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Seasoned journalist Karina Carvalho is set to join 7NEWS Melbourne in a dynamic new role presenting and reporting from the field.
With over 20 years experience in broadcast journalism, the past 17 of those with the ABC, Carvalho brings a wealth of knowledge and passion for delivering impactful news to local communities that will further strengthen the award-winning 7NEWS Melbourne team, led by Peter Mitchell.
“I am delighted to be joining the first-class 7NEWS team in Melbourne and looking forward to making a valuable contribution to the ongoing success of the network,” Carvalho says.
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“Melbourne is and always has been the nation’s most engaged audience for news and sport, so to be a part of the Seven newsroom here is an honour.”
The journalist will begin in the newsroom on Monday. She will present Seven Melbourne’s Afternoon News at 4.00pm from Monday, 5 August and will co-present weekend editions of Melbourne’s 7NEWS alongside Mike Amor from Saturday, 10 August for a month while Rebecca Maddern is on planned leave.
Seven Melbourne Director of News, Chris Salter said: “Karina brings wisdom, credibility and a style of storytelling that we know 7NEWS viewers will embrace.
“She’s energetic and passionate, and we’re thrilled to have her joining the Melbourne team.”
Seven Network Director of News and Current Affairs and Seven West Media Editor-in-Chief, Anthony De Ceglie, said: “We are extremely excited to welcome Karina to the 7NEWS family.
“Her experience and expertise speak for themselves, as does the leadership qualities she will bring not just to our Melbourne newsroom but across the country.”
Born in Sri Lanka and raised in Western Australia, Carvalho was profoundly shaped by her family’s experience of the Colombo riots in 1983.
She has held prominent roles over the last two decades at the BBC and ABC, notably co-hosting ABC News Breakfast in Melbourne alongside Michael Rowland, and presenting ABC Queensland’s 7pm News and ABC News Channel’s Evenings and Mornings programs.
No stranger to the daily adrenalin of live television, Carvalho has anchored rolling coverage of many significant events such as terrorist attacks, flood emergencies and bushfires, including Black Summer in 2019-20.
Most recently, she hosted the ABC’s rolling coverage of the Queen’s death and King Charles’s accession to the throne.
Passionate about telling stories of ordinary people and a keen supporter of sports and the arts, Carvalho is also a Multicultural Ambassador for Cricket Australia and a member of the National Film and Sound Archive board.