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Miriam Corowa
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Miriam Corowa
7 February 1975 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Miriam Corowa was born on February 7, 1975. She is an Australian journalist, a person who gathers and reports news. She also works as a television presenter, producer, and director.
Miriam Corowa is well-known for her work with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS). She hosted a show called Message Stick from 2008 to 2010. Since 2012, she has been a newsreader for ABC News.
Currently, Miriam Corowa presents ABC News at Noon on weekends.
Miriam Corowa's Early Life
Miriam Corowa was born in Adelaide, a city in Australia. Her mother has Indigenous Australian heritage. She worked for groups that help manage land for Aboriginal people. She also worked for a government department that supported Aboriginal affairs.
Miriam is part of the Minyangbal and Bundjalung people, who are Indigenous groups. She also has South Sea Islander heritage. Her great-grandfather came to Australia from Vanuatu in the 1890s. Miriam's father was a British immigrant who worked at the State Theatre Company of South Australia.
When Miriam was six months old, she moved with her mother and older sister Tina to Lismore. This town is in northeastern New South Wales. She was the only Aboriginal child in her preschool. Miriam later gained work experience at ABC 2NR, a local radio station. She then graduated from Lismore High School.
Miriam Corowa's Career Journey
Miriam Corowa studied history, philosophy, and politics at two universities: the Australian National University and the University of Sydney. She finished her studies in 1998. She started her career as a production assistant for a show called Indigenous Current Affairs Magazine at SBS. This show later became Living Black.
After that, Miriam moved to the newsroom at SBS World News. There, she wrote weather reports for the weekend news. In 2003, she completed a special training program and became a TV reporter herself.
Working at the ABC
In May 2006, Miriam Corowa joined the ABC. She started as a producer for Message Stick. This TV series focused on Indigenous Australian culture and current events. From 2008 to 2010, she became the host of the program.
During her time at Message Stick, Miriam also directed or wrote longer documentary segments. These documentaries were about important people and groups. Some topics included Terri Janke, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, boxer Paul Fleming, and the Bangarra Dance Theatre.
In 2012, Miriam Corowa joined the ABC News team. She became a co-host of ABC News Weekend Breakfast with Andrew Geoghegan. She continued to be a newsreader at the ABC throughout the 2010s. Most recently, she has been the weekend presenter of ABC News at Noon. Miriam has also hosted the ABC's special programs for national events. These include Anzac Day and Australia Day.
