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Karl Stefanovic Bio, Age, Height, Family, Wife, Children, Education, Career, Net Worth

Karl Stefanovic is a professionally well-known Australian journalist, contributor, television presenter, and radio presenter.
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Karl Stefanovic Biography

Karl Stefanovic is a professionally, well-known Australian journalist, contributor, television, and radio presenter. He serves on the Nine Networks breakfast program as a co-host as well as a 60-minute presenter. Before, he was a reporter in New Zealand for One Network News. 

Karl Stefanovic Age

Karl celebrates his special day of birth on August 12 every year. His year of birth was 1974. Stefanovic celebrated his 49th year just a few days ago.

Karl Stefanovic Height

Karl is typically standing at the height of 5 feet and 10 inches. He weighs about 81 kilograms.

Karl Stefanovic Family

Karl was born and brought up by his loving and caring parents Serbian-German father Alex Stefanovic and his beautiful Australian mother Stefanovic Karly. His siblings’ names are Peter Stefanovic who works as a 60-minute journalist, Tom, and Elisa who is the only sister who was born in Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia.

Karl Stefanovic Wives

Stefanovic and the first love of his life Cassandra Thorburn who is also a news reporter met in 1995. The two lovebirds got attracted when they were in Rockhampton for a party and decided to fall in love. The two decided to stay together later the same year. The couple were blessed with three children together. Later Stefanovic confirmed his separation with Cassandra Thorburn in September 2016 and the couples officially divorced in October 2017 after being in marriage for 21 years. After he had separated from his first wife he again announced his engagement with his second wife Jasmine Yarborough in February 2018. The two entered into marriage in December 2018 in Mexico. Together with his second wife, he is blessed with one kid.

Karl Stefanovic Children

Karl is a happy father to have his two daughters and two sons together with his second wife. Jackson and River are his sons and Ava and Harper May are his daughters.

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Karl Stefanovic Education

Stefanovic began his early education at Anglican Church Grammar School. He later joined St Augustine’s College. After finishing college he joined the University of Technology of Queensland and that’s where he managed to graduate with a journalism degree.

Karl Stefanovic awards

Karl managed to win the first award at the beginning of his career when he covered the Childers backpacker hostel fire in 2000 and he won the Queensland Media Award for the best News coverage. He also won the Gold Logie Award for the most popular personality. He also won the Silver Logie for most popular presenter in 2011.

Karl Stefanovic Career

Stefanovic began his career in Rockhampton and Cairns for WIN as a cadet reporter in 1994. Later on, he got a position with TVNZ in New Zealand for One Network News as a reporter in 1996. In 1998, Karl went back to Australia with a reporting and presenting job in Brisbane for Ten News as well as a Ron Wilson news presenter in Sydney. He later went on to report and present News on Nine Network. During his presentation on Nine Network, he covered Childers backpacker hostel in a fire in 2000 and, the Warragamba bushfires from Sussex Inlet which he reported in 2001 which led to his appointment to the Nines Sydney newsroom in January 2002 He also covered Canberra bushfires in 2003.

Karl who has been a fill-in host on A Current Affair for Tracy Grimshaw was announced to replace Steve Liebmann of Today host in February 2005. In Nine Network, he participated in the Torvilland Dean Dancing on Ice television show in 2006. He went back again for the show but was defeated by Jack Wall in a viewer poll. In 2008 Karl and Lisa Wilkinson were appointed to replace a Nine Network long-time host Ray Martin. He left Carl Candle Light where he hosted until 2012 when his position was taken over by David Campbell.

Stefanovic was a 60 minutes reporter besides that, he was a host of Today in 2011. Along with that, he was also a current affair Sunday evening edition host. In November 2015 Karl served on the Nine Network as the verdict panel show host, he mixed elements of successful programs and Q&A. He hosted on the Nine Network in This Time Next Year in 2017. It was announced in December 2018 that 2019 was going to be the last year for Karl to co-host on Today. Lately, Nine Network announced that Stefanovic was going back to today as a co-host alongside Allison Langdon 60 minutes reporter and weekend today in January 2020, and in June 2020, He celebrated his 20 work experiences with Nine Network. Karl was to become a regular contributor on 2GB according to the announcement in June 2019.

Karl Stefanovic’s Net Worth

Karls’s Net Worth is approximately $8 Million to $10 million according to the years he has been active in his journalism career and also considering his earning sources.