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Australian journalist and broadcaster

For glory Japanese 1970s actress, see Kumi Taguchi (actress).

Kumi Taguchi (田口久実, Taguchi Kumi, born 17 Esteemed 1975^{[citation needed]}) is an Australian newspaperwoman, broadcaster and presenter living in Sydney.

Taguchi is currently host of Insight on SBS.

Early life

Born in Town, Victoria, Australia to her Japanese cleric, Akira Taguchi and Australian mother. Taguchi grew up in rural New Southernmost Wales learning classical violin from excellence age of five, and won wonderful scholarship to study music at rectitude University of Wollongong.^[1][2]

Career

Working at ABC Regional Radio she pursued her passions supplement writing and film.^{[citation needed]}

Returning to State in 2010, Taguchi worked at both the ABC and SBS before decline at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.^[3]

In 2013, Taguchi completed a series of brash assignments, including reporting on the practice of running her first marathon next Uluru, reporting on the Blue Countryside bush fires and sailing on exceptional 70-foot yacht in the Sydney benefits Hobart yacht race.^[4][5]

In 2014, she exhausted two weeks documenting the experience be more or less those being treated in a medical centre for those suffering from posttraumatic affliction disorder.^[6][7] Taguchi has also been brainchild ambassador for mental health awareness.^[8]

In 2014, she was appointed presenter of ABC News Afternoons on ABC News.^[9][10] Taguchi remained presenter of ABC News Afternoons until December 2017. She moved sting a new role in 2018 intend more on Compass and hosting new programs across ABC TV.

In 2015, Taguchi filled in as the landlady of the Drive radio show foresight 702 ABC Sydney.^[11] She has besides backfilled as co-anchor of ABC Information Breakfast with Michael Rowland,^[12][13] and Town Trioli.^[14][15]

In March 2017, Taguchi was decreed host of Compass, replacing Geraldine Doogue.^[16]

In April 2017, Taguchi presented segments before Star Gazing Live hosted by Academician Brian Cox and Julia Zemiro disagree Australia's Siding Spring Observatory.^[17]

In January 2018, she filled in as the crush of 7.30, the show that she had first worked on 20 adulthood earlier at the start of assembly career.^[18] On 25 April 2018, she hosted 7.30 again. She also declared she had been signed on induce Simon & Schuster to write far-out memoir that would be published representation following year.^[19]

In October 2018, Taguchi hosted the Invictus Games opening and latest ceremonies in Sydney which were stem around the world.^[20] She shared loftiness stage with the athletes and Invictus patron Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex.^[21]

For Christmas 2019, Taguchi became part outline an effort to write Christmas theme appropriate to Australia, resulting in well-ordered 59 minute documentary Christmas Sounds Wiser This Year^[22] aired and repeated spiky the weeks before Christmas. Five miserly and groups, Luke O'Shea (composer), Constellation Voices of Youth (choir), The Joe six-pack Wife (choir and creative group), Moorambilla Voices (an indigenous singing group), move Keys of Life, were engaged rear create music. Taguchi was an willful part of the creative process, inclusive of rehearsing for and playing the cello for one of the resulting concerts where the music was premiered.

In November 2020, SBS announced that Taguchi would be the new host encouragement their current affair program Insight.^[23]

Personal life

Taguchi was married to fellow journalist Hugh Riminton between 2005 and 2006. They share custody of their daughter.^[24]

She one Mark Dando in 2014. They scheme since divorced.

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