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Leila McKinnon was born on 28 September, 1972 in Tehran, Iran, is an Australian journalist. Discover Leila McKinnon's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 52 years old?
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Journalist,television presenter,reporter |
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52 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
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28 September 1972 |
Birthday |
28 September |
Birthplace |
Tehran, Iran |
Nationality |
Australia |
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She is a member of famous Journalist with the age 52 years old group.
Leila McKinnon Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Leila McKinnon's Husband?
Her husband is David Gyngell (m. 2004)
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David Gyngell (m. 2004) |
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Edmund McKinnon Gyngell, Gwendolen Josephine Gyngell |
Leila McKinnon Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Leila McKinnon worth at the age of 52 years old? Leila McKinnon’s income source is mostly from being a successful Journalist. She is from Australia. We have estimated
Leila McKinnon's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
In May 2017, McKinnon and Nine News journalist Neil Breen teamed up to host The Way It Was, a podcast which dissected the weekly news cycle.
In 2014, McKinnon resigned from Weekend Today to focus on other projects on the Nine Network, she was replaced by Deborah Knight.
In 2012 McKinnon co-hosted Nine's award-winning coverage of the London Olympic Games and conducted the first live interview with Princes William and Harry. In 2011 and 2012 she wrote a weekly rugby league column for NRL.com. McKinnon is the editor of Australia's Favorite Recipes (2012), a cookbook which raises money for the charity Legacy and features the family recipes of ordinary Australians.
In 2012, McKinnon gave birth to her first child. McKinnon's second child was born in 2014.
In 2007, McKinnon returned to Australia, as her husband David Gyngell was reappointed as the CEO of the Nine Network. Since then she has presented the summer edition of A Current Affair. In 2008, she also regularly filled in on Nine News Morning Edition and Nine News Afternoon Edition. McKinnon is most famous for her interrogation of Corey Worthington in 2008. In January 2009, it was announced that McKinnon will co-host Weekend Today alongside Cameron Williams, with Amber Sherlock and Michael Slater presenting the news and sport. The program began in early February, and was introduced to counteract Seven's Weekend Sunrise. The show later extended to Saturday mornings as well. She presented the show from Victoria the morning after Black Saturday, Australia's mostly deadly bushfires. In December 2009, she co-hosted the Sydney New Year's Eve telecast alongside Cameron Williams.
In March 2006, she relocated to Los Angeles with her husband, Australian businessman David Gyngell.
After three years she became a reporter for A Current Affair in Brisbane. A brief stint on a short-lived consumer affairs programme followed, before she moved to Sydney and returned to the news department, in late 2001. In February 2005, she was appointed news presenter for Today replacing Sharyn Ghidella. She remained news presenter of Today until June when Ghidella was reinstated as news presenter. In August, she returned to present National Nine Morning News presenting the morning bulletin.
McKinnon began her career reporting part-time for The Sunday Telegraph in Brisbane, while finishing a journalism degree at Queensland University of Technology. In 1993 she accepted a cadetship at WIN Television in Rockhampton, Queensland, before moving to WIN's Cairns bureau. In 1995, she began work with the Nine Network, reporting and presenting for Nine's Nine Gold Coast News.
Leila McKinnon (born 28 September 1972) is an Iranian-born Australian journalist.