Ann Jones (Australian journalist)
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Ann Jones | |
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| Born | 1983 (age 41–42) |
| Education | Australian National University, Canberra |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, radio & TV presenter |
| Years active | 2014 – present |
| Organization | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Known for | Presenting nature programmes |
Ann Jones (born 1983), also referred to as Dr Ann,[1] is an Australian environmental journalist, who is a radio and television presenter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
She is best known for presenting ABC Science programmes, like the podcast series What the Duck?!, some episodes of Catalyst, and the Radio National show, Off Track.
Ann Jones was born in 1983[2] as the youngest of three children, having two older brothers, and grew up in Scotsburn, rural Victoria[2][3] on a hobby farm.[2] Her mother, a teacher who returned to university to become a nurse, was the sole parent of the family until she married when Jones was 11-years old.[2] Jones' stepfather, hailing from Daylesford, is an enthusiast of nature, inspiring Jones to a large extent.[2]
As a child, Jones attended Scotsburn Primary School, before going to Chile for her final year of high school in the O'Higgins Region.[2] She went to various tertiary institutions, including the University of Queensland in Brisbane,[4] and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth,[2] earning a PhD in History[5] at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra.[6] ANU Press published her book, No Truck with the Chilean Junta! on the Pinochet reign in August 2014,[6] her specialist academic subject being trade union internationalism and the labour movement,[7] primarily in-relation to Latin America.[6]
She resides in Sydney, New South Wales,[4] and has two pets, a Maine Coon cat named Bubbles, and a freshwater prawn named Prawn Connery.[1]