Kellie Sloane Explained

Kellie Sloane
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office:Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Vaucluse
Term Start:25 March 2023
Predecessor:Gabrielle Upton
Nationality:Australian
Occupation:Chief executive and TV journalist
Spouse:Adam Connolly
Children:3
Website:https://kelliesloane.com.au
Signature:Kellie Sloane signature.jpg

Kellie Anne Sloane is an Australian politician, former charity CEO and television journalist. She was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 2023 as the member for Vaucluse.

Sloane was a presenter on the Nine Network's Nightline, and was also briefly an interim co-host of Today in 2007.

Media career

Sloane started her career at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.[1]

Sloane joined the Nine Network in 1997 as a lifestyle series reporter for both A Current Affair and Money. She moved from A Current Affair in 2005, during a revamp of the programme to combat a ratings slump against rival Seven Network's Today Tonight.[2]

In April 2007, Sloane moved to co-hosting Today working with Karl Stefanovic as the stand-in replacement co-host for Jessica Rowe, who was on maternity leave at the time, however Rowe announced that she was leaving the Nine Network on 6 May 2007.[3]

On 10 May 2007, in one of the most memorable incidents on Today, Sloane collapsed live on air. The collapse occurred at 8:10am during a cooking segment with celebrity chef Tobie Puttock, of Jamie Oliver fame. It was reported that she was okay after the incident and Sloane returned to the presenters desk about 15 minutes later, allegedly attributing the "dizzy spell" to her 3am wake-up call.[4] Vision of Sloane collapsing in slow motion later went viral on social media with YouTube. The incident was parodied on an episode of ABC TV's The Chaser's War on Everything.

In October 2009, the Nine Network announced that Sloane would be shifted to the late night news programme Nightline, with Wendy Kingston moving to present Nine's Morning News Hour. She was also a fill in presenter for Nine News in Sydney.

In July 2010, Nine announced Nightline would be axed immediately with reporters who were on duty retained, presenting late news updates in its place. Sloane left the Nine Network after 13 years at the Network.[5]

Career serving non government organisations

In August 2015, Sloane was appointed CEO of Life Education NSW.[1] [6] [5]

Political career

In October 2021, Sloane announced she was seeking preselection for the seat of Willoughby due to the resignation of Premier Gladys Berejiklian.[7]

In November 2022, she was selected as the Liberal Party candidate for the electorate of Vaucluse at the 2023 New South Wales state election.[8] She was comfortably elected.[9]

Personal life

Sloane is married to Adam Connolly and they have three children. Her husband was an advisor to prime minister John Howard.[7] As of 2015, her family lived in Centennial Park, Sydney.[10] Sloane used her married name Connolly professionally from 2003, before reverting to her maiden name in 2013.[11]

Notes and References

  1. News: "We Are There for Every Child": Kellie Sloane . CEO Magazine . 7 October 2021 . 28 March 2023 . 28 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328045451/https://www.theceomagazine.com/executive-interviews/education/kellie-sloane/ . live .
  2. Web site: Ketchell . Misha . 2 February 2006 . Doing the maths at A Current Affair . Crikey . 17 April 2014 . 19 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140419013341/https://www.crikey.com.au/2006/02/02/doing-the-maths-at-a-current-affair/ . live .
  3. News: Knox . David . 6 May 2007 . Nine bones Jessica Rowe . TV Tonight . 6 November 2013 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051635/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2007/05/nine-bones-jessica-rowe.html . live .
  4. News: AAP . 10 May 2007 . Breakfast TV show host collapses on-air . The Australian . News Limited . 6 November 2013 . 25 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140325072955/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breakfast-tv-show-host-collapses-on-air/story-e6frg6n6-1111113507241 . live .
  5. News: Knox . David . Kellie Sloane in tilt at state politics . . 5 November 2022 . 28 March 2023 . 28 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328044928/https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/11/kellie-sloane-in-tilt-at-state-politics.html . live .
  6. Web site: Life Education Welcomes Kellie Sloane . www.lifeeducation.org.au . 4 January 2016 . 23 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151023192605/http://www.lifeeducation.org.au/what-we-do/news/item/531-life-education-welcomes-kellie-sloane . dead.
  7. News: Graham . Ben . Former Today star Kellie Sloane aims to replace Gladys Berejiklian in Willoughby seat . . 28 October 2021 . 28 March 2023 . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220114121025/https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/politics/former-today-star-kellie-sloane-aims-to-replace-gladys-berejiklian-in-willoughby-seat/news-story/f94cc31f263696c27ac0eae843419e5d . live .
  8. News: Michael Koziol . Punishment or reward? The housing remark that revived Sydney's east-west divide . . 12 November 2022 . 23 December 2022 . 23 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221223015130/https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/punishment-or-reward-the-housing-remark-that-revived-sydney-s-east-west-divide-20221111-p5bxk5.html . live .
  9. Web site: Vaucluse (Key Seat) – NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results . 25 March 2023 . abc.net.au . en-AU . 25 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325104306/https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/nsw/2023/guide/vauc . live .
  10. News: 12 March 2015 . Centennial Park suburb record broken with $12 million sale . Domain . Fairfax Media . 31 March 2015 . 16 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150416031409/http://news.domain.com.au/domain/real-estate-news/centennial-park-suburb-record-broken-with-12-million-sale-20150313-141ul7.html . live .
  11. News: 6 November 2013 . "I want my name back", writes Kellie Connolly (now Sloane) . MamaMia . MamaMia Media . 15 November 2021 . 14 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211114152301/https://www.mamamia.com.au/marriage-maiden-names/ . live .