Emmy Kubainski

Career

Kubainski moved to Western Australia after securing a national cadetship with the ABC in 2005. Emmy graduated from the Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Laws and a Masters in Journalism.

In 2007, Kubainski won the Best Newcomer Prize at the WA Media Awards. Emmy joined Channel 7 Perth in October 2007 as a reporter and began presenting Seven News Perth weekend news in June 2008 as well as being the court reporter.

In October 2009, Emmy filled in as a news presenter on Sunrise while Natalie Barr was co-hosting as Melissa Doyle was on holidays.

In December 2010, Kubainski filled in for Ann Sanders on Seven Morning News, presented news updates on The Morning Show and Seven Late News Updates. She has also presented Today Tonight in Sydney.

In October 2012, Emmy announced that she would be moving back to her hometown of Brisbane. She finished as weekend presenter of Seven News in January 2013 with Blake Johnson and Samantha Jolly announced as her replacements in a sharing capacity. Kubainski will join Seven News in Brisbane as a reporter.

In February 2015, Kubainski announced that she would be moving back to Perth and would be joining the Nine Network. She replaced Libby Stone (who returned to Nine News Queensland) as a co-anchor on Nine News with Tim McMillan from 6 April.

Personal life

Kubainski is of both Filipino and German heritage but was born in Queensland and moved to Perth after she secured a national cadetship with the ABC in 2005 with then boyfriend lawyer Tom Fotheringham. Emmy and Tom met while studying at Queensland University of Technology and married in 2009 at Margaret River.

In June 2011, Emmy gave birth to daughter Allegra and in November 2014, gave birth to son Alex.