Tracy Vo

Tracy Vo (born 4 November 1983) is an Australian journalist, television presenter and author.[1][2] Vo is currently the weekend news presenter for Nine News in Perth.

Tracy Vo
Born	4 November 1983 Perth
Education	Hollywood Senior High School Curtin University
Occupation	Journalist TV Presenter Author
Years active	2007 - present
Employer	Nine Network
Television	Nine News

Career

Vo is best known for her work with the Nine Network, where she has been a Nine News reporter since 2007.[1]

Vo's early career included stints at Sydney radio station 2SM, and Sky News Australia.[1][2] She joined the Nine Network in Sydney in 2007 where she remained until 2012 when she returned to Perth for personal reasons, and commenced working as a journalist at the Nine Network in Perth.[3]

In 2014, Vo published a book entitled Small Bamboo, which detailed her parent's arrival in Australia in the late 1970s as Vietnamese boat people following the Vietnam War.[4][5][2]

In 2016, Vo was appointed news presenter on local Today Perth on Nine Network in Perth, presenting live half-hourly local news bulletins throughout the time-delayed broadcast of national breakfast show, Today.[1] She remained in the position until 2018 when she appointed as presenter of the Nine Network's local afternoon program, Nine Live Perth.[1]

In December 2019, it was announced Vo had been appointed as the news presenter on the network's national breakfast show, Today.[6] She commenced this role on 6 January 2020.[7] As a Vietnamese-Australian, Vo's appointment meant she became one of only a few Asian faces on commercial television in Australia.[8] Nine's decision to appoint Vo to such a prominent role at the network was met with praise, and was described by one media outlet as "symbolic of progress towards greater media representation of Australia's multicultural population".[9]

In March 2020, Vo permanently returned to Perth due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] On her return to Perth, Vo replaced Louise Momber as weekend presenter of Nine News Perth. Alex Cullen has since replaced Vo on Today presenting both news and sport.

Personal life

Vo completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at Curtin University.[1]

Tracy Vo grew up in the Perth and attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School at Nollamara and then Hollywood Senior High School in Shenton Park.[2]

References

1. Meet the Team: Tracy Vo, Nine News website. Accessed 20 January 2020.
2. Caccetta, Wendy (28 April 2014) Two worlds, one heart: TV journalist Tracy Vo highlights her struggles in book Small Bamboo, Perth Now. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
3. (26 August 2012) Tracy Vo heads back to Perth to care for parents, The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
4. Vo, Tracy (2014), Small Bamboo: How my family's journey on a leaky boat led to our wonderful life in Australia, Allen & Unwin, ISBN 9781743316153. Accessed 20 January 2020.
5. Biography & Autobiography: Small Bamboo, Allen & Unwin Book Publishers website. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
6. Prestipino, David; Moran, Robert (18 December 2020) Vo and Co to give Today a "westside vibe" in 2020, The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
7. (7 January 2020) Karl Stefanovic's big comeback pays off for Today, news.com.au. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
8. Cheer, Louise (18 December 2019) Why Tracy Vo's Today role means so much to me, Yahoo! Lifestyle. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
9. Vrajlal, Alicia (19 December 2019) Why Tracy Vo's Today Show role is important to fellow Vietnamese-Australian Jody Phan, Huffington Post Australia. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
10. "Today show suffers another blow". NewsComAu. 2020-04-12. Retrieved 2020-04-13.