- Karl Stefanovic
Infobox Celebrity
name = Karl Stefanovic
imagesize = 125px
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birth_date = birth date and age|1971|01|28 [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1851630/ Karl Stefanovic on IMDb] ]
birth_place =Rockhampton, Queensland ,Australia
death_date =
death_place =
occupation = Television host
spouse = Cassandra Thorburn
children = Jackson, Ava and River
website = [http://www.karlstefanovic.com.au/ karlstefanovic.com.au]
footnotes =Karl Stefanovic is an
Australia n television presenter who co-hosts theNine Network 's breakfast programme, "Today".Career
Early years
Karl Stefanovic graduated from the Queensland University for Technology with a degree in journalism in 1994, and began working for
WIN Television in Rockhampton and Cairns as a cadet reporter. [ [http://today.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=172287 Karl Stefanovic Bio from Today site] ] In 1996, Stefanovic took up a position withTVNZ as a reporter for "One Network News".In 1998, Stefanovic returned to Australia with a job reporting and reading for "
Ten News " inBrisbane , and also acted as a fill-in news reader for Ron Wilson inSydney .Nine Network
In 2000, Karl Stefanovic moved to Channel Nine as a reporter and back-up presenter with "
National Nine News ". He received a Queensland Media Award for Best News Coverage for his report on the Childers backpacker hostel fire in 2000.fact|date=September 2008 Stefanovic's reports on the2001 Warragamba bushfires from Sussex Inlet in January 2002 led to his appointment to Nine's Sydney newsroom,fact|date=September 2008 and was involved in the coverage of the2003 Canberra bushfires .In 2003, Stefanovic was posted to
Los Angeles as one of the Nine Network's US correspondents. In 2006, Stefanovic participated in the Nine Network reality television show "Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice ". He eventually made it to the grand final of the show, but was beaten byJake Wall by a viewer poll.Stefanovic replaced long-running "Today" host
Steve Liebmann in 2005, and currently co-hosts the program withLisa Wilkinson . Stefanovic is also the fill-in host on "A Current Affair ". Along with his hosting role at "Today", Stefanovic and network colleagueLeila McKinnon will host a revamped version of "Australia's Most Wanted " called "Hunted ". The program is in production and will air in the second half2008 on Channel Nine.References
External links
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* [http://today.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=172287 Karl Stefanovic profile at "TODAY"]
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