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Susannah Carr

Susannah Carr is an Australian television news presenter. Since 1985, Carr has co-presented Seven News in Perth with Rick Ardon. The pair are recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's longest-serving TV news anchor duo, having been on the air together for 40 years.

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Susannah Carr
With Rick Ardon in the 2008 Channel Seven Christmas pageant
Born
Susannah Mary Carr

(1952-07-21) 21 July 1952
Rochford, England, United Kingdom
Other nameSue
OccupationNewsreader
Years active1973–present
EmployerSeven Network

Susannah Carr (born 21 July 1952) is an Australian television news presenter. Since 1985, Carr has co-presented Seven News in Perth with Rick Ardon.1 The pair are recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's longest-serving TV news anchor duo, having been on the air together for 40 years.234

Early life and education

Carr was born in London, England. She arrived in Perth, Western Australia from the UK with her parents when she was 7 months old.

For her schooling, she attended North Cottesloe Primary for Years 1 and 2; Cottesloe Primary for Year 3 and Iona Presentation College for Years 4 to 12. She studied for a Bachelor of Arts at University of Western Australia and is also a qualified architectural draftsperson.5

She is a granddaughter of the singer Robert Carr and niece of the detective novelist Antony Carr.

Career

Carr's media career began in 1974 with ABC Radio in Perth as an announcer. Two weeks after joining the station, she was broadcasting on Christmas Day when Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin.6 She worked in both radio and TV in Perth for the ABC becoming that station's first female TV news presenter in Perth for the ABC.7

Carr was asked to join TVW 7 in 1985 and became a face of Channel 7 news in Perth along with her long-time co-anchor Rick Ardon.8 Under their guard, Seven Nightly News rose to the top of the ratings in Perth, where it remains as of today.9

In 1986, Carr won the Logie Award for Most Popular Female, Western Australia.10 In the same year, her co-anchor Ardon won the Logie Award for Most Popular Male, Western Australia. In 2000, she was inducted an Honorary Member by the Edith Cowan University chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society.1112

Carr broadcast live from South Africa during that country's first all-race elections and reported from London in the week after the death of Princess Diana. She also headed a film crew to Moscow, Russia, where they were granted access inside the Kremlin, to make the documentary "The Secret Treasures of the Kremlin".13

Carr presented coverage from Perth nationally during the 2014 Sydney hostage siege due to Seven News Sydney studios in Martin Place being evacuated. She was part of the Seven News team whom were awarded a Walkley Award in 2015 for their coverage that night.

While covering Prince Harry's wedding in 2018, Carr noted how technological advances had facilitated broadcasting since her 1997 coverage of his mother's death.14

On 10 January 2026, it was announced that Carr and Rick Ardon would transition to presenting 7NEWS Perth from Thursday to Saturday, with Tim McMillan and Angela Tsun presenting from Sunday to Wednesday.1516

References

References

  1. Daily News 30 June 1988, p.17
  2. MacNaughton, Tanya (29 January 2022). "TV legends Rick and Sue score Guinness World Record". PerthNow. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. Eleonora, Pilastro (9 February 2022). "Rick Ardon and Susannah Carr confirmed as longest-serving news anchor duo". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  4. "Huge announcement for Perth's favourite news presenting duo". PerthNow. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  5. Jones, Sally Ann (1987) "Susannah Carr – biography of television announcer", The West Australian 16 June 1987, p.59
  6. Anne Conti (1985) – "interview with Anne Conti and Susannah Carr" in The Western Mail, 18–19 May 1985, p. 23
  7. "Susannah Carr". Yahoo News. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  8. "Biographical details" in The Daily News 30 June 1988, p. 17
  9. Bodey, Michael (20 July 2015). "TV ratings: Nine's the one again when it comes to news". The Australian. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  10. "Susannah Carr". Yahoo News. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  11. Bell, Nicholle (2001) "Seven News keeps on delivering for Susannah" in Standard (West Perth, W.A)
  12. Kent, Melissa (2005) "The anchor woman" in the West Magazine, in The West Australian 7 May 2005, pp. 12–14
  13. "Secret Treasures Of The Kremlin (1996) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  14. Robertson, Katie; Abbott, Matthew (1 March 2026). "40 Years and 10,000 Broadcasts In, They're Still Live on Air". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  15. Sadler, Claire (10 January 2026). "7News Perth: Susannah Carr, Rick Ardon transition to fewer days as Tim McMillan, Angela Tsun expand roles". The West Australian. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  16. "7NEWS Perth's Rick Ardon and Susannah Carr's on 40 years". www.mediaweek.com.au. Retrieved 14 April 2026.