Mark Burrows Biography
Mark Burrows is a media personality serving as senior correspondent for Nine News based in Sydney as well as a stand-in presenter for Nine News at 6 pm. He recently covered the London Olympics for Nine News.
Mark Burrows Age
He was born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. However, he has not disclosed information on when he was born.
Mark Burrows Height
Burrows stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches which is approximated as 1.75m or 175cm.
Mark Burrows Nationality
He holds Australian nationality.
Mark Burrows Education
Burrows attended the University of Tasmania however, after three years he turned his back on a career in law and joined Hobarts TVT6.
Mark Burrows Family
Despite being a media personality he has managed to keep his personal life private and away from the limelight. He has therefore not disclosed information concerning his parents and siblings.
Mark Burrows Wife and Kids
He is married with two sons. However, there is no information concerning them.
Mark Burrows Nine News Australia
Mark spent much of his early reporting career in the wilds of Tasmania’s southwest at the height of the Franklin Dam debate. Thirty-two years later he is a senior correspondent for Nine News based in Sydney.
During his career Mark has been fortunate to have had a box seat to many history-making stories. His first Logie was awarded for his coverage of the Romanian revolution in 1989. He spent nearly six years as Nine’s US correspondent, covering two presidential elections, the LA riots, and earthquakes. He reported on the Oklahoma City bomb attack and the Branch Davidian shootout in Waco Texas.
In 1997 he was posted to Nine’s London Bureau. He covered the death of Princess Diana, the Iraq war, Kosovo, and fugitive Christopher Skase on the island of Majorca.
His first Olympics was in Atlanta in 1996. He vividly remembers Kieran Perkins’ stunning gold medal win and the bomb blast that rocked the city hours later. He returned from a three-year stint in Nine’s London Bureau to be part of the Network’s reporting team for the Sydney Olympics in 2000. He had a trackside seat watching the blaze of camera flashes capture Cathy Freeman’s effortless win in the 400 meters.
In 1999 Mark earned a Walkley award for his reporting of the Interlaken Canyon disaster in Switzerland.
Over the last 10 years, he has reported extensively across South East Asia. In 2002, he led Nine’s coverage of the Bali bombings. His interviews with victims and the bombers earned Nine a Walkley award and a Logie for outstanding news coverage. He later secured the first interview with convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby.
He has been to Afghanistan three times, embedded with Australian soldiers in 2010 and 2011.
One of his favorite assignments over the years has been to the Anzac Day commemorations on the Western Front in France and at Gallipoli.
Mark Burrows Salary
He earns an average annual salary of $ 75, 000 as of 2023.
Mark Burrows Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $1 million as of 2023 which he has mainly accumulated from his successful journalism career.
Mark Burrows Instagram
He has a private Instagram account.
Mark Burrows Twitter
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