Belinda Russell (born c. 1978Jaymie Hooper: Belinda Russell on becoming TikTok famous at 42 and how she deals with trolls, Body + Soul / news.com.au, 22 bNovember 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2025. in Biloela, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian television newsreader, weather presenter and journalist.
Russell is currently co-host of Today Extra with David Campbell.
She has previously been a weather presenter on Nine News Sydney and co-host of Weekend Today
Career Belinda started her career at Network 10 in Brisbane in 1999, where she produced kids environment shows, and thereafter she joined the news team as a reporter.
In 2002, she moved to London and joined Sky News as a producer, becoming one of few Australian journalists to work on-camera for a British television program.
Nine Network Russell returned to Australia in 2007 and joined Nine Network's program A Current Affair as a reporter in Sydney.
In 2013, she was appointed the weeknight weather presenter for Nine News Sydney.
In 2019, Belinda was announced as a co-host of Today Extra on Fridays while Sylvia Jeffreys was on maternity leave. This turned into a permanent Friday role from 2020 onwards.
In November 2021, it was announced that Russell will co-host Weekend Today alongside Charles Croucher and Richard Wilkins from January 2022 replacing Rebecca Maddern who resigned from the Nine Network. In March 2023, Russell announced her resignation as co-host of Weekend Today.
In September 2026, Russell was appointed co-host of Today Extra, replacing Sylvia Jeffreys.
Personal life
Early life Russell was born in St George, Queensland, Australia.
She completed a degree of Communications and Journalism at the University of Southern Queensland.
Family She is married to Mark Calvert, the current head of programs at News24. She met him in the UK while working at Sky News.
Russell has 3 daughters; their names are Coco, Tallulah, and Maddi.
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