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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jessica_Adamson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jessica_Adamson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Adamson > Source revision: 1353796624 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Australian journalist & TV presenter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Jessica Adamson | image = Jessica Adamson.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|42|2014|12|11}} | birth_place = [South Australia](/source/South_Australia) | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = | other_names = | occupation = TV presenter and reporter | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = ''[Seven News Adelaide](/source/Seven_News)'' }} '''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](/source/Seven_News). {{as of|2024}} she is a columnist for ''[The Advertiser](/source/The_Advertiser_(Adelaide))'', and part of the news team at Adelaide radio station [FIVEaa](/source/FIVEaa). ==Early life and education== Jessica Adamson was born in {{birth based on age as of date|42|2014|12|11|noage=yes}}. She grew up on a farm at [Hallett](/source/Hallett%2C_South_Australia), in the [Mid North](/source/Mid_North) of [South Australia](/source/South_Australia). She completed a journalism degree at the [University of South Australia](/source/University_of_South_Australia). ==Career== Adamson started her journalism career working at the ''[Stock Journal](/source/Stock_Journal)''. She joined [7News](/source/7News) in 1997. She spent much of her career there as a crime reporter, but has also acted as [foreign correspondent](/source/foreign_correspondent) at times, covering the [2004 Asian tsunami](/source/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami); the [Olympic Games](/source/Olympic_Games) in [Sydney](/source/Sydney%2C_Australia), [Athens](/source/Athens), and [Beijing](/source/Beijing);{{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}} the [2002 Bali bombings](/source/2002_Bali_bombings); and the [Bali Nine](/source/Bali_Nine) drug trials. In December 2014, Adamson was announced as weekend presenter on Seven News Adelaide, replacing [Graeme Goodings](/source/Graeme_Goodings). She began her new role on 24 January 2015.{{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.}} On 14 October 2019, Adamson commenced an eight-week period of filling in for Jodie Oddy on the [Mix 102.3](/source/Mix_102.3) radio breakfast show while Oddy was on maternity leave.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](/source/Mumbrella). Retrieved 24 October 2019. On 23 June 2020, Adamson left the [Seven Network](/source/Seven_Network) due to budget cuts.{{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}} She is a columnist for ''[The Advertiser](/source/The_Advertiser_(Adelaide))'', reporting on a variety of topics.{{cite web |title=Jess Adamson|website=[AdelaideNow](/source/AdelaideNow) |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/journalists/jess-adamson?nk=e25a3978e7e6fb4d9d9d1bc810989751-1731138982 |access-date=9 November 2024}} In January 2024, she joined the news team at Adelaide radio station [FIVEaa](/source/FIVEaa), along with [Graeme Goodings](/source/Graeme_Goodings).{{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}} ==Other activities== Adamson's first television appearance was in 1990, when she appeared with her sister on [Nine Network](/source/Nine_Network) variety program ''[Hey Hey It's Saturday](/source/Hey_Hey_It's_Saturday)''.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](/source/Mix_102.3), [Australian Radio Network](/source/Australian_Radio_Network). Retrieved 24 October 2019. Adamson and her sister Amy competed on the show's talent segment ''[Red Faces](/source/Red_Faces)'', where they performed as an act called Ben Sullivan's Sisters, staging a brief routine called "Can't Blow the Candle Out".[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxyrlKhNAWk Red Faces - Ben Sullivan's Sisters], ''[Hey Hey It's Saturday](/source/Hey_Hey_It's_Saturday)'', [Somers Carroll](/source/Somers_Carroll). Accessed 24 October 2019. Adamson also performs the role of guest speaker at events. She was a keynote speaker at the ANZPAA Police Conference 2024.{{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}} She is a board member of the Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation and the [Adelaide Crows Foundation](/source/Adelaide_Crows), and an ambassador for [CanTeen](/source/Canteen_(charity)) and the [Royal Flying Doctor Service](/source/Royal_Flying_Doctor_Service). ==Awards== * 2006: SA Journalist of the Year * 2015: Best Broadcaster of the Year at the SA Press Club Awards ==Personal life== Adamson is married to David Adamson, brother of playwright [Samuel Adamson](/source/Samuel_Adamson).{{cite interview|first=Samuel |last=Adamson| interviewer-first=Genevieve| interviewer-last=Meegan| title=Adelaide playwright's special homecoming with Jack Maggs |website=[InDaily](/source/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}} and they have three children.{{cite web |title=Jessica Adamson |website=Platinum Speakers |url=https://www.platinumspeakers.com.au/speaker/jessica-adamson/ |access-date=9 November 2024}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Adamson, Jessica}} Category:Living people Category:1970s births Category:Year of birth uncertain Category:21st-century Australian journalists Category:21st-century Australian women journalists --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jessica Adamson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Adamson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Adamson?action=history)). 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