Sue Kellaway

Sue Kellaway (born c. 1940)[2] is a New Zealand-Australian former television journalist and presenter., who is the daughter of British actor Cecil Kellaway.

Sue Kellaway
Bornc. 1940 (age 81–82)
Christchurch, New Zealand
EducationUniversity of Canterbury[1]
OccupationTelevision presenter, journalist
Spouse(s)Charles Bidwill
Parent(s)

Kellaway worked in her native country, before coming to Australia, where she was the original hostess of breakfast news program, Good Morning Australia, a format based on the American concept of Good Morning America opposite Gordon Elliott, and subsequently on the Nine Network program Today, opposite Steve Liebmann.

Biography

Early career

Kellaway was educated at St Margaret's College, Christchurch and attended the University of Canterbury, she trained as a nurse, before switching to modelling and singing. She the won Miss Universe New Zealand pagent,[3] before entering public relations and advertising.

Career in New Zealand

Kellaway started her career in journalism then in her native New Zealand on television as a reporter and presenter for South Pacific Television[1]

Career in Australia

Kellaway, visited Australia in 1980 on a vacation and realized at that time there was not many woman working as news anchor's at the time, when she was selected to host Good Morning Australia, a new breakfast TV news breakfast program that was being launched on Rupert Murdocks Ten Network, which would follow a similiar concept to American morning show Good Morning America'[3] In 1982, she moved to co-host the Nine Network's Today program, another breakfast show, when it launched and she continued to co-host opposite Steve Liebman until 1985.[4][5]

She lives in the United Kingdom with her husband, New Zealand business executive Charles Bidwil, and has home's in Mexico and Portugal[1]{cite web|url=https://.org/women-in-tv-news-then-now/%7Caccess-date=2021-05-17%7Clanguage=en-US}}</ref>

References
  2. Morrissey, Di (3 May 2014). "The early risers". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. Erlich, Rita (23 January 1981). "Start the day with Miss New Zealand". The Age. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  4. "Steve bows out after 22 years on Today". Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. 11 February 2005. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  5. Qazi, Basmah. "Fashion flashback: 26 years of Today show style | OverSixty". www.oversixty.com.au. Retrieved 22 June 2021.


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