Chris Bath: Biography, Age, Husband, Child, Parents, Wedding
Chris Bath (born 13 May 1967) is an Australian journalist, radio and television presenter and news anchor. She is best known for presenting shows like Seven News, Sunday Night, 10 News First Weekend, and ABC Radio Sydney.
Bath has presented for Network 10 and acted in the films The Man Who Sued God (2001), Open Water 3: Cage Dive (2017), and All Saints (1998). She is a Celebrity Ambassador for the Petrea King Quest for Life Foundation.
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 Chris Bath is a renowned journalist, motivational speaker, news anchor, and documentary narrator. | |
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| Full Name: | Christine Bath |
| Born: | 13 May 1967 (age 57 years old) |
| Place of birth: | Auburn, New South Wales |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Alma mater: | Sydney University Charles Sturt University |
| Occupation: | Journalist, radio news presenter, television newsreader, weather presenter, reporter |
| Years active: | 1988−date |
| Employer: | Network 10 |
| Spouse: | Jim Wilson (m. 2012) |
| Children: | 1 |
| Website: | www.chrisbath.com.au |
Early Life
Chris Bath was born on 13 May 1967 in Auburn in Sydney’s western suburbs to Don and Maureen Bath and grew up in South Wentworthville. She has a younger sister, Katherine.
As a teenager, she was feisty and gave her mother a hard time, but her dad was always the voice of reason. She was close to her grandparents on her dad’s side and spent a lot of time with them growing up.
Education
Bath attended Holroyd High School. She studied English, psychology, German, and legal institutions at Sydney University but left after two months.
She studied communications at Bathurst’s Mitchell College (now Charles Sturt University). She won a scholarship and majored in politics.
Career
Bath began to work at a Surry Hills-based restaurant and joined Kmart, Merrylands, as a trainee manager. While studying, she worked at the campus radio station 2MCE-FM. In 1988, she landed a job at 2UE as a cadet reporter and newsreader.
She spent eight years reporting and anchoring news at Prime TV Albury and NBN TV Newcastle until the Seven Network recruited her in 1996.
Chris spent 20 years at Seven, hosting Sunday Night and reading network news, anchoring live coverage of major events like natural disasters, elections, Olympics, bombings, Royal weddings, and more.
Australian presenter Chris Bath has conducted interviews with world leaders, celebrities, and people in extraordinary circumstances.
Chris is filling in as a host on ABC 702, a reporter on The Project for Ten Network, and a freelance writer. She also excels as an MC, facilitator, and media trainer, offering her expertise to various clients.
Bath was as the presenter of Sunday Sunrise (2001-2004) and Sydney’s weekend 6 pm news bulletin (2001-2004). She also co-anchored the network’s Federal Election coverage on 10 November 2001.
In 2004, Bath was a judge for the Walkley Awards. In 2005, Chris competed in the third season of Dancing with the Stars, partnered with Trenton Shipley. She finished as runner-up to Ada Nicodemou.
Bath left the Seven Network in June 2015, ending her 20-year tenure. She narrated an ABC TV documentary series, Keeping Australia Safe, a six-part series that aired in November 2017.
Her versatility has led to diverse opportunities. She was the MC during the prelude to the Sydney Olympics Opening Ceremony. She has performed at many events, including the Jeans for Genes Day Art Auction in Sydney in July 2006 and July 2007.
Chris Bath is a motivational speaker. She has been involved in various initiatives, including the 2003 Step to the Future youth leadership forum. She is a Celebrity Ambassador for the Petrea King Quest for Life Foundation.
Personal Life
Chris Bath married composer Denis Carnahan in 1997 and had a son, Darcy, in 2000. The couple separated in 2008 after ten years of marriage.
In January 2012, Bath married sports presenter Jim Wilson in an intimate ceremony in Wollombi, Hunter Valley, after a three-year romance, with only 19 guests in attendance. The duo was featured in New Idea magazine in August 2013.
Her father, Don, passed away in 2022 after a 14-year battle with a series of devastating strokes.
Refrences
- Jane Rocca. “My household is a direct contrast to the one I grew up in“. The Sunday Morning Herald.
- Yahoo7. “Chris Bath says goodbye after 20 years with Seven“. Yahoo News.
- Debbie Schipp. “Channel 7 star Chris Bath marries sports reporter Jim Wilson in a secret wedding ceremony“. The Daily Telegraph.
- Pip Christmass. “Popular TV presenter shattered by family tragedy: ‘Sad 24 hours’“. 7News.
