Jessica Harmsen

Jessica Harmsen (née Schacht) Is the weeknight presenter for ABC News, in Adelaide, and a journalist.

Career

Harmsen began with the ABC as a reporter in Queensland, before moving to Sydney, then arriving in Adelaide in 2005.

She became a reporter and substitute presenter, before becoming weekend presenter following the departure of Michael Smyth.

In 2010, Harmsen became weeknight presenter following Dominique Schwartz's move to the ABC's New Zealand bureau.

In 2014 she went on maternity leave and was replaced by Emma Rebellato returning in January 2016.

Personal life

She began presenting shortly after marrying state political correspondent Nick Harmsen. On 20 November 2014 Jessica Harmsen gave birth to a baby girl named Amelia Penelope Harmsen.

ABC News and current affairs presenters

National	Emma Alberici Ros Childs Graham Creed Ticky Fullerton Jane Hutcheon Greg Jennett Tony Jones Alan Kohler James McHale Joe O'Brien Beverley O'Connor Michael Rowland Leigh Sales Kumi Taguchi Virginia Trioli

State-based	ACT: Craig Allen New South Wales: Juanita Phillips Graham Creed Jeremy Fernandez Northern Territory: Claire Mackay Eleni Roussos Queensland: Karina Carvalho Jessica van Vonderen Jenny Woodward South Australia: Jessica Harmsen Emma Rebellato Neil Cross Tasmania: Angela Ross Peter Gee Simon McCulloch Victoria: Ian Henderson Tamara Oudyn Paul Higgins Western Australia: James McHale Pamela Medlen Trevor Jenkins

Other	Kerrin Binnie Steve Cannane Annabel Crabb Barrie Cassidy Caroline Jones Geoff McMullen Kerry O'Brien Sally Sara Helen Vatsikopolous

Past	Mike Bailey Scott Bevan Kathy Bowlen Felicity Davey Quentin Dempster Mary Delahunty James Dibble Jane Doyle Tony Eastley Graham Evans Alicia Gorey Virginia Haussegger Peter Hitchener Peter Holland Andrew Lofthouse Edwin Maher Sue McIntosh Maxine McKew Richard Morecroft Ali Moore Rebecca Morse Jim Middleton Russell Woolf Kelly Nestor Janice Petersen Angela Pippos Ross Symonds John Taylor Rod Young

References

"Jessica Harmsen". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 2007-04-04. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
Washbrook, Cyril (2010-09-02). "Schacht appointed to weeknights on ABC News SA". The Spy Report. Retrieved 2010-12-12.

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