Logo

11 Facts About Susannah Carr

1.

Susannah Carr was born on 21 July 1952 and is a British-born Australian television news presenter.

2.

Since 1985, Carr has co-presented Seven News in Perth with Rick Ardon.

3.

Susannah Carr arrived in Western Australia from the UK with her parents when she was 7 months old.

4.

Susannah Carr studied for a Bachelor of Arts at University of Western Australia and is a qualified architectural draftsperson.

5.

Susannah Carr is a granddaughter of the singer Robert Carr and niece of the detective novelist Antony Carr.

6.

Susannah Carr worked in both radio and TV in Perth for the ABC becoming that station's first female TV news presenter in Perth for the ABC.

7.

Susannah Carr was asked to join TVW 7 in 1985 and became a face of Channel 7 news in Perth along with her long-time co-anchor Rick Ardon.

Related searches
Robert Carr
8.

In 1986, Susannah Carr won the Logie Award for Most Popular Female, Western Australia.

9.

Susannah Carr headed a film crew to Moscow, Russia, where they were granted access inside the Kremlin, to make the documentary "The Secret Treasures of the Kremlin".

10.

Susannah Carr presented coverage from Perth nationally during the 2014 Sydney hostage siege due to Seven News Sydney studios in Martin Place being evacuated.

11.

Susannah Carr was part of the Seven News team whom were awarded a Walkley Award in 2015 for their coverage that night.