John Mangos
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| John Mangos | |
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| Born | John Mangos |
| Residence | Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation | Seven Newspresenter |
| Employer | Seven Network |
| Spouse | Tanny |
| Children | Kosta (born 2007) and Apollo (2010) |
John Mangos is an Australian news presenter.
He is a regular on Sunrise on the Seven Network and was presenting the 11.30am and 4.30pm news bulletins throughout the December of 2011-January 2012 for the network. He has also made cameo appearances on the Australian comedy programs Pizza and Swift and Shift Couriers.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Television career
Mangos began his career as a journalist for National Nine News in 1978 at the GTV 9 newsroom in Melbourne. He was hired by legendary News Director John Sorrell who wanted to make Mangos the first Greek-Australian face on mainstream commercial television. During his 14 years with the Nine Network he covered State and Federal Politics before becoming the United States correspondent. In 1989, he joined Graham Kennedy on his late night news and current affairs program Coast to Coast, replacing Ken Sutcliffe. [1]
Mangos has also been a news presenter for Eyewitness News on the Ten Network, an international reporter for The Midday Show and the host of his own daytime chat show At Home with John Mangos on the Seven Network for two years.
In 2008, he became a contestant on It Takes Two, a variety show that teams celebrities with professional singers, who each week compete against each other in a sing-off to impress a panel of judges and ultimately the viewing public in order to survive potential elimination.
In June 2011, John Mangos was unfairly dismissed after 15 years as a senior presenter at Sky News Australia. In a wave of public support Mangos received public endorsements from the likes of veteran journalist Peter Harvey and senior politicians across the political divide. Sky News was inundated with protests which resulted in a public backlash against Sky News CEO Angelos Frangopoulos. It was reported Frangopoulos dismissed Mangos via text message and email.[2]
In the summer of 2011 / 2012, Mangos became the news-reader of Seven News - Morning News and the 4:30 News services.
[edit] Off screen
Mangos lives in Sydney, where he runs his own media consultancy, Megisti Media, which was named after the Greek island of his family's origin, Kastellorizo. He is also Director of Media for international financial corporate relations firm FTI.
Mangos is noted in frequently donating his time to charity fundraisers. He is a past Patron of the Make a Wish Foundation, a former steering committee member of Jeans for Genes and a current Ambassador for the Day of Difference foundation.[citation needed]
[edit] Personal life
Mangos is married to Tanny and they have two sons, Kosta, born in December 2007 and Apollo, born 2010. [3]
Mangos is also a passionate supporter and an official ambassador for the Sydney Swans Football Club and has an active interest in the club. In 2007 he was honoured with a life membership for his services to the club.[citation needed].
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