Rosemary Church (born 10 November 1962) is an Australian CNN International news anchor. Based at the network's world headquarters in Atlanta, she anchors the 2 to 4 a.m. ET edition of CNN Newsroom. She previously worked as a reporter and newsreader for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, news and current affairs division.

Rosemary Church
Born (1962-11-10) 10 November 1962 (age 61)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
EducationAustralian National University
University of Canberra
Occupation(s)CNN International anchor and correspondent (1998–present)
Years active1991–present

Early life and education

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Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Church has lived in England and Australia. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Australian National University in Canberra and has completed graduate studies in Media and Law.[1][2]

Career

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Church joined CNN International in August 1998 as an anchor on World News, based in the network's Atlanta headquarters.[3]

At ABC News, she primarily worked for the international arm Australia Television as Senior Anchor.[4][2] She also reported for the program Foreign Correspondent and anchored the evening news in Tasmania[5] and the summer edition of The World At Noon.[3]

Previously she presented weekend weather on Ten Capital[6] and worked for five years in Canberra for the National Media Liaison Service. She was also an news anchor on Ten Capital.[3]

Church spent several years in the late 1980s to early 1990s as the host of a Sunday morning radio show "Church on Sunday" on 2SSS-FM,[3] later called Triple S,[7][8] covering music and happenings in Canberra with notable guests such as Marilyn Dooley, National Film and Sound Archive[9] and regular phone in guests like Keith (KC Bell) from Scullin, a rock and roll trivia buff, among others.[10] 2SSS-FM was a community sports radio station, managed by James Patterson,[7] covering the Canberra region. It ran from 1986 to 2003.[8][11] Another notable that started out on Triple S was Gaven Morris,[12] who was later with CNN before returning to Australia to rejoin the ABC as Director of News (2015).[8]

Church won the New York Festival's TV programming award (silver) for coverage of the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Rosemary Church". CNN. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Daniel, Samuel (4 May 2023). "Top 20 Powerful CNN News Female Anchors and Correspondents". BuzzNigeria. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Attard, Louise (9 December 1999). "Church Devoted To The Big Picture". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory: Rural Press. p. 3. ProQuest 1012254943.
  4. ^ Oliver, Robin (15 June 1994). "ATV's guide to old dramas and current affairs". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. p. 8. Retrieved 23 March 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Minion, Lynne (19 May 2009). "Spreading the". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory: Fairfax Media. p. 4. ProQuest 1020406259.
  6. ^ "SSS-FM loses Church to the weekend weather". The Canberra Times. Vol. 63, no. 19, 421. Australian Capital Territory. 24 April 1989. p. 34. Retrieved 23 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ a b "Final siren for Triple S FM ?". RadioInfo Australia. 19 February 2003.
  8. ^ a b c Glesecke, Terry (25 February 2003). "Final siren for Triple S". Google Groups. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  9. ^ Seselja, Loui (January 1998). "Marilyn Dooley". National Film & Sound Archive – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "SUNDAY APRIL 2". The Canberra Times. Vol. 63, no. 19, 528. Australian Capital Territory. 27 March 1989. p. 36. Retrieved 23 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ Statistics, Australian Bureau of (1978). Year Book Australia, 1991 No. 74.
  12. ^ "Gaven Morris". About the ABC. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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