Belinda Heggen
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Woodlands Grammar School
University of Adelaide[1]
Belinda Heggen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Adelaide, Australia |
| Education | Star of the Sea Primary School Woodlands Grammar School University of Adelaide[1] |
| Occupations | News anchor of Ten News at Five, talkback radio presenter |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Employer | 5AA |
| Spouse | Simon Crabb[1] |
| Children | 2 |
Belinda Heggen is an Australian journalist and news presenter. She worked at ADS10 in Adelaide as a general assignment reporter, and also wrote occasional columns for the newspaper Messenger.[citation needed] She moved to Sydney in 2008 and was a finance reporter for Ten Early News, who filled in for Kathryn Robinson. She was also a Ten Late News reporter on Friday nights. She has also worked on Adelaide's radio station, FiveAA as a talk back host between 1pm and 4pm on weekdays.[2]
In 2008, Heggen presented the Adelaide news alongside George Donikian while Rebecca Morse was on maternity leave.[citation needed] On 2 February 2012, she resigned from Network Ten after Network Ten's downsizing.[3][4]
FiveAA radio station
On 28 May 2012, Adelaide talk radio station 5AA announced Heggen as its new afternoon (1:00pm–4:00pm) host replacing Amanda Blair beginning 12 June. Heggen had previously filled in for Blair on a number of occasions.[2][5]