Susannah carr biography definition
Susannah Carr
British-born Australian television news presenter
Susannah Carr | |
|---|---|
| Born | Susannah Mary Carr () 21 July (age&#;72) Rochford, England, United Kingdom |
| Other&#;names | Sue |
| Occupation | Newsreader |
| Years&#;active | –present |
| Employer | Seven Network |
Susannah Carr (born 21 July ) is a British-born Australian television news presenter. Since , Carr has co-presented Seven News in Perth with Rick Ardon.[1] The pair are recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's longest-serving TV news anchor duo, having been on the air together for over 38 years.[2]
Early life
Carr was born in England. She arrived in Western Australia from the UK with her parents when she was 7 months old. For her schooling, she attended North Cottesloe Primary for Years 1 and 2; Cottesloe Primary for Year 3 and Iona Presentation College for Years 4 to She studied for a Bachelor of Arts at University of Western Australia and is also a qualified architectural draftsperson.[3] She is a granddaughter of the singer Robert Carr and niece of the detective novelist Antony Carr.[citation needed]
Career
Carr's media career began in with ABC Radio in Perth as an announcer. Two weeks after joining the station, she was broadcasting on Christmas Day when Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin.[4] She worked in both radio and TV in Perth for the ABC becoming that station's first female TV news presenter in Perth for the ABC.[citation needed]
Carr was asked to join TVW 7 in and became a face of Channel 7 news in Perth along with her long-time co-anchor Rick Ardon.[5] Under their guard, Seven Nightly News rose to the top of the ratings in Perth, where it remains as of today.[6]
In , Carr won the Logie Award for Most Popular Female, Western Australia.[citation needed] In the same year, her co-anchor Ardon won the Logie Award for Most Popular Male, Western Australia. In , she was inducted an Honorary Member by the Edith Cowan University chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society.[7][8]
Carr broadcast live from South Africa during that country's first all-race elections and reported from London in the week after the death of Princess Diana. She also headed a film crew to Moscow, Russia, where they were granted access inside the Kremlin, to make the documentary "The Secret Treasures of the Kremlin".
Carr presented coverage from Perth nationally during the Sydney hostage siege due to Seven News Sydney studios in Martin Place being evacuated. She was part of the Seven News team whom were awarded a Walkley Award in for their coverage that night.
References
- ^Daily News 30 June , p
- ^MacNaughton, Tanya (29 January ). "TV legends Rick and Sue score Guinness WORLD RECORD". PerthNow. Retrieved 31 January
- ^Jones, Sally Ann () Susannah Carr – biography of television announcerThe West Australian 16 June , p
- ^Anne Conti () – "interview with Anne Conti and Susannah Carr" in The Western Mail (Western Australia) 18–19 May , p
- ^Biographical details in The Daily News 30 June , p
- ^Bodey, Michael (20 July ). "TV ratings: Nine's the one again when it comes to news". The Australian. Retrieved 7 June
- ^Bell, Nicholle () Seven News keeps on delivering for Susannah in Standard (West Perth, W.A)
- ^Kent, Melissa () The anchor woman in the West Magazine, in The West Australian 7 May , p