Verity James
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Verity James is a West Australian TV and radio presenter.
Born in Sydney, James joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
in Bega, NSW in 1984. Three years later she moved to Perth, where she has been a fixture on the WA media scene ever since.
James worked as a full-time presenter on 720 ABC Perth
until 2004, when after an extended period of long service leave, she decided to pursue other interests. Despite this, James continued to work intermittently on 720, filling in for regular presenters when they took leave. She was a regular on ABC TV's Can We Help?
, and after Greg Pearce
left radio to join Perth's National Nine News
team in February 2008, James took over his early morning shift on 720 ABC Perth.
Born in Sydney, James joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
in Bega, NSW in 1984. Three years later she moved to Perth, where she has been a fixture on the WA media scene ever since.
James worked as a full-time presenter on 720 ABC Perth
720 ABC Perth
720 ABC Perth is a radio station located in Perth, Western Australia broadcasting on 720 kHz on the AM band. The station is a member of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's ABC Local Radio network.-History:...
until 2004, when after an extended period of long service leave, she decided to pursue other interests. Despite this, James continued to work intermittently on 720, filling in for regular presenters when they took leave. She was a regular on ABC TV's Can We Help?
Can We Help?
Can We Help? is a factual Australian television series hosted by Peter Rowsthorn.It is in its sixth season in 2011 and is broadcast on ABC1 at 6.00pm on Saturdays. The program is driven by viewer questions and requests for help in regards to a wide range of subjects...
, and after Greg Pearce
Greg Pearce
Greg Pearce is currently presenter of Nine News Perth, a position he has held since early 2008.Originally a journalist with the ABC Greg became best known as presenter of the Ten News bulletin for Perth, prior to that he had been a news presenter for Seven News in Melbourne and had a short stint...
left radio to join Perth's 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...
team in February 2008, James took over his early morning shift on 720 ABC Perth.
External links
- ABC Perth - biography of Verity James