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'{{refimprove|date=May 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}} {{Use Australian English|date=May 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = Leila McKinnon | image = | imagesize = | caption = | alias = | birth_name = | birth_place = [[Iran]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1972|09|28}} | nationality = | years_active = | occupation = [[Journalist]], [[Television presenter]] | genre = | subject = [[Current events]] | influences = | influenced = | website = | spouse = [[David Gyngell]] (2006-present) | children = 2 }} '''Leila McKinnon''' (born 28 September 1972) is an Iranian Born English-New Zealand Journalist who was raised in Australia. McKinnon was the co-host of ''[[Weekend Today (Australian TV program)|Weekend Today]]'' and is also a reporter and fill in presenter for ''[[Nine News]]'' and ''[[A Current Affair]]''. She is also a panelist on the ''[[NRL Footy Show]]'', and a book reviewer for the Australian Women’s Weekly. ==Career== McKinnon began her career reporting part-time for ''[[The Sunday Telegraph (Australia)|The Sunday Telegraph]]'' in [[Brisbane]], while finishing a journalism degree at [[Queensland University of Technology]]. In 1993 she accepted a cadetship at [[WIN Television]] in [[Rockhampton, Queensland|Rockhampton]], before moving to WIN's Cairns bureau. In 1995, she began work with the Nine Network, reporting and presenting for Nine's [[Nine Gold Coast News]].<ref name="NineBIO">{{cite web|url=http://today.ninemsn.com.au/meettheteam/795555/leila-mckinnon|title=Leila McKinnon|publisher=Nine Network |accessdate=18 February 2010}}</ref> After three years she became a reporter for ''[[A Current Affair]]'' in Brisbane. A brief stint on a short-lived consumer affairs program followed, before she moved to Sydney and returned to the news department, in late 2001.<ref name="NineBIO"/> In February 2005, she n was appointed news presenter for ''[[Today (Australian TV program)|Today]]'' replacing [[Sharyn Ghidella]]. She remained news presenter of ''[[Today (Australian TV program)|Today]]'' until June when [[Sharyn Ghidella]] was reinstated as news presenter once again. In August, she returned to present ''[[Nine News|National Nine Morning News]]'' presenting the morning bulletin.{{cn|date=May 2015}} In March 2006, she relocated to [[Los Angeles]] with her husband, Australian businessman [[David Gyngell]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Gyngell move to LA means Leila goes too|publisher=Australasian Business Intelligence|date=16 January 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Leila's back in town|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=24 December 2006|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw-act/leilas-back-in-town/story-e6freuzi-1111112733880|accessdate=19 February 2010}}</ref> In 2007, McKinnon returned to Australia, as her husband David Gyngell was re-appointed as the CEO of the Nine Network. Since then she has presented the summer edition of ''A Current Affair''. In 2008, she also regularly filled-in on ''[[Nine News#Morning News Hour|Nine News Morning Edition]]'' and ''[[Nine News#Afternoon News|Nine News Afternoon Edition]]''. In January 2009, it was announced that McKinnon will co-host [[Weekend Today (Australian TV program)|''Weekend Today'']] alongside [[Cameron Williams]], with [[Amber Sherlock]] and [[Michael Slater]] presenting the news and sport.{{cn|date=May 2015}} The program began in early February, and was introduced to counteract Seven's ''[[Weekend Sunrise]]''. The show later extended to Saturday mornings as well. She presented the show from Victoria the morning after the Black Saturday, Australia's mostly deadly brushfires. In December 2009, She co-hosted the [[Sydney New Year's Eve]] telecast alongside [[Cameron Williams]].{{cn|date=May 2015}} In 2012 McKinnon co-hosted Nine’s award winning coverage of the London Olympic Games and conducted the first live interview with Princes William and Harry. n 2011 and 2012 she wrote a weekly Rugby League column for NRL.com. McKinnon is the editor of ''Australia's Favourite Recipes'' (2012), a cookbook which raises money for the charity Legacy and features the family recipes of ordinary Australians.{{cn|date=May 2015}} In 2014, McKinnon resigned from [[Weekend Today (Australian TV program)|''Weekend Today'']] to focus on other projects on the [[Nine Network]], she was replaced by [[Deborah Knight]].{{cn|date=May 2015}} ==Personal Life== McKinnon was born in Iran to an English mother and a New Zealand father, while her father was working as Service Manager to the late Shah of Iran's fleet of vehicles. She grew up in Brisbane, where she attended MacGregor State High School. {{Cn|date=October 2014}} In 2012, McKinnon gave birth to her first child. On the same day her husband got Channel Nine out of a $3 billion debt. {{cn|date=May 2015}} On 6 December 2013, Stefanovic announced on ''[[Today (Australian TV program)|Today]]'' that Leila was pregnant with their second child, who was born in 2014. == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/12/11/1102625584713.html ''Sydney Morning Herald'' report on wedding to David Gyngell, December 2004] {{start box}} {{s-media}} {{succession box | title=[[Weekend Today (Australian TV program)|''Weekend Today'']] <br>Co-host with [[Cameron Williams]]| before=Program started | after=[[Deborah Knight]]| years=February 2009 - June 2014 }} {{succession box | title=''[[Nine News#Afternoon News|National Nine News Afternoon Edition]]'' <br>Presenter | before=[[Kellie Sloane]] | after= [[Wendy Kingston]] | years= 2008}} {{succession box | title=[[Today (Australian TV program)|''Today'']] <br>News Presenter | before=[[Sharyn Ghidella]] | after= [[Sharyn Ghidella]]| years= January 2005 - June 2005}} {{succession box | title=[[Sydney New Year's Eve]] <br>Co-host with [[Cameron Williams]] | before=[[Kim Watkins]] and [[Andrew G]] | after=[[Alicia Gorey]] and [[Michael Usher]]| years= [[Sydney New Year's Eve 2009–10|2009–10]]}} {{end box}} {{TodayPresenters}} {{NineNewsAnchors}} {{Sydney New Year's Eve Hosts}} {{Persondata | NAME = McKinnon, Leila | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian journalist | DATE OF BIRTH = 28 September 1972 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Iran]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:McKinnon, Leila}} [[Category:Australian journalists]] [[Category:Australian people of English descent]] [[Category:Australian people of New Zealand descent]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1972 births]] [[Category:Queensland University of Technology alumni]]'