Meet the Today show’s hot new presenter: Glamorous producer Taylor Haynes is promoted to ‘social reporter’ – as her racy bikini snaps are revealed
Channel Nine’s Today show has promoted one of its young producers, Taylor Haynes, to the new position of social reporter.
Haynes, 22, who has been working behind the scenes for the last three years, began her new on-camera role this week.
Her job will focus mainly on presenting content for Today’s social media channels.
Channel Nine’s Today show has promoted one of its young producers, Taylor Haynes, to the new position of social reporter. (She is pictured here in a recent Instagram post)
Nine announced her promotion on Instagram on Monday with a photo showing a smiling Haynes at the network’s North Sydney headquarters.
‘Introducing Taylor, our Social Reporter! Tay will bring us all the BTS banter, red carpet moments and much more. Look out for Taylor across all our pages!’ read the caption.
Viewers and Today show staffers congratulated Haynes on her new job, with one fan saying it was ‘so well deserved’.
Haynes, 22, who has been working behind the scenes for the last three years, began her new on-camera role this week. Her job will focus mainly on presenting content for Today’s social media channels. (She is seen here with Karl Stefanovic, left, and Allison Langdon, right)
Haynes is a prolific user of Instagram, where she likes to post bikini photos
She is the daughter of Illawarra-based i98fm Breakfast radio host Marty Haynes (right)
Haynes, the daughter of Illawarra-based i98fm Breakfast radio host Marty Haynes, is a prolific user of Instagram, where she likes to post bikini photos.
She caught the showbusiness bug in 2018 when she attended a live recording of Nine talent show The Voice Australia.
‘I told my mother this is what I want to do. I want to be like host Sonia Kruger. I’m going to work on this show,’ she told Body + Soul.
Nine announced her promotion on Instagram on Monday with a photo showing a smiling Haynes at the network’s North Sydney headquarters
In addition to making social content, Taylor will be filing red carpet interviews for Today co-hosts Karl Stefanovic and Sarah Abo
Haynes (pictured with actress Elsa Pataky) used to be tasked with greeting the guests on Today
She has also worked on morning show Today Extra alongside co-host – and fellow social media enthusiast – Belinda Russell (right)
A year later, a friend at Nine got her the job as Kruger’s personal assistant.
‘It was absolutely insane. I didn’t even realise the universe was listening,’ she said.
In addition to making social content, Taylor will be filing red carpet interviews for Today co-hosts Karl Stefanovic and Sarah Abo.
One of her first social assignments was an interview with Australian soccer legend Craig Foster about how he plans to celebrate Valentine’s Day with his wife Lara.
One of her first social assignments was an interview with Australian soccer legend Craig Foster (left) about how he plans to celebrate Valentine’s Day with his wife Lara
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