Mary Gearin Biography
Mary Gearin is an award winning journalist and former senior reporter and presenter for ABC News. She quit in September 2023, after 34 years at ABC News where she presented ABC Vic News on Fridays and Saturdays. She also co-hosted ABC News Breakfast, The World.
She joined ABC News in 1991 and was the first ABC News female TV news sports presenter. During her tenure, she has worked as the national sport correspondent, European correspondent, hosted Drive on ABC Radio Melbourne, co-hosted News Breakfast and spent 10 years working as a long-form specialist for the 7.30 program.
Mary Gearin Age
Mary Gearin Date of Birth; She was born on May 17 but her actual birth year is unknown it is estimated to be in the 70’s.
Mary Gearin Education
Gearin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Professional writing and Journalism with a minor in advertising marketing from the University of Canberra.
Mary Gearin Parents
Her parents are French. Their names are not yet available.
Mary Gearin Husband
Who is Mary Gearin Married To? Mary is married to Tim Stoney, a freelance journalist who is skilled in Breaking News, Journalism, Executive Media Training, Media Relations, Radio, and Sports Writing. Strong media and communication professional. He offers media training, crisis management media training, presentation skills, Business and Product Storytelling and Executive Media Skills.
He is serving as the editor of The Global Citizen, a publication of the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne on a contract basis. He is also a tutor for Text and Audio Journalism at the University of Melbourne.
He previous experiences in journalism includes news and sports reporter for SBS World News Australia, Network Ten and The Heralds Sun.
Mary Gearin Kids
She is a mother of two boys whose names are not yet known. They are kept away from social media.
Mary Gearin ABC News
Mary is a former ABC News presenter and senior reporter. Prior to her quitting, she presented ABC Vic News Friday and Saturdays, while also serving as a senior reporter. She joined ABC News in July 1989 as a news presenter and senior reporter. She rose ranks to become Europe correspondent and then national sports correspondent.
As ABC’s first female National Sport Correspondent, she broke stories on Tennis Australia dragging the chain on protecting young players from child abuse and secured exclusive interviews with some of the highest profile movers and shakers in Australian sport. She led coverage in the big sporting stories during this period including the ball-tampering affair, the ruckus at the top of the Australian Olympic Committee, the fall out between the AOC and the Sports Commission and the cricket pay dispute.
As a Europe correspondent, she covered the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks, the Germanwings disaster, Greece’s 2015 elections and financial crisis, and Europe’s migrant crisis. She has covered four Olympics – three Summer, one Winter – two Commonwealth Games, a Rugby World Cup, the election of a new Pope and the birth of Prince George.
Mary began her journalism career in 1995 as a features reporter for Channel Nine News before moving to Channel Ten as a senior reporter and presenter for the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.
Mary Gearin Quits ABC News
Why is Mary Gearing Leaving ABC? On September 27, 2023, Mary announced through her social media that she was quitting ABC News after 34 years of service. She said she wanted to “take time to discover myself away from Aunty’s warm embrace for a while, before I work out what’s next for me in journalism and beyond.
I’ve loved every challenging, crazy, privileged moment. Since first joining the ABC 34 years ago, it’s been a wildly exciting, engaging, and, ultimately, humbling ride. I’m humbled to have served the Australian audience, from here and overseas. I’ve been honoured to meet so many people from so many walks of life, across the world, and tell their stories.”
She added that she was considering ” various opportunities, but if you’re in need of a journalist- communicator- presenter- strategist- analyst with a focus on community connection and public accountability, decades of contacts and insights, with a side order of puns, hit me up!”
Mary Gearin Salary
Mary earns between $6,000 and $7,000 every month.
Mary Gearin Net worth
Her net worth is estimated to be about $500,000.
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