Lisa Wilkinson

Lisa Wilkinson is a well-known Australian journalist and television presenter.

She has spent her life sharing news and stories through magazines and on TV. People know her for her work in many different roles. She has been an editor, a host, and a writer. Her career shows how much one person can do in the media. She has helped many other people find success in their own jobs. This makes her a very important figure in Australian news history.

Wilkinson's career began in the world of magazines.

She started working for a magazine called Dolly. At just 21 years old, she became its editor. She was very good at finding new talent for the magazine. One person she discovered was the famous actress Nicole Kidman. Later, she became the editor of Cleo magazine. She was the longest-serving editor for that magazine. She even helped Cleo open new offices in New Zealand and Asia.

She moved from magazines to the world of television.

In the late 1990s, she appeared on a show called Beauty and the Beast. In 2005, she began hosting Weekend Sunrise on the Seven Network. Then, in 2007, she started co-hosting the breakfast show Today on the Nine Network. She worked on that show for ten years with Karl Stefanovic. In 2016, her show reached number one in the breakfast TV rankings. In 2018, she joined a nightly program called The Project on Network 10.

Wilkinson has faced many big moments and hard jobs.

In 2017, she left the Nine Network after a dispute about pay. She wanted a fairer way to be paid than her co-host. She also spoke about how women are treated in the news. She gave the Andrew Olle Media Lecture in 2013 to talk about this. In 2021, she was a finalist for the Walkley Awards. This was for her interview with Brittany Higgins. This interview led to a big review of how women are treated in Parliament.

Many people have honored her hard work over the years.

In 2016, she was named a Member of the Order of Australia. This is a special honor for her service to media and health groups. Her portrait by Peter Smeeth even became a finalist in the Archibald Prize. She also won two Logie Awards with her team from The Project in 2022. In 2021, she wrote a book about her life. It is called It Wasn't Meant to Be Like This. She lives with her husband, Peter FitzSimons, and their three children.