Ross Symonds

Ross Symonds is one of Australia’s most distinguished radio and television presenters.

Ross began his broadcasting career as a radio announcer with ABC Brisbane. Soon after, he moved to Sydney and was appointed the ABC's Senior National News Presenter for radio and television - a position he held for 12 years.

He also compered the Saturday afternoon TV sports shows Sportsview, and hosted the ABC/BBC radio show Family Favourites with a weekly audience of over 20 million.

In 1981, Ross joined Channel 7 (Sydney) as Chief News Presenter.

Breaking new ground in business communications, he hosted two series of A Look Down Under, a program promoting Australian business opportunities and products in the American market through the American Financial News Network.

During this period he also maintained a strong presence in radio, anchoring Radio 2UW's breakfast news for seven years.

Ross has won the News Presenters' Clear Speech Award a total of 10 times, and also the prestigious category of Best Metropolitan News Presenter at the inaugural Commercial Radio National Awards.

Ross has also been actively involved in the community. He has been an Australia Day Ambassador for many years and associated with a number of charities, including being the patron of FIGS, working with Mission Australia for the rehabilitation and education of homeless youth.

He has also volunteered his time and talents for The Sydney Children's Hospital, taking part and hosting telethons to raise much needed funds. Ross is also actively involved with The Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, The Heart Research Institute, The Salvation Army, The Children's Medical Research Institute, Save The Children Fund and Better Hearing Australia.

Currently, Ross is the early morning News Presenter on the national commercial network Radio 2. He also hosts Bottomline, a Sunday morning business show which features reviews of finance and business markets and interviews with business and other top professionals in their field, and Good Health Television, a program devoted to health issues, including interviews with health professionals, and music, cooking and physical fitness segments. It's screened in 1500 gymnasiums and doctors' waiting rooms nationwide, reaching an audience of 2.5 million per month.

Ross is in demand for corporate video presentations, voice-overs and MC roles.

Ross Symonds is one of the most recognised media personalities in Australia today. His latest Q-ratings research, conducted on people in the public eye, shows a recognition rate of 98%.

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