Sandra Lee Sully (born 18 February 1965Sandra Sully: The Channel 10 news reader on the secret to being 51 and still fabulous) is an Australian news presenter and journalist, currently presenting 10 News in Sydney.
Sully attended Brisbane State High School, graduating in 1978.
Career
Sully started out presenting Ten Eyewitness News Brisbane in the 1990s, before presenting Ten's flagship Ten Eyewitness News Sydney 5:00 pm weeknight bulletin.
Sully is best known as a newsreader on Ten Late News from 1995 to 2011. She was the first Australian television journalist to cover news of the 11 September terrorist attacks. She was on air when the first attack occurred and, shortly afterwards, began presenting live breaking coverage.
Sully hosted the second season of game show Australia's Brainiest in 2005. She also hosted Cool Aid Australia's National Carbon Test in 2008.
Sully was the first woman to co-host the broadcast of the Melbourne Cup carnival and did so for seven years.
In June 2013, Sully and fellow Channel Ten journalist, Matt Doran, headed a police crime program called Wanted, investigating unsolved crimes and conducting interviews with victims' family and friends to appeal to the public to help solve the case by calling Crimestoppers.
As of 2018, Sully presented 10 News First Sydney. Between September 2020 and August 2024, Sully also presented the Queensland bulletin, produced from Sydney, as a result of changes to the 10 News First broadcast lineup. Sully ceased presenting the Queensland bulletin in August 2024, when a standalone edition presented by Sharyn Ghidella was revived from 2 September 2024.
In September 2023, Sully competed in the fifth season of The Masked Singer as "Fawn", she was eliminated in episode 2 after one performance.
Sully was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), in 2024 with the citation "For significant service to the media, charitable organisations and to the community".
Television Year Title Role Notes 1990s, 2020–24 Ten Eyewitness News Brisbane / 10 News First Queensland Newsreader 1995–2011 Ten Late News Newsreader 2005–2006 Australia's Brainiest Host 2011–present 10 News Sydney Newsreader 2013 Wanted Co-host with Matt Doran 2016 All Star Family Feud Contestant 1 episode 2017 Have You Been Paying Attention? Guest quiz master 1 episode 2018–2019 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Celebrity guest 2 episodes 2019 Hughesy, We Have a Problem Celebrity problem 2022 The Masked Singer Self – Guest 2 episodes 2023 Self – Contestant 1 episode, eliminated in second episode
Personal life Sully was the victim of an apparent stalker in November 1997. She was pistol-whipped twice in the carpark of her home after returning from a late shift at Ten. At an awards ceremony in late 2006, she told guests she had hired "a couple of security guards" following the incident.
Sully married in 2011, becoming stepmother to her husband's adopted daughter.
References
External links
Sandra Sully Biography Ten Eyewitness News