ghidella
are on holiday or ill.
In 2007, Cummins joined Weekend Sunrise
as a news presenter on Sunday mornings. She held the position until July 2008 where she was replaced by Sharyn Ghidella
.
In 2011, Talitha moved to Sydney where she is a reporter for Seven News Sydney and a fill in presenter on Seven Morning News
and Seven 4.30 News
.
on April 27, 1980. At the age of seven, she moved to Shepparton, Victoria and lived there for five years. She returned to the Gold Coast in 1992 at the age of 12 and went to Aquinas Catholic College.
Cummins is engaged to former Olympic beach volleyball player Lee Zahner
.
Cummins is currently a reporter for Seven News
Seven News
Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia.National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. The network also produces Seven...
in Sydney and fill in presenter on Seven Morning News
Seven News
Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia.National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. The network also produces Seven...
and Seven 4:30 News
Seven News
Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia.National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. The network also produces Seven...
.
Career
After leaving high school, she went to university on the Gold Coast and she graduated with a Bachelor of Communication majoring in journalismJournalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
and business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
.
Talitha has worked in many of Seven’s Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
’s bureaus, she started out at Maroochydore
Maroochydore, Queensland
Maroochydore is an urban centre on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.Maroochydore is a major commercial area of the Sunshine Coast with most shopping precincts located in the central business district. It is home to the Sunshine Plaza shopping centre and the Sunshine Coast's major bus...
before moving onto Cairns. She joined the Seven 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...
team in 2004 as a reporter.
In 2005, she was promoted to weeknight weather presenter for Seven News
Seven News
Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia.National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. The network also produces Seven...
in Brisbane. However by February 2007, Cummins moved to weekend weather presenter, replaced on weeknights by John Schulter. She has occasionally filled-in for the local Brisbane bulletin when either Kay McGrath
Kay McGrath
Kay McGrath is an award winning journalist who is a presenter of Seven News in Brisbane, Australia, along with Rod Young.Formerly a newsreader at TVQ-0 Kay presented a national breakfast news/finance show called TVAM on the Seven Network in 1988 from Sydney and the following year McGrath joined the...
or Sharyn Ghidella
Sharyn Ghidella
Sharyn Ghidella is the weekend presenter on Seven News Brisbane.Ghidella was born in Babinda, in Far North Queensland. Her career in television began in the region, as a reporter and presenter for North Queensland Television . She also produced and presented the regional weekly current affairs...
are on holiday or ill.
In 2007, Cummins joined Weekend Sunrise
Weekend Sunrise
Weekend Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On Saturdays, it runs from 7am to 9am whilst on Sundays it runs from 7am to 10am.-History:...
as a news presenter on Sunday mornings. She held the position until July 2008 where she was replaced by Sharyn Ghidella
Sharyn Ghidella
Sharyn Ghidella is the weekend presenter on Seven News Brisbane.Ghidella was born in Babinda, in Far North Queensland. Her career in television began in the region, as a reporter and presenter for North Queensland Television . She also produced and presented the regional weekly current affairs...
.
In 2011, Talitha moved to Sydney where she is a reporter for Seven News Sydney and a fill in presenter on Seven Morning News
Seven News
Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia.National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. The network also produces Seven...
and Seven 4.30 News
Seven News
Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia.National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. The network also produces Seven...
.
Personal life
Talitha was born on the Gold CoastGold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
on April 27, 1980. At the age of seven, she moved to Shepparton, Victoria and lived there for five years. She returned to the Gold Coast in 1992 at the age of 12 and went to Aquinas Catholic College.
Cummins is engaged to former Olympic beach volleyball player Lee Zahner
Lee Zahner
Lee Zahner is a male beach volleyball player who represented Australia many times in including the 2000 Summer Olympics where he and partner Julien Prosser ended up in 9th place....
.