Occupation Journalist, presenter | Residence Canberra, Australia | |
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Daniela Ritorto is an Australian journalist working for the Special Broadcasting Service. Originally Ritorto worked for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia, and in London for BBC World News. Since starting work at BBC World News she has hosted a variety of programmes.
When Daniela Ritorto started work for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, she was the news presenter for 1062 ABC Local Radio Riverlands in 2003 until 2004, when she moved to South Australian politics for ABC News 24. Ritorto stayed for a number of years before moving to London to work for the BBC.
Since starting at BBC World News Ritorto has been the presenter for a number of programmes including the main weekend overnight presenter of BBC World News which is broadcast on BBC News in the UK, around the world on BBC World News and on public television in America, live from the 'World's Newsroom in London'. Other roles she has held for the BBC are; the London presenter of Newsday (TV series), World News Today, Newsnight, & Outside Source primarily on a relief/need-by-need basis. However, in January 2016 Ritorto posted onto Twitter that she had returned to Australia and had left the BBC after 3 years of service. Daniela joined the Special Broadcasting Service's political team in Canberra on the 1st February 2016.
