Occupation News Presenter Education University of Canberra Role Journalist | Name Jonathan Uptin Employer Nine Network Residence Darwin, Australia | |
Born 18 October 1971 (age 52) ( 1971-10-18 ) Children Zach, Bailey and McKenzie | ||
Jonathan Uptin (born 18 October 1971) is an Australian journalist. He is currently the weeknight co-presenter of Nine's regional Queensland and Darwin news bulletins with Samantha Heathwood.
Career
Uptin has worked across Australia on a number of different platforms. After completing a communications degree at the University of Canberra, Uptin began his media career at Channel Nine in Sydney as an assistant to the chief of staff, before working as a news reporter with Prime Television and radio station 2GZ.
Uptin then joined the Nine Network, at the time Channel 8, as a sports reporter before becoming a sports presenter at NBN Television in Newcastle.
In 2000, he returned to Darwin and was appointed weeknight presenter of Eight National News and continued in this role during the conversion to Nine News. In September 2017, Nine News Darwin ceased production from the local Darwin studios, and Uptin moved to Brisbane where was appointed the co-presenter of twelve regional Queensland and Darwin bulletins with Samantha Heathwood.