Greg Jennett

Greg Jennett
Greg Jennett, 2021
Born
Gregory Robert Jennett

(1968-08-15) 15 August 1968 (age 56)
NationalityAustralian
EducationNewington College
OccupationTelevision presenter
EmployerAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
TelevisionABC News

Gregory Robert Jennett (born 15 August 1968) is an Australian television presenter and journalist.

Jennett is currently a political correspondent on ABC News.

Career

Jennett completed his high school education at Newington College in 1986.[1] He has been a journalist since 1995 and reports politics for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He started in radio and then moved to television news.[2]

He was previously host of the Capital Hill program on ABC News.[2]

During 2020 and 2021, he reported from the ABC's Washington bureau.[3] In 2022, Jennett was appointed host of Afternoon Briefing on ABC News replacing Patricia Karvelas.[4]

In 2025, Jennett will commence as presenter of ABC News ACT from Sunday to Thursday, replacing James Glenday. With this change, Karvelas will return to Afternoon Briefing as host.[5]

References

  1. ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp100
  2. ^ a b "About ABC News". ABC News. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. ^ Jennett, Greg (10 November 2021). "A poll, a putsch and a pandemic. One unexpected year reporting from the US". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  4. ^ Knox, David (27 January 2022). "ABC News channel: 2022 highlights". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  5. ^ Knox, David (30 October 2024). "Patricia Karvelas to succeed Greg Jennett as Afternoon Briefing host". TV Tonight. Retrieved 14 December 2024.