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Vanessa o hanlon biography

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O'Hanlon studied a Bachelor of Arts at Deakin University, majoring in psychology and public relations.[2]

Radio

After studying a radio course jointly offered by Swinburne University and the Australian Film, Television and Radio School[1] O'Hanlon took up a position as a drive announcer at Sun 969 in Alice Springs[3] before moving onto another radio station in Shepparton, Victoria.[1] She then became a music director at a radio station in Darwin, Northern Territory.[1]

O'Hanlon then moved back to Melbourne where she became a traffic reporter for the Australian Traffic Network[1] delivering traffic reports for Sunrise, Ten News First, 3AW and Fox FM. She also hosted a night radio show on Mix 101.1 called Melbourne After Dark.[2]

ABC

In November 2008, O'Hanlon became the inaugural weather presenter on the ABC News Breakfast program.[4] O'Hanlon remained in the role for eight years and announced her departure from ABC News Breakfast on 2 November 2016.[5][6] Nate Byrne was later announced as O'Hanlon's replacement.

Nine Network

In November 2016, th

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The slim blonde is delivering a piece to camera when from behind her lurches a snarling clutch of lost souls, blood streaming down their faces, arms outstretched.

You won’t find it on Vanessa O’Hanlon’s official bio, but this is her secret zombie flick.

Blink and you will miss her appearance in Dead Country – a movie far more horrible than horrifying which sank pretty much without trace upon release in 2008.

Confronted with evidence from her undead past, the national weather presenter for ABC News Breakfast is remarkably gracious.

“I don’t think I ever even saw it,” she laughs. “It’s just a tiny reporter part that someone asked me to do and I agreed to before I realised there would be zombies surrounding me.”

While it’s highly unlikely that she’ll ever so easily fall into their clutches again, the zombie encounter underscores O’Hanlon’s willingness to step out of her comfort zone.

Whether it’s climbing Mt Kilimanjaro, trekking the Kokoda Track, encountering gorillas in Uganda, travelling solo to Sarajevo, at the gym, or the hands-on renovation of a four-bedroom home in N

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Vanessa O'Hanlon

Australian television presenter

Vanessa O'Hanlon is an Australian television presenter.

O'Hanlon has previously been presented Nine News across Australian Capital Territory and southern regions of New South Wales and presented the weather on ABC Television's national breakfast program News Breakfast from 2008 until 2016.

Early life

O'Hanlon is the eldest of five children and grew up in Melton, Victoria.[1] O'Hanlon listed Jana Wendt as a presenter that inspired her during her childhood.[1]

Career

O'Hanlon studied a Bachelor of Arts at Deakin University, majoring in psychology and public relations.[2]

Radio

After studying a radio course jointly offered by Swinburne University and the Australian Film, Television and Radio School[1] O'Hanlon took up a position as a drive announcer at Sun 969 in Alice Springs[3] before moving onto another radio station in Shepparton, Victoria.[1] She then became a music director at a radio station in Darwin, Northern Territory.[

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