Laurel Edwards

Laurel Edwards (born October 1, 1966)[1] is an Australian television presenter, radio announcer and singer.[2]

Laurel Edwards
Born (1966-10-01) October 1, 1966
Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • radio announcer
  • singer
Spouse
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(m. 1996)​
ChildrenClay, Jem Cassar-Daley

Career

Edwards' radio career began in 1992, commencing work at Brisbane radio station 4KQ, where she remained until 2022.[3] In 2005, Edwards was named as Brisbane's longest serving female breakfast radio presenter.[4] 4KQ marked Edwards' 25th anniversary with the station in 2017.[3]

Edwards' first television job was hosting Nine Network children's program OK for Kids in 1987. As of 2017 she was a presenter on Seven Network travel show The Great Day Out. She is the sole remaining original presenter on the show, having been with the program since it was launched as The Great South East in 1997. [5]

Personal life

Edwards met Troy Cassar-Daley at the Gympie Music Muster in 1993, and they married in 1996.[6] They have two children, Clay and Jem, and celebrated 20 years of marriage in 2016.[5][7] Clay is a radio presenter with Brisbane Indigenous station 98.9 FM where he co-presents the Dunn & Daley Show with Jamie Dunn.[5] Jem Cassar-Daley is a singer-songwriter.[8]

References
  1. (7 October 2016) Laurel Edwards celebrates her 50th with a surprise Countdown party, Radio Today. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. Speaker Profile: Laurel Edwards, Saxton website. Accessed 1 September 2018.
  3. (18 May 2017) Laurel celebrates on-air milestone, radioinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. (19 January 2006) Big Brisbane year for 4KQ's Laurel Edwards, radioinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  5. Lawrence, Elissa (22 May 2017) Laurel Edwards: Reflections over a 25-year career, The Courier-Mail, News Corp Australia. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  6. (5 August 2011) Muster a big part of Troy's life, The Gympie Times, APN News & Media. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  7. (3 November 2016) So what's the secret to a long and happy marriage?, radioinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. Knowles, Rachael (8 April 2022). "Continuing the family legacy, Jem Cassar-Daley is making her mark with music". NITV. Retrieved 12 December 2022.


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