One of the most popular and much loved journalists, Natalie Barr, was born in Bunbury, Australia. She celebrates her birthday on 19th of March, since 1968; a Tuesday. Her birth name is Natalie Anne Barr. Pisces is the zodiac sign which says she is sensitive, emotional and compassionate. She loves spending time with her husband and two children. Barr is addressed by her friends as Nat; that’s what her nickname is.


Professional Career:

After studying in Bunbury Catholic College as the head girl, she pursued journalism from Curtin University. She then started working in various fields of journalism – television, radio, newspaper. Later on, Barr shifted to Los Angeles. There she gathered experience while working for KCOP, KABC and KTLA. The trusted reporter has successfully covered most of the biggest news of that time.

In 1994, she got associated with Seven News as their reporter. However, since 2003, she has been working as a news presenter on Sunrise of Seven Network. She has conducted most important live bulletins on the death of Steve Irwin, Pope John Paul 2, Cyclone Larry and Beaconsfield rescue.

From July 2008, Natalie Barr along with Mark Beretta has been presenting the Seven Early News at 5:30 am in the morning. On Seven News Sydney, Barr is sometimes seen as fill in.

She also worked on Sunrise as a regular fill-in for another Australian journalist Samantha Armytage. This female journalist was a co-host on Sunday Night, which was a latest current affairs programme.

What more adds to her excellence is that Natalie Barr conducted a show live from Washington DC during President Barack Obama’s inauguration. The year was 2009. She had again, in 2011 and 2012, co-hosted Carols in the Domain.

Presently, she is working on Sunrise of Seven Network as a news presenter.

Personal sphere:

Natalie has been married to the film editor Andrew. They are believed to be happily married since 1995, 9th of Dec. She is presently staying in Sydney with her two sons Lachlan (born on 26th Sept., 2001) and Hunter James (born on 3rd June, 2005). Barr is very fond of Flash, her cat.

The busy Australian news presenter admitted to have beautifully juggled between her work and home while bringing up two children. Her news coverage style and honesty have always been appreciated by all.

She might be successfully presenting the famous breakfast show in television but; back in her home kitchen, this lady has a fascination for cooking experimental dishes.

Income of Australian Journalist:

As information from various sources, Natalie Barr is estimated to draw a salary above $100,000 this year, 2016. She's also worth over a million dollars; all her property, stock and luxuries are included in this estimation.

Popularity in social media:

Natalie Barr is quite popular on social media platform, especially Twitter. She has followers continuously exceeding the count of 54,000. The journalist keeps the world updated with pictures of her professional and personal activities. She also has a good number of Twitter favourites.

Apart from this, Natalie Barr is also quite popular on Facebook and Instagram, with a large number of followers and their likes.

Last Modified: Apr 7, 2020


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