Sonia Humphrey | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sonia Denise Humphrey 10 November 1947 Cambridge, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 1 January 2011 (aged 63) Tasmania, Australia |
| Other names | Sonia MacDougall |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenter and journalist |
| Years active | 1969–2005 |
| Spouse(s) | Nick Creech (????–1987) Ian MacDougall (1996–2011; her death) |
| Children | 2 |
Sonia Denise Humphrey (10 November 1947 – 1 January 2011) was an Australian television presenter, newsreader and journalist. Humphrey was a talented ballerina as a child and studied television production before working as an archaeologist for five years; during this period she also converted to Judaism. In the mid 1970s Humphrey worked as a television reporter and newsreader in Australia before presenting opera and ballet simulcasts for the Australian national broadcaster ABC. The management of ABC tried to remove Humphrey as a presenter of opera broadcasts due to her pregnancy, citing "aesthetic reasons". Humphrey pursued legal action against ABC, and the decision was reversed.