Allison Langdon Biography
Allison Langdon is an Australian television presenter, reporter, journalist, and author. Presently, she hosts A Current Affair and is a presenter on 60 Minutes. Previously, Longdon worked as a co-host of Today alongside Karl Stefanonic and Weekend Today. She is also the Ambassador for R U Ok?, the Mirabel Foundation, and the Gidget Foundation.
Allison Langdon Education
Additionally, she was born and raised in Wollongong, New South Wales, and attended Wauchope High School. There she used to present radio programs on Monday evenings on the local community radio station 2WAY FM. After high school, she attended Port Macquarie’s MacKillop Senior College and later furthered her studies at Charles Sturt University where she studied journalism. While there she also worked at the National Radio News service of the Australian Community Radio Network, run by the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA).
Allison Langdon Career
Soon after University, Allison started her journalism career at Nightline Network as a producer. In 2002, she joined the National Nine News, where she worked as a producer. She also worked at Nine’s Darwin newsroom and won the David Marchbank Award for Best New Journalist. While there she also traveled to places like Mexico and East Timor and even covered the report of the Northern Territory.
Besides that, she becomes the first Australian journalist on the ground following the Australian Embassy Bombing in Jakarta. At the end of 2014, she took over the court rounds for National Nine News and became a general reporter. In addition, Langdon also regularly appeared as a presenter in the National Nine New in shows like the Morning Edition and the Afternoon Edition. In 2007, she was selected to serve as a news presenter on Today, where later she was replaced by Georgie Gardner when she went on maternity leave.
Aside from her journalism career, Allison is also an author who published her called The Child Who Never Was, which was released in 2008. The book tells the story of the murder of newborn infant Tegan Lane by her mother Keli Lane. While still working at Nine News Bulletins and Today, Langdon also worked as a senior reporter in the Sydney newsroom. In 2010, while in South Africa for the FIFA World Cup, Langdon was the only Australian journalist to make it to Cameroon to cover the plane crash that killed six Australian mining executives.
In 2011, she joined the Nine Network’s 60 Minutes program and became a reporter. Six years later, she served as co-host of f Weekend Today replacing Deborah Knight. She continued to work as a reporter on 60 Minutes as well as a presenter for Nine News Sydney and Today. In January 2020, she worked alongside Karl Stefanovic in the Today show. Now she served as host of A Current Affair after replacing Tracy Grimshaw.
Allison Langdon Age
How old is Allison Langdon? Allison is 43 years old as of 2023. She was born on May 20, 1979, in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Additionally, she celebrates her birthday on May 20 every year.
Allison Langdon Height | Weight
How tall is Allison Langdon? Langdon stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 5 inches (1.65m) tall. Additionally, she weighs around 60 kgs (132 lbs.)
Allison Langdon Husband | Spouse
Is Allison Langdon married? Allison is currently married to her beloved and supportive husband Michael Willessee Jr. Michael works as a television journalist in both print journalism and broadcasting. Moreover, he is the son of the former A Current Affair host Mike Willesee. The couple exchanged vows in 2008 in idyllic Noosa and welcomed their first son Mack James in January 2017. She also has a daughter named Scout Heather and the family lives in Sydney.
Allison Langdon Family | Parents
Langdon is very secretive about her personal life thus there is not much information known about her parent and siblings. However, her father’s name is David while her sister is called Kristan.
Allison Langdon’s Net Worth
Allison has been able to accumulate an approximate net worth of between $ 4 million and 5 million. She has been able to attribute this kind of wealth to her successful career.
Allison Langdon Salary
According to The Australian, Allison is expected to be receiving a premium contract of around $1 million per annum while hosting the Today show.