Summary
Natalia Cooper (born 1984[citation needed]) is an Australian reporter and television presenter.
Natalia Cooper | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1984 (age 39–40) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and TV presenter |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Employer | Nine Network |
| Television | 9News Today |
| Spouse |
Carl Fox (m. 2016) |
Cooper is currently a news presenter and reporter on 9News Perth. She has previously been weather presenter on Today, Weekend Today, Seven News Perth and a reporter on 9News Sydney.
Career edit
Cooper studied journalism at Curtin University.[1] She began her career in television in Perth in 2003 after she was offered a cadetship at STW after she graduated.[citation needed] She worked as the station's weather presenter and fill-in news presenter for five years on Nine News Perth. She presented her first weather bulletin at age 19, and her first news bulletin at 20.[2]
Cooper travelled the world for 6 months at the end of 2008 and then worked as a freelance journalist before moving to London in 2009. She came back to Perth to take up the position as Seven News weather presenter upon Jeff Newman's retirement.[3]
In 2012, she relocated to Sydney and began working as a reporter for Nine News Sydney.[1]
In June 2013, Cooper replaced Sylvia Jeffreys as New South Wales reporter on Today. She remained as a reporter on Today until March 2014.[citation needed] She also filled in as weather presenter on Nine News Sydney when Amber Sherlock went on maternity leave in the same year.[citation needed]
In January 2015, Cooper replaced Emma Freedman as weather presenter on Weekend Today. She remained in the position until November 2016. In December 2016, she swapped places with Steven Jacobs, who moved to Weekend Today to spend more time with his family,[4] and became the weather presenter on Today.[5]
In February 2019, upon returning from maternity leave, Cooper was redeployed to Nine News as a presenter and reporter.[6]
In November 2021, it was reported that Cooper would return to Perth with her family and continue as a senior reporter with Nine News.[7]
Personal life edit
In March 2016, Cooper married music producer, Carl Fox.[8]
In September 2018, Cooper announced that she was pregnant with her and her husband's first child.[9] She gave birth to a son named Ezra (who was named after Ezra Koenig, the lead singer of US indie rock band Vampire Weekend) in January 2019. Immediately after his birth, Ezra was placed in special care due to checks revealing he was born with fluid on his lungs.[10]
References edit
- ^ a b c "NATALIA COOPER". Nine News. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Natalia Cooper replaces Jeff Newman on Channel 7". WA Today. 10 August 2009.
- ^ "Natalia Cooper to replace Jeff Newman - Australian-Media.com.au News". australian-media.com.au.
- ^ Holly Byrnes (11 December 2016). "The Today Show's new weather presenter Natalia Cooper talks about 'the new Karl in my life'". news.com.au. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ Peter de Kruijff (7 December 2021). "Blue skies and extended family lure Natalia Cooper back to Perth". WA Today. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Today show loses another host". www.couriermail.com.au. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Natalia Cooper to depart Nine News Sydney". TV Tonight. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Today's Natalia Cooper's wedding photos are nothing short of magical". Mamamia. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "The TODAY Show's Natalia Cooper announces pregnancy". honey.nine.com.au. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ Karlie Rutherford (14 April 2019). "Why Natalia Cooper really left Today". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
External links edit
- Nine news profile
- Twitter profile