Monika Kos (born 2 December 1967, Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian journalist and television presenter.[1][2]
Monika Kos | |
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| Born | 2 December 1967 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Television presenter & journalist |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Employer | Nine Network |
| Television | Nine News (2020–present) 10 News First (2019–2020) Today Tonight (1997–2019) |
| Spouse | Grant Willesee |
| Children | Denham Willesee |
| Parents |
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Career
Kos is best known for presenting the Western Australian edition of the Seven Network's evening current affairs program Today Tonight from 1997 until it was axed in 2019.[3][4][5][6]
Kos studied at Loreto Nedlands and John XXIII College[7] and is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.[8] She worked at Perth radio station 6PR in the late 1980s in various roles including as a presenter before she joined Channel 7 in Perth as a cadet journalist in 1990.[1]
In December 2019, it was announced Kos had joined Network 10 and would replace Narelda Jacobs as presenter of the Perth edition of 10 News First.[9][10][11]
In August 2020, Kos was made redundant by Network 10. She presented her final Perth-based 10 News First bulletin on 11 September before production of the state-based Perth bulletin moves to Sydney.[12]
On 2 December 2020, it was announced that Kos is joining Nine News Perth to front a new live and local one-hour bulletin at 5pm, commencing Monday, 7 December.[13]
Personal life
Kos is the daughter of Friedrich Anton Kos (an architect and architectural photographer[14]) and Jane Margaret née Roper (a graphic artist and painter[15]).[16] Kos has an older half-brother, David, a farmer in Tasmania.[16]
Kos is of Austrian descent,[1] her father was born in Vienna in 1926 and migrated to Australia in 1951 following World War II.[16]
Kos is married to Grant Willesee, a camera operator and son of Terry Willesee.[1][17][18]