Sophie Walsh is an Australian journalist who is a reporter for Nine News in Sydney. She was previously a reporter, fill-in news presenter and weekend weather presenter for Nine News in Brisbane. She was also formerly the network's European correspondent based in London.
Career
Early in her career Walsh worked as a news reporter and head of newsroom at WIN Television in Bundaberg, where she helped launch a new news bulletin in the Wide Bay area. In October 2009 she joined the Nine Network in Sydney, where she became a reporter for Nine News, and a fill-in presenter on the network's national bulletins. She also presented newsbursts on Nine's sister channel, 9Go!, in 2010. In September 2011 she moved to the Brisbane newsroom, which had just been rocked by the sacking of two reporters for their roles in a faked live helicopter cross during a nightly bulletin the previous month. One of the stories she covered was the deportation of four Italian girls from Brisbane to their father's home in Florence, Italy. She also received a Clarion Award nomination for her DMAA investigation into an amphetamine-type chemical used in sports supplements, which resulted in a blanket ban on all products by the Therapeutic Goods Administration on Australian shelves. In addition to her reporting duties, she became the weekend weather presenter in 2014, replacing Davina Smith, and occasionally filled in as weekend news presenter. In July 2016, after filling in for Alison Ariotti as the weekend co-presenter of Nine News Queensland in the first half of the year whilst she was on maternity leave, Walsh returned to the Sydney newsroom, retaining her roles as a reporter and fill-in weather presenter. During her time in Sydney, she presented other national bulletins, and on several occasions appeared on the Today and Weekend Today as a reporter and fill-in news presenter. She was also a fill-in presenter on Nine News Sydney. Walsh presented Nine News Sydney on Christmas Day, 2018. In June 2019, Walsh was appointed European correspondent for Nine News, replacing Michael Best who returned to Australia to become News Director on Nine News Perth. In June 2020, while covering the George Floyd protests in the United Kingdom, Walsh was in the middle of a live cross to Brenton Ragless on Nine's Adelaide evening news bulletin when she was attacked by a bystander on-camera. She was unharmed from the incident. In July 2020, it was announced that Walsh would return to the Sydney newsroom once again, with Carrie-Anne Greenbank replacing her as European correspondent.
