Juanita Phillips Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Juanita Phillips is an Australian journalist best known for playing News Presenter in ABC News NSW at 7pm.

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Best Known For:The television program ABC News New South Wales

Breakthrough:Started her journalism career as a cadet at The Courier-Mail in 1982

10 Quick Facts About Juanita Phillips

Full Name: Juanita Phillips
Nationality: Australian
Profession: News anchor and journalist
Known For: The television program ABC News New South Wales
Current Role: Primary presenter
Date of Birth: October 11, 1963
Age: 63 years old
Place of Birth: Brisbane, Queensland
Specialization: News Anchor / Newscaster, Journalist, and Reporter
Beats: Politics / Government and International / Foreign Affairs

Juanita Phillips Age

Juanita Phillips is about 63 years old as of 2026. Juanita Phillips was born in 1963.

Career & Work

Juanita Phillips' career includes news and reporting roles with Australian Broadcasting Corporation and CNN International.

Organization: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Role: ABC News New South Wales Presenter

Period: 2002–September 10, 2023

Details: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Organization: CNN International

Role: News Anchor

Period: Before 2002

Details: London and Atlanta · Presented international news and participated in CNN's extensive live coverage of the transition into the year 2000.

Organization: BBC

Role: News Presenter

Period: Before 2002

Details: London, England · Worked in international television news broadcasting.

Organization: Sky News Australia

Role: News Presenter

Period: 1990s

Details: Australia · Presented rolling news during the broadcaster's early years.

Organization: The Courier-Mail

Role: Cadet Journalist and Feature Writer

Period: From 1982

Details: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia · Began her journalism career at 18 as a cadet newspaper reporter and later worked in feature writing.

Organization: Network 10

Role: News Presenter and Reporter

Period: Before international broadcasting career

Details: Australia · Worked in commercial television news before moving into international broadcasting.

Rise to Fame

Juanita Phillips rose to prominence for her role on the television show ABC News NSW at 7pm.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes ABC News NSW at 7pm, CNN International Millennium Coverage, and A Pressure Cooker Saved My Life: How to Have It All, Do It All and Keep It All Together.

Television

TV Show: ABC News NSW at 7pm (News Presenter, 2002-2023) — Long-running flagship New South Wales television news bulletin
TV Show: CNN International Millennium Coverage (Co-anchor, 1999-2000) — Live international reporting and anchoring around the transition into the new millennium

Books

Book: A Pressure Cooker Saved My Life: How to Have It All, Do It All and Keep It All Together (Author, 2010) — A memoir, practical guide and cookbook about balancing professional responsibilities, family life and household management, published by ABC Books
Book: The Newspaper Kids (Author) — Children's book series published by HarperCollins

Work: It's My Choice: Juanita Phillips on Leaving the ABC (Author, 2023) — Personal essay published by ABC News explaining her decision to leave after 21 years

Notable Coverage

2002 Bali bombings - ABC News - 2002 - Presented major breaking-news coverage shortly after returning to Australia to join the ABC
2004 Indian Ocean tsunami - ABC News - 2004 - Anchored news reporting on the devastating Boxing Day tsunami
Sydney Lindt Cafe siege - ABC News - 2014 - Presented coverage of the hostage crisis in Sydney
2016 United States presidential election - ABC News - 2016 - Covered the election result and its international significance
New South Wales bushfires - ABC News - 2020 - Reported on the devastating 2019-2020 bushfire season and its effects on communities
Lismore flood recovery - ABC News - 2023 - Presented the evening news from Lismore on the first anniversary of the catastrophic 2022 floods
COVID-19 pandemic - ABC News - Anchored news broadcasts during the pandemic and its effects on Australian communities

Juanita Phillips Family & Relationships

She has 2 children, Marcus and Mischa.

Children:
- Marcus
- Mischa

Lesser Known Facts

Began journalism as an 18-year-old newspaper cadet in Brisbane in 1982.
Wrote a book combining personal reflections on working parenthood with recipes and household strategies.
Decided to leave the ABC in 2023 to spend more time with family and pursue a more flexible life.
She described supporting women in newsrooms as an important part of her broadcasting legacy.
Worked for the BBC and CNN in London before returning to Australia.
Helped anchor CNN's millennium broadcasts as the world entered the year 2000.