Sally Obermeder(born 17 August 1972) is an Australian media personality and television presenter.

Sally Obermeder
Born(1972-08-17)17 August 1972(age 52)
Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Media personality and TV presenter
Years active2003–present
Known forThe Daily Edition
SpouseMarcus Obermeder (2001–present)
Children2

Career

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Swiish

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In November 2012, Obermeder launchedSwiish,a lifestyle blog. The website covers fashion, beauty, health, home and family.[1]

Books

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Obermeder's first book,Never Stop Believing,[2]was released in April 2013 throughAllen & Unwin.In the memoir, Obermeder describes her struggles to succeed in commercial television, as well as her experience of cancer.

Obermeder and her sister released their first e-book,Super Green Smoothies,[3][4]in September 2014. In April 2013, a paperback version of the book was published by theAllen and Unwinpublishing company. The book is in its 12th reprint and has sold over 120,000 copies, making it the bestselling smoothie book in Australia.[5]Super Green Smoothieswas also the third highest-selling non-fiction book of 2015.[6]

In March 2016, Obermeder and Koraiem releasedThe Good Life,a cookbook of their favourite meals.[7]

In September 2017, Obermeder and Koraiem released their third cookbook,Super Green, Simple and Lean,[8]which has recipes for smoothies, salads, bowls, and snacks.[9]

Television career

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In 2013, Obermeder was appointed co-host of the Seven Network's afternoon showThe Daily Editionalongside Tom Williams, Monique Wright and Kris Smith. The show was a combination of breaking news, live interviews and entertainment updates. The live panel show aired on weekdays at 2pm before it was axed in June 2020. Obermeder left theSeven Networkfollowing its final episode on 26 June 2020.[10][6]

Ambassadorships

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Obermeder is an ambassador for theNational Breast Cancer Foundation,The Sony Foundation, and also works with the Nelune Foundation and The Breast Cancer Network of Australia.[11]

Personal life

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Sally Obermeder married Marcus Obermeder in 2001. After several years of trying to conceive a baby, the couple triedIn vitro fertilisation(IVF) and conceived in January 2011. Their daughter was born in October 2011, the day after Sally Obermeder was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer.[12]In July 2016 Obermeder said that she was to have another child by asurrogatemother.[13]

Cancer diagnosis

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Once her daughter was born, Obermeder startedchemotherapy.[14]Obermeder, her colleagues, and her friends in the television industry put on a fundraising event at The Beresford in February 2012.[15]

Obermeder attended theInStylemagazine 'Women of Style Awards' in May 2012. She received a standing ovation for her speech in which she discussed the meaning of style, and what she has learned through her battle with cancer while also being a new mum.[16]Additionally, Obermeder wrote a book about her experience.[17]

In October 2012, Obermeder was given the all clear.[18]In 2016, Obermeder celebrated passing the five year all-clear mark.[19]

References

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  1. ^http://swiish.com/Swiish – Sally Obermeder's lifestyle blog
  2. ^http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=94&book=9781743312193Never Stop Believing
  3. ^Sydney Confidential The Write StuffThe Daily Telegraph[dead link]
  4. ^http://swiish.com.au/blog-post/super-green-smoothies/Super Green Smoothies
  5. ^"How Sally Obermeder and sister Maha built their six figure business".21 June 2017.
  6. ^ab"Yahoo Australia | News, email and search".
  7. ^"The Good Life – Sally Obermeder and Maha Koraiem – 9781760291587 – Allen & Unwin – Australia".allenandunwin.com.Archived fromthe originalon 16 March 2016.
  8. ^"Untitled".Archived fromthe originalon 26 December 2021.
  9. ^"Super Green Simple and Lean – Sally Obermeder and Maha Koraiem – 9781760292027 – Allen & Unwin – Australia".
  10. ^Knox, David (19 June 2020)."Axed: The Daily Edition".TV Tonight.Retrieved19 June2020.
  11. ^http://www.bcna.org.auThe Breast Cancer Network of Australia.
  12. ^Halliwell, Elle (11 December 2011)."New mum Today Tonight reporter Sally Obermeder won't be beaten by cancer".The Sunday Telegraph.Retrieved6 March2012.
  13. ^"Sally Obermeder: 'We're thrilled to bits'".News.com.au. 29 July 2016.Retrieved29 July2016.
  14. ^Eight months of chemotherapydailytelegraph.com.au
  15. ^Sally's Fight ContinuesArchived9 April 2012 at theWayback Machineau.news.yahoo.com
  16. ^The getting of (style) wisdomsmh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/blogs
  17. ^Obermeder to write personal memoir about battle with cancernews.com.au
  18. ^Sally Obermeder reveals: I beat cancerau.lifestyle.yahoo.com
  19. ^"I can finally breathe again".23 September 2017.