Tracey Spicer
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Tracey Spicer is an Australian journalist, who worked as a national presenter for Network Ten
's news bulletins Ten Weekend News
, Ten Morning News
and Ten Late News - Weekend Edition
in the 1990's and 2000's.
Prior to presenting the national news, Spicer co-hosted Ten News at Five
in Brisbane from 1994-1995.
and graduated at the top of her class. She received a Bachelor of Business
in communications from the Queensland University of Technology
.
service providing reports to the Brisbane station 4BH
, then became chief police reporter and morning news editor at Melbourne
station 3AW
. Spicer then moved on to television: first reporting on courts and industry for Southern Cross Television
, then hosting Melbourne Extra on the Nine Network
affiliate in Melbourne
, GTV, and reporting from Melbourne for the National Nine News
. ATV, the Network Ten
station in Melbourne, later hired Spicer as a local correspondent before promoting her to the national Ten Weekend News
in 1995, which in the same year she began presenting the Weekend Bulliten(s) of Ten Late News
until it was axed in 2005. Until 2006, Spicer would remain with Ten, and she became a newsreader of the Ten Morning News
in 1999. She would continue to present both Ten Morning News
and Ten Weekend News
until the end of 2006. For the World Wildlife Fund, Spicer produced a documentary in 2001 about fresh water shortages in deforested areas of Papua New Guinea
.
In late 2006, Spicer was sacked by email after returning from maternity leave when her second child, Grace, was two months old. In a 10-page letter of demand
served to Network Ten
, Spicer claimed she had been discriminated against since giving birth to her first child, Taj, in 2004 following severe pregnancy complications. The case garnered much attention in the media, with speculation she was fired because of her age; Ten strongly denied allegations of discrimination. Spicer threatened to take the case to the Federal Court
, but eventually settled with the network for $250,000. The newsreader signed off for the final time on New Year's Eve 2006, beginning casual shifts with Sky News Australia
four days later.
Spicer is currently a fill-in presenter on Sky News Australia
.
She is also a regular columnist with the Daily Telegraph newspaper, the punch.com.au website, and regular contributor to Holidays with Kids, Signature Magazine Travel and Lifestyle Spa Life, Sunday Telegraph, House & Garden, Go Camping and WeightWatchers' magazine.
Tracey is an Ambassador for World Vision, WWF, the Queensland University of Technology's Learning Potential Fund and the Penguin Foundation, and Patron of the NSW Cancer Council, the newborn care unit at the Royal Hospital for Women
and the National Premmie Foundation.
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 news bulletins Ten Weekend 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...
, Ten Morning 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...
and Ten Late News - Weekend Edition
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...
in the 1990's and 2000's.
Prior to presenting the national news, Spicer co-hosted 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...
in Brisbane from 1994-1995.
Early life
Spicer attended high school in BrisbaneBrisbane
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...
and graduated at the top of her class. She received a Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Business
A Bachelor of Business is a three or four year business degree offered by traditional and newer universities from the post-Dawkins era in Australia and New Zealand...
in communications from the Queensland University of Technology
Queensland 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...
.
Career
She began her career at the Macquarie National NewsMacquarie National News
Macquarie National News is the name of the news service provided by Macquarie Radio Network Pty Ltd. It reaches both Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, through the radio stations 2GB, 2CH, MTR 1377 and SEN 1116. However, it also has broader reach through LIVENEWS.com.au, the websites of the...
service providing reports to the Brisbane station 4BH
4BH
4BH is a radio station in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. Its analogue broadcast frequency is 882 KHz AM and markets itself for the baby boomer market. 4BH also broadcasts in digital using the dab+ format on the Brisbane 2 DAB ensemble channel 9B 204.640 MHz...
, then became chief police reporter and morning news editor at Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
station 3AW
3AW
3AW is a talkback radio station in Melbourne, Australia on 693 kHz AM. It began transmission on 22 February 1932 as Melbourne's fifth commercial radio station.-History:...
. Spicer then moved on to television: first reporting on courts and industry for Southern Cross Television
Southern Cross Television
Southern Cross Television, or Southern Cross, is an Australian television network available in Tasmania, Darwin, Regional South Australia, and Central Australia. Although the programming varies from region to region, all areas are affiliated with the Seven Network and, in some areas, have a dual...
, then hosting Melbourne Extra on 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...
affiliate in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, GTV, and reporting from Melbourne for the 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...
. ATV, the 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...
station in Melbourne, later hired Spicer as a local correspondent before promoting her to the national Ten Weekend 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...
in 1995, which in the same year she began presenting the Weekend Bulliten(s) of 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...
until it was axed in 2005. Until 2006, Spicer would remain with Ten, and she became a newsreader of the Ten Morning 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...
in 1999. She would continue to present both Ten Morning 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...
and Ten Weekend 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...
until the end of 2006. For the World Wildlife Fund, Spicer produced a documentary in 2001 about fresh water shortages in deforested areas of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
.
In late 2006, Spicer was sacked by email after returning from maternity leave when her second child, Grace, was two months old. In a 10-page letter of demand
Demand letter
A demand letter, or LOD, ie. a Letter Of Demand , is letter stating a legal claim which makes a demand for restitution or performance of some obligation, owing to the recipients' alleged breach of contract, or for a legal wrong.In the United States, demand letters from a debt collector relating to...
served to 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...
, Spicer claimed she had been discriminated against since giving birth to her first child, Taj, in 2004 following severe pregnancy complications. The case garnered much attention in the media, with speculation she was fired because of her age; Ten strongly denied allegations of discrimination. Spicer threatened to take the case to the Federal Court
Federal Court of Australia
The Federal Court of Australia is an Australian superior court of record which has jurisdiction to deal with most civil disputes governed by federal law , along with some summary criminal matters. Cases are heard at first instance by single Judges...
, but eventually settled with the network for $250,000. The newsreader signed off for the final time on New Year's Eve 2006, beginning casual shifts with Sky News Australia
Sky News Australia
Sky News Australia is an Australian 24 hour cable and satellite news channel available in 2.5 million homes on Foxtel, Austar, Optus Television and Neighbourhood Cable subscription platforms....
four days later.
Spicer is currently a fill-in presenter on Sky News Australia
Sky News Australia
Sky News Australia is an Australian 24 hour cable and satellite news channel available in 2.5 million homes on Foxtel, Austar, Optus Television and Neighbourhood Cable subscription platforms....
.
She is also a regular columnist with the Daily Telegraph newspaper, the punch.com.au website, and regular contributor to Holidays with Kids, Signature Magazine Travel and Lifestyle Spa Life, Sunday Telegraph, House & Garden, Go Camping and WeightWatchers' magazine.
Tracey is an Ambassador for World Vision, WWF, the Queensland University of Technology's Learning Potential Fund and the Penguin Foundation, and Patron of the NSW Cancer Council, the newborn care unit at the Royal Hospital for Women
Royal Hospital for Women
The Royal Hospital for Women is a specialist hospital for women and babies located in the suburb of Randwick in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.-History:The RHW began life in 1820 as a 'lying-in' hospital under auspices of the Benevolent Society...
and the National Premmie Foundation.