For the songwriter, see Sandra Sully (songwriter).
Sandra Sully
Birth nameSandra Lee Sully
Birth date18 February 1965 (age 61)
Birth placeBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
OccupationNews presenter · TV host · journalist · editor
Years active1988–present
EmployerNetwork 10
Television10 News
SpouseSymon Brewis-Weston (m. 2011)

Sandra Lee Sully (born 18 February 1965[1]) is an Australian news presenter and journalist, currently presenting 10 News in Sydney.

Sully attended Brisbane State High School, graduating in 1978.[2]

Career

Sully started out presenting Ten Eyewitness News Brisbane in the 1990s, before presenting Ten's flagship Ten Eyewitness News Sydney 5:00 pm weeknight bulletin.[3]

Sully is best known as a newsreader on Ten Late News from 1995 to 2011. She was the first Australian television journalist to cover news of the 11 September terrorist attacks.[4] She was on air when the first attack occurred and, shortly afterwards, began presenting live breaking coverage.[5]

Sully hosted the second season of game show Australia's Brainiest in 2005. She also hosted Cool Aid Australia's National Carbon Test in 2008.[6]

Sully was the first woman to co-host the broadcast of the Melbourne Cup carnival and did so for seven years.[7]

In June 2013, Sully and fellow Channel Ten journalist, Matt Doran, headed a police crime program called Wanted, investigating unsolved crimes and conducting interviews with victims' family and friends to appeal to the public to help solve the case by calling Crimestoppers.[8]

As of 2018, Sully presented 10 News First Sydney.[9] Between September 2020 and August 2024, Sully also presented the Queensland bulletin, produced from Sydney, as a result of changes to the 10 News First broadcast lineup.[10] Sully ceased presenting the Queensland bulletin in August 2024, when a standalone edition presented by Sharyn Ghidella was revived from 2 September 2024.[11]

In September 2023, Sully competed in the fifth season of The Masked Singer as "Fawn", she was eliminated in episode 2 after one performance.[12][13]

Sully was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), in 2024 with the citation "For significant service to the media, charitable organisations and to the community".[14]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990s, 2020–24Ten Eyewitness News Brisbane / 10 News First Queenslandrowspan=| Newsreader[3]
1995–2011Ten Late Newsrowspan=| Newsreader[3]
2005–2006Australia's BrainiestHost[15]
2011–present10 News SydneyNewsreader
2013WantedCo-hostwith Matt Doran[8]
2016All Star Family FeudContestant1 episode[16]
2017Have You Been Paying Attention?Guest quiz master1 episode
2018–2019I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!Celebrity guest2 episodes[17]
2019Hughesy, We Have a ProblemCelebrity problem
2022The Masked SingerSelf – Guest2 episodes[18]
2023Self – Contestant1 episode, eliminated in second episode[12][13]

Personal life

Sully was the victim of an apparent stalker in November 1997. She was pistol-whipped twice in the carpark of her home after returning from a late shift at Ten. At an awards ceremony in late 2006, she told guests she had hired "a couple of security guards" following the incident.[19]

Sully married in 2011, becoming stepmother to her husband's adopted daughter.[20]

References

  1. ^ Sandra Sully: The Channel 10 news reader on the secret to being 51 and still fabulous
  2. ^ "State High Foundation". Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Presenter Profile - Ten News". ten.com.au. 2013. Archived 16 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  4. ^ "Media Report - 13 September 2001 - Media Coverage of US Crisis". Abc.net.au. 2001-09-13. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  5. ^ "Dimensions Media - Transcripts". Abc.net.au. Archived from the original on 17 August 2002. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  6. ^ "Cool Aid Australia's National Carbon Test". Ten.com.au. 2008-07-24. Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  7. ^ "TV Shows: News Presenters - Seriously Ten". Ten.com.au. 2008-11-22. Archived 2008-11-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  8. ^ Knox, David (17 June 2013). "TEN gets Wanted". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Sydney - 10 News First - Network Ten". 10play.com.au. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  10. ^ McKnight, Robert (11 August 2020). "BREAKING - REDUNDANCIES AT 10 NEWS AND CHANGES AT STUDIO 10". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  11. ^ Knox, David (15 August 2024). "10 News First swoops on Sharyn Ghidella to anchor Queensland bulletin". TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  12. ^ "The Masked Singer Australia's second celeb revealed to be Aussie TV icon". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  13. ^ "The Masked Singer 2023: Fawn unmasked as beloved Aussie news presenter". Yahoo! Lifestyle. Yahoo. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Ms Sandra Lee Sully". Australian Honours Search Facility. Australian Government. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  15. ^ Razer, Helen (17 November 2005). "Dawn of the quiz mistress". The Age. Fairfax Media. Archived 2 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  16. ^ Knox, David (2 November 2016). "All Star Family Feud: Hosts v Newsreaders". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  17. ^ Moran, Jonathan (6 March 2016). "Sandra Sully heads for the jungle for I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here!". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  18. ^ "All The Clues From Episode 3 Of The Masked Singer Australia 2022". 10 Play. Network 10. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  19. ^ Castello, Renato (22 October 2006). "Sandra Sully in stalk fear". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  20. ^ Clune, Richard. "Sandra Sully Ready to Walk Down the Aisle Again". Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2013.