Leigh Sales is an Australian journalist and author who currently works as the host of ABC TV’s weekly documentary series Australian Story. Sales is best known for her work as the anchor of ABC’s flagship current affairs program, 7:30 which she hosted from 2011 to 2022.
Leigh has been awarded Walkley Book Award, and Walkley Award for Broadcasting and Online Interviewing in 2019 and 2012 respectively. In this article, we’re going to dig deep into Leigh’s personal affairs, family details, net worth, and more.
Who Are Leigh Sales Parents?
Leigh Peta Sales was born on the 10th of May 1973, in Brisbane, Queensland Australia to her parents Dale Sales and Ann Sales.
Leigh’s father, Dale, served as a regimental sergeant Major in the Australian Army, and her mother, Ann, worked as a clerk at Telecom in Brisbane, Australia.
Sales’ has a brother, Glen Sales, who also used to work at Telecom in Brisbane, Australia alongside their mother.
Where Did Leigh Sales Study?
Leigh Sales studied at the Aspley State High School in Brisbane Australia before getting a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Queensland University of Technology in the urban coastal city of Brisbane.
Leigh joined Deakin University four years after she joined the ABC channel in 1999. Sales completed her Master of International Relations from Deakin University in 2001.
Leigh Sales Career Insights
Leigh Sales is a journalist who has had several roles with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) since joining it at the early age of 22.
Sales have covered major events such as the Iraq War, the 2004 U.S. presidential election, Hurricane Katrina, and more.
Leigh has also hosted several ABC programs including Lateline, Australia Votes, and people’s favorite 7.30. Similarly, she has interviewed many world leaders and celebrities.
Sales is also an author and have written more than three books.
She co-hosts the Chat 10 Looks 3 podcast with Annabel Crabb.
For her service to broadcast journalism, Sales was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia in 2019.
After nearly three decades of her service as a journalist, Leigh continues to be loyal to ABC and recently is announced as the new host of ABC TV’s weekly biographical documentary series Australian Story.
Is Leigh Sales Still Married To Her Partner?
Leigh had a divorce from her long-time husband, Phil Willis in 2016.
Phil is a teacher of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence at Newington College.
Leigh and Phil were married in late 1996 and are blessed with two children, Daniel Oscar Willis and James Christopher Willis. Daniel Oscar Willis, Leigh’s eldest son, was born in 2012 and her second son, Christopher Willis, was born in 2014.
Leigh and Phil parted ways in 2016 after sharing a marital life for nearly two decades.
Sales described the year 2014 as the ‘Worst Year of Her Life’ and their divorce came 18 months after 2014.
In late 2016, Phil’s tweet indicated that they had problems in their marriage, which turned out to be true and they got separated eventually.
As per multiple wiki sources, Sales is not dating anyone at the moment. She has been keeping her personal life private ever since her divorce so there is no information about her partner even if she might be dating someone secretly. By dint of this, she is assumed to be single now.
However, she has opened up about the qualities that she looks for in a man. During an appearance on the No Filter podcast in 2022, the ABC host revealed that she is looking for someone confident. Explaining the qualities that she would like to have in her boyfriend, she said,
"I think you need to be reasonably confident to (ask me out) but I also think most people once they meet me and kind of get to know me realise very rapidly I'm not really intimidating."
How Much Do Leigh Sales Make?
Leigh Sales’ net worth is estimated to be around $1 million to $5 million as of 2023.
In her two-decades-long loyal service to ABC, Leigh earned and still earns between $24K and $72K as an annual basic salary.
Leigh Sales Physical Appearance
Leigh Sales’ height is 5 feet 6 inches (1.67 meters) and she weighs around 59 kg (130 lbs).
Sales has blonde hair and brown eye colour.
Her zodiac sign is Gemini.
