Lexy Hamilton-Smith

Lexy Hamilton-Smith's Biography

Lexy Hamilton-Smith is one of Queensland’s most respected and experienced news presenters and journalists with a career in television spanning more than 30 years.

An award-winning journalist, Lexy is currently a senior presenter at ABC TV Queensland, where she regularly reads the 7PM bulletin and works for News 24, the digital team and ABC Radio.

Lexy is also an experienced Master of Ceremonies, host and facilitator. She has been an ambassador for many charities including Bonnie Babes, the Australian Lung Foundation and Blue Care. A quick search on the abc.net.au will show her extensive areas of coverage from technology to health.

Lexy has always connected with people bringing the human side to breaking news. She is also a moving public speaker having endured her own journey of love and loss through the passing of her husband Dave English, also a well-respected journalist.

She has spent the last 20 years working in Queensland, initially at Seven News hosting Today Tonight and the weekend news bulletin. Her success in that position led to the prestigious role as the face of Australia Television, a nightly news beamed into Asia from Darwin, and watched by over 40 million viewers.

Lexi covered the death of Croc Hunter Steve Irwin for her network and won Ten’s 2009 Queensland Journalist of the Year.

Her skill as a reporter and her ability to empathise with people enduring hardship won Lexi the recent Queensland Mental Health Media Award for a story on suicide prevention.

Lexi’s attention to detail, immaculate preparation and professional presentation style has seen her become one of Australia’s top Masters of Ceremony. Lexi is a wonderful communicator at all levels of the corporate ladder.