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Jess Adamson MC Speaker: Award-Winning South Australian Journalist
Jess Adamson MC speaker bookings bring one of South Australia’s most respected journalists to the stage. Jess grew up on a family farm at Hallett in the state’s Mid North, giving her a genuine connection to rural Australia. She spent 24 years with the Seven Network, joining 7NEWS Adelaide in 1997. She worked as the network’s crime reporter for more than a decade. From 2014, she then became 7NEWS weekend presenter, a role she held until leaving Seven in 2020.
Since then, Jess has stayed at the centre of South Australian media. She writes a regular column for The Advertiser. In January 2024, she joined the FIVEaa breakfast newsroom, part of Nova Entertainment, presenting the Friday news desk. That ongoing media presence keeps her current, connected and instantly recognisable to South Australian audiences.
A Trusted Voice on the Biggest Stories
Jess built her reputation covering major national and international events for Seven. Her reporting roles included the Sydney and Beijing Olympic Games, the Tour de France and the Beaconsfield Mine disaster. She also covered the Bali Nine drug trials, the Bali bombings and the Boxing Day tsunami, reporting from the devastation in Banda Aceh. In 2015, the SA Press Club named her Best Broadcaster of the Year. That added to her 2006 SA Journalist of the Year award.
Jess is a passionate ambassador for CanTeen and the Royal Flying Doctor Service. She also serves on the boards of the Adelaide Crows Foundation and the Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation. As an MC, she has hosted major events including the William Buck CFO Summit, South Australia’s premier conference for finance leaders, and appeared in the state’s Buy SA Seafood campaign. Consequently, organisations that book Jess Adamson MC speaker can expect a warm, professional host backed by decades of trusted broadcasting experience. Read more about Jess on Wikipedia, or browse other MC and entertainer speakers.
