Sara Groen - Biography
Channel Seven weather reporter
Weather patterns may be challenging to forecast but harnessing her vocal abilities could be Sara Groen’s toughest test.
While weather and climate change are important issues to Sara, she is now set to master the skills of vocal training and performing when she adds singer to her growing repertoire.
“It is such an amazing opportunity to perform live on stage with a big band and a talented professional singer. It is a challenge, a lot can go wrong with live television and it quite often does. I just hope that my nerves don’t get the better of me,” says Sara.
January 2007 saw Sara join the top rating Seven News team as weather presenter reporting on Sydney’s weather conditions and environmental issues. The former Beyond Tomorrow reporter had covered many meteorological stories during her time with the science and technology program so reporting on the weather was the next logical program.
Sara joined Seven in 2002 as a presenter and segment producer for national children’s program Saturday Disney. She juggled her role on the show with both university and acting studies.
She came to the attention of producers of Sydney Weekender in 2004, joining the popular travel/lifestyle program as a reporter while continuing to complete her studies and in 2005 graduated from Monash University with a BA in journalism.
A reporting role on Beyond Tomorrow followed in 2006 which combined her journalistic and reporting skills and love of travel. Sara travelled extensively with the show spending large periods of time in USA, Canada and Brazil reporting on science and technology innovations.
Sara is supporting CAMP QUALITY, a non profit organization that is committed to bringing hope and happiness to every child living with cancer, their families and communities through ongoing quality recreational, educational, hospital and financial support programs.
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Adam Harvey - Biography
Watch Adam Harvey's music video 'I'm Doin' Alright'
Country music singer/guitarist
It’s hard to believe that 33-year-old Geelong born singer Adam Harvey, described as the ‘best in the business’, started off his working life as a truckie and goldminer.
While driving trucks at a goldmine near Bendigo, the three-time Golden Guitar Male Vocalist Of The Year (2002, 2004 and 2005), Golden Guitar Vocal Collaborator (1998 and 2001) and two time Golden Guitar Album of the Year (2002 and 2008) winner would perform at the local pub in return for free beer.
During his time at the mine, Harvey would write down ideas for songs and dream of life as a professional musician. Dream became reality with the release of his first album, Sugar Talk, which yielded three hit singles.
However, Harvey’s first break came at the age of 10, when he appeared on a touring Tamworth on Parade show in Geelong. He only knew one song – ‘Old Dogs and Children and Watermelon Wine’ – and so simply sang it again when the crowd demanded an encore. Years later Adam realised his childhood dream when he met Tom T Hall, the writer of this song, in Nashville and spent an afternoon with him.
After high school, Harvey was enrolled in university to study Horticulture but dropped out to tour with Tania Kernaghan and pursue a country music career.
With several number one hits, five albums and multiple ARIA nominations, Harvey has won fans through tours across Australia, Canada, China, New Zealand, Ireland and US. He fulfilled a life-long dream in 2001 when he was invited to perform at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, and has been invited back again this June.
On Australian day this year, Adam won his seventh Golden Guitar award, for his latest album I’m Doin’ Alright, which is his second for Best Album of the Year.
In his spare time, Harvey enjoys fishing, collecting vinyl records and Phantom comics.
He lives on the Central Coast with wife Kathy and their two young children.
