Jo Hall

Jo Hall (born 25 June 1958) is an Australian television presenter.

For the Australian fencer, see Jo Halls.

Jo Hall
Born (1958-06-25) 25 June 1958
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationNews presenter
Years active1979−present
EmployerNine Network
Spouse(s)Jason Danda
Children4
WebsiteNine News profile

Hall currently presents Nine News Victoria regional bulletins and is a reporter for Nine News.

Career

Hall began her career with a Melbourne newspaper cadetship, then joined Nine News in 1979. In 1990 she became the first woman to be presented with the Thorn Award, a national award for journalism.

She presented Nine News Melbourne on weekends for 13 years and has filled in for Peter Hitchener. Hall also presented national Nine News late news update on weekends. She also works with the Variety Club on McHappy Day and is a patron of Bonnie Babes, a research organisation.

In November 2011, it was announced that Hall wanted to scale back her role, with Alicia Gorey announced as her replacement. She now presents weekday news updates and is a fill in presenter.

In November 2016, it was announced Hall would host four new Nine News Victoria regional bulletins - Nine News Western Victoria, Nine News Central Victoria, Nine News Border North East and Nine News Gippsland - from Nine's Melbourne studios but featuring news, sport and weather reports from reporters in Ballarat, Bendigo, Albury-Wodonga, Shepparton and Traralgon.[1]

In February 2017, Hall joined 3AW to host an hour-long chat program, Great Australian Lives.

Personal life

She attended Koonung High School Box Hill North.

Hall has four children with her former husband, Jason Danda.

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References
  1. "Nine's Canberra news bulletin host revealed". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
Media offices
Preceded by
Originator		 Nine News Victoria
Presenter
March 2017–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Peter Hitchener		 Nine News Melbourne
Weekend presenter
1998–2011		 Succeeded by
Alicia Gorey
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