In her 20 years as a journalist, Ellen Fanning has reported from locations as diverse as the North Pole, the White House, an airline refuelling fighter jets over Bosnia and a Collins Class submarine deep in the Indian Ocean.
Currently a reporter on 60 Minutes, she was the last presenter of the Nine Network’s prestigious Sunday program and a columnist on legendary The Bulletin magazine.
Ellen spent the first ten years of her career at the ABC. In 1992, she was appointed the presenter of the prestigious PM program, becoming the youngest person and the first woman to host a national current affairs program for ABC Radio. From 1995, she was the compere of the morning program, AM.
In 1998, Ellen served as the ABC’s Washington correspondent.
She is married with two sons and lives in Sydney.
