Allison Langdon Biography
Allison Langdon is an Australian television presenter, journalist, reporter, and author currently the host of A Current Affair and previously co-host of the breakfast television program Today and Weekend Today. Langdon also is a reporter and presenter on the localized version of the current affairs program 60 Minutes.
Allison Langdon Age
She was born on May 20, 1979, in Wollongong, Australia. She is 44 years old as of 2023.
Allison Langdon Height
Her height stands at 5 feet 5 inches( 1.65 m or 165 cm) tall.
Allison Langdon Nationality
She holds an Australian nationality.
Allison Langdon Education
She attended Wauchope High School and Port Macquarie’s MacKillop Senior College and later studied journalism at Charles Sturt University.
Allison Langdon Parents
The information about her parents is not available however her father is reported to have his first name as David. It hasn’t been disclosed if she has any siblings.
Allison Langdon Husband
Allison Langdon is married to Michael Willesee Jr., they had their wedding in 2008. Her current husband Willesee is a journalist. However, it was reported on 26 August 2007, that Langdon had announced her engagement to journalist Michael Willesee, Jr., son of former A Current Affair host Mike Willesee. Langdon and Willesee, Jr. married in 2008. The couple were blessed with a son in January 2017, followed by a daughter in March 2019.
Allison Langdon Nine News
Langdon joined the Nine Network after completing her journalism degree, which included an internship with CBS in New York City. She began her media career as a producer for Nightline in 2001.
In 2002, she worked as a producer for the 6:00 pm bulletin of National Nine News. Seeking more on-the-road experience, Langdon moved to Nine’s Darwin newsroom and, in her first year in the Top End, won the David Marchbank Award for best new journalist. Alongside her round as a political reporter for the Northern Territory, Langdon traveled to Mexico and East Timor covering stories for news and the Sunday program.
She was one of the first Australian journalists on the ground following the Australian Embassy Bombing in Jakarta in September 2004. She filed daily for all of Nine’s bulletins.
In 2008, Langdon released her first book; The Child Who Never Was: Looking for Tegan Lane, which examined the murder of newborn infant Tegan Lane by her mother Keli Lane.
In February 2009, Langdon was criticized for her reporting in Marysville, Victoria, which had been devastated by the Black Saturday bushfires, and where 34 people had died. The town was sealed off as a crime scene, but Langdon and her camera crew helicoptered into the scene despite a police ban on entering the town.
In 2011, she became a reporter on the Nine Network’s 60 Minutes program.
In December 2017, Langdon was appointed co-host of Weekend Today replacing Deborah Knight. he continued to work as a reporter on 60 Minutes and a fill-in presenter on Nine News Sydney and Today.
In November 2019, the Nine Network announced that Langdon would host Today with Karl Stefanovic from January 2020.
In 2021, Langdon was announced as the host of the brand new Nine Network entertainment parenting program titled Parental Guidance. She returned to the show for a second season which premiered in 2023.
In November 2022, Nine Network announced that Langdon was appointed as the host of A Current Affair replacing Tracy Grimshaw from 2023, with her role on Today taken over by Sarah Abo.
Allison Langdon Salary
She receives an annual salary ranging from $70,000 to $250,000.
Allison Langdon Net Worth
Her worth is estimated at around $4 million.
