{{short description|Australian journalist & TV presenter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Jessica Adamson | image = Jessica Adamson.jpg | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|42|2014|12|11}}<!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year with {{Birth year and age|YYYY}} unless the exact date is already widely published, as per WP:DOB. For people who have died, use {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}}. --> | birth_place = South Australia | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) --> | death_place = | nationality = | other_names = | occupation = TV presenter and reporter | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = ''Seven News Adelaide'' }} '''Jessica Adamson''' (born {{birth based on age as of date|42|2014|12|11|noage=yes}}) is an Australian journalist and TV presenter, mainly known for her coverage of crime and world events on Seven News. {{as of|2024}} she is a columnist for ''The Advertiser'', and part of the news team at Adelaide radio station FIVEaa.
==Early life and education== Jessica Adamson was born in {{birth based on age as of date|42|2014|12|11|noage=yes}}.<ref name=knox2014/> She grew up on a farm at Hallett, in the Mid North of South Australia.<ref name=platinum/>
She completed a journalism degree at the University of South Australia.<ref name=platinum/>
==Career== Adamson started her journalism career working at the ''Stock Journal''.<ref name=platinum/>
She joined 7News in 1997.<ref name=platinum/> She spent much of her career there as a crime reporter, but has also acted as foreign correspondent at times, covering the 2004 Asian tsunami; the Olympic Games in Sydney, Athens, and Beijing;<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.policejournalsa.org.au/0309/12a.html|title=Feature |date= September 2003|journal= Police Journal| volume =84 |issue= 8| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031005171845/http://www.policejournalsa.org.au/0309/12a.html| archive-date= 5 Oct 2003}}</ref> the 2002 Bali bombings; and the Bali Nine drug trials.<ref name=platinum/>
In December 2014, Adamson was announced as weekend presenter on Seven News Adelaide, replacing Graeme Goodings. She began her new role on 24 January 2015.<ref name=knox2014>{{Cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2014/12/jessica-adamson-new-seven-news-weekend-presenter-in-adelaide.html|title=Jessica Adamson new Seven News weekend presenter in Adelaide| first=David| last=Knox|date=11 December 2014|website=TV Tonight| quote=Adamson, 42, joined Seven in 1997, after beginning her career at the Stock Journal newspaper.}}</ref>
On 14 October 2019, Adamson commenced an eight-week period of filling in for Jodie Oddy on the Mix 102.3 radio breakfast show while Oddy was on maternity leave.<ref>Blackiston, Hannah (30 September 2019) [https://mumbrella.com.au/adelaides-mix-102-3-announces-breakfast-lineup-changes-as-jodie-oddy-heads-off-on-maternity-leave-600152 Adelaide's Mix 102.3 announces breakfast line-up changes as Jodie Oddy heads off on maternity leave], Mumbrella. Retrieved 24 October 2019.</ref>
On 23 June 2020, Adamson left the Seven Network due to budget cuts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2020/06/23/exclusive-seven-axes-local-news/|title=EXCLUSIVE - SEVEN AXES LOCAL NEWS|publisher=TV Blackbox|first=Robert|last=McKnight|date=23 June 2020|access-date=23 June 2020}}</ref>
She is a columnist for ''The Advertiser'', reporting on a variety of topics.<ref >{{cite web |title=Jess Adamson|website=AdelaideNow |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/journalists/jess-adamson?nk=e25a3978e7e6fb4d9d9d1bc810989751-1731138982 |access-date=9 November 2024}}</ref>
In January 2024, she joined the news team at Adelaide radio station FIVEaa, along with Graeme Goodings.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kirubakaran |first=Pragadish |title=Adelaide journos Jess Adamson and Graeme Goodings Join FIVEaa Breakfast Team |website=Influencing News |date=25 January 2024 |url=https://influencing.com/au/story/adelaide-journos-jess-adamson-and-graeme-goodings-join-fiveaa-breakfast-team |access-date=9 November 2024}}</ref>
==Other activities== Adamson's first television appearance was in 1990, when she appeared with her sister on Nine Network variety program ''Hey Hey It's Saturday''.<ref name=redfaces>Bryant, Daniel (23 October 2019) [https://www.mix1023.com.au/local/video-of-jess-adamson-on-red-faces-uncovered Video of Jess Adamson on Red Faces uncovered] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024035249/https://www.mix1023.com.au/local/video-of-jess-adamson-on-red-faces-uncovered/ |date=24 October 2019 }}, Mix 102.3, Australian Radio Network. Retrieved 24 October 2019.</ref> Adamson and her sister Amy competed on the show's talent segment ''Red Faces'', where they performed as an act called Ben Sullivan's Sisters, staging a brief routine called "Can't Blow the Candle Out".<ref name=redfaces/><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxyrlKhNAWk Red Faces - Ben Sullivan's Sisters], ''Hey Hey It's Saturday'', Somers Carroll. Accessed 24 October 2019.</ref>
Adamson also performs the role of guest speaker at events.<ref name=platinum/> She was a keynote speaker at the ANZPAA Police Conference 2024.<ref name=anzpaa2024>{{cite web |title=We are pleased to announce Jess Adamson as a keynote speaker at the ANZPAA Police Conference 2024 |website=ANZPAA Website |date=31 July 2024 |url=https://www.anzpaa.org.au/home-page-widgets-articles/announcements/pc24-keynote-speaker-announcement |access-date=9 November 2024}}</ref>
She is a board member of the Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation and the Adelaide Crows Foundation, and an ambassador for CanTeen and the Royal Flying Doctor Service.<ref name=anzpaa2024/>
==Awards== * 2006: SA Journalist of the Year<ref name=platinum/> * 2015: Best Broadcaster of the Year at the SA Press Club Awards<ref name=platinum/>
==Personal life== Adamson is married to David Adamson, brother of playwright Samuel Adamson.<ref name=interview2024>{{cite interview|first=Samuel |last=Adamson| interviewer-first=Genevieve| interviewer-last=Meegan| title=Adelaide playwright's special homecoming with Jack Maggs |website=InDaily|date=7 November 2024 |url=https://www.indailysa.com.au/inreview/theatre/2024/11/07/adelaide-playwrights-special-homecoming-with-jack-maggs |access-date=9 November 2024}}</ref> and they have three children.<ref name=platinum>{{cite web |title=Jessica Adamson |website=Platinum Speakers |url=https://www.platinumspeakers.com.au/speaker/jessica-adamson/ |access-date=9 November 2024}}</ref>
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