Daniela Ritorto
Daniela Ritorto | |
|---|---|
| Occupations | Journalist, presenter |
| Notable credit(s) | ABC News BBC World News Special Broadcasting Service |
Daniela Ritorto is an Australian journalist, presenter, and communications consultant.
Early life and education
Daniela Ritorto was born in Adelaide, South Australia.[1]
Career
Ritorto began work as a cadet for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC),[1] as news presenter for 1062 ABC Riverland from 2003 until 2004,[2] when she moved to South Australian politics for ABC News.[1] She then became a political reporter for Network Ten.[1]
Ritorto moved to London around 2011 to work for BBC World News, where she hosted a variety of programmes, including the main weekend overnight presenter of BBC World News which is broadcast on BBC News in the UK, around the world on BBC World News channel, and on public television in America, live from the "World's Newsroom in London". She also acted as the London presenter of Newsday, World News Today, and Outside Source, on a relief basis.[3]
In January 2016 she returned to Australia, after five years of service at the BBC,[4] initially settling in Canberra.[1]
She returned to Adelaide in 2018 and was the media and communications manager for energy company Santos Limited], before leaving in 2019.[5]
Ritorto was appointed chief political correspondent and Parliament House bureau chief for the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS).[6]
Other activities
Ritorto was a member of the Adelaide Festival board until January 2026, when she resigned following the Adelaide Writers' Week boycott.[7]
Personal life
Ritorto married to ALP politician and Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Daniela Ritorto". 89 Degrees East - Data Strategy Delivery. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.
- ^ "ABC Riverland". 2007.
- ^ "Daniela Ritorto on Vimeo". Vimeo. Daniela Ritorto. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Daniela Ritorto". Twitter. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Tony Abbot heading to SA for blitzkrieg tour". The Advertiser. 2020.
- ^ "The Australian Media Diary". 2016.
- ^ Karakulak, Helen (11 January 2026). "Board members resign after Writers' Week backlash". InDaily. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ Bowers, Mike (18 September 2019). "Midwinter Ball: Canberra's political class dress to impress – in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "The Advertiser". 2021.