Jayne Azzopardi | |
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Born | 1980 (age 43–44) |
Education | Caringbah High School University of Technology Sydney |
Occupation(s) | Television presenter, news reporter & journalist |
Years active | 2009–present |
Employer | Nine Network |
Television | Today |
Spouse | Trent Butler (m. 2018) |
Children | 2 |
Jayne Azzopardi (born 1980) is an Australian television presenter, reporter and journalist.
Azzopardi is currently a news presenter of Nine Network's breakfast program Today.
She has previously held various positions with the Nine Network, as a reporter for Nine News Sydney and a co-host and news presenter of Weekend Today.
After she studied journalism at the University of Technology in Sydney, Azzopardi started her career as a journalist at WIN News located in Wagga Wagga.
Before joining Nine, Jayne also worked at international news organisations including ITN, BBC, CNBC & Al Jazeera.
Azzopardi joined Nine News in 2009 as a political journalist based in Canberra, where she covered two elections and three leadership changes.[1]
In 2011, she moved to the Sydney newsroom to report on breaking news stories across Australia and around the world, from natural disasters to Hollywood red carpets and royal tours.[2]
In addition to her reporting duties, Azzopardi has hosted Talking Married on Nine Network's sister channel, 9Life.
In December 2015, it was announced that Azzopardi would replace Wendy Kingston as the news presenter for Weekend Today.
In April 2023, she was announced as co-host of Weekend Today alongside Clint Stanaway.[3]
In July 2024, Azzopardi was appointed as the news presenter on Today, replacing Brooke Boney.[4][5]
Jayne resides in Sydney and attended Caringbah High School and later studied journalism at the University of Technology Sydney.[6]
On 31 March 2018, Azzopardi married Trent Butler at Glen Albyn Estate in Tasmania.[7]
On 4 February 2020, she gave birth to her first child named Joey.[8]