Nine Network Usher's television career began in 1990 at the Golden West Television Network,
Bunbury, as a final year cadet journalist. He was then posted to
Kalgoorlie before beginning the following year at
STW-9, Perth. In 1993, Usher moved to Sydney and to
TCN-9 news. Three years later he was appointed to the role of
Nine Network Olympics reporter, leading the Network's coverage of the
1996 Atlanta and
2000 Sydney Olympic Games. He also went to Lausanne to cover the corruption scandal that engulfed the
International Olympic Committee. He was the
Nine Network's correspondent in New York when the Twin Towers were attacked in September 2001, and less than two years later was in
Iraq, travelling north from
Kuwait to reach
Baghdad the day after the Coalition seized the city. In 2001, Usher moved to the
Nine Network's US bureau, where he worked for three years as
National Nine News US correspondent, based in Los Angeles. Usher returned to Australia to fill in as host of
Today, then at the beginning of 2004, together with wife Anna and young son, he moved to the UK, to cover the London bureau. In 2006, Usher returned to Australia and began presenting
Nightline, replacing
Ellen Fanning. In 2007, Usher became news presenter for the
Sunday program. Following the axing of
Nightline in July 2008 and
Sunday in August 2008, he was appointed presenter of the short-lived
Nine News Sunday AM and for the rest of 2008, Usher filled-in on various
Nine News bulletins as well as reporting for
60 Minutes, filling in for
Tara Brown who was on maternity leave at the time. Between November 2008 and January 2009, Usher presented the weekend bulletin of
Nine News Sydney. This was after the resignation of
Mike Munro and before the appointment of former weeknight presenter
Mark Ferguson as the permanent weekend presenter. Also from 2009, Usher finished his role as presenter of the
Sunday Morning News, as the bulletin was replaced by
Weekend Today. In March 2009, Usher was appointed a permanent reporter for
60 Minutes. He also hosted the first leaders debate between
Julia Gillard and
Tony Abbott prior to the
2010 Australian Federal Election. In December 2010, Usher presented
A Current Affair while usual fill in presenter
Leila McKinnon had a holiday. He also co-hosted the 2010 New Year's Eve Fireworks with
Alicia Gorey. In December 2011, Usher filled in for
Karl Stefanovic on
Today whilst Stefanovic was on holidays.
Seven Network In October 2016, Usher joined the
Seven Network and replaced
Melissa Doyle as weekend presenter on
Seven News Sydney. In December 2020, it was announced Angela Cox would join Usher as co-host of the weekend news bulletin from January 2021, until August 2024 when Cox became partnered with
Mark Ferguson on the weeknight bulletins. In October 2024, it was announced that
Angie Asimus will join Usher as co-host. In December 2018, Usher was appointed the presenter of
The Latest: Seven News. In February 2024, it was announced that production would shift to Seven's Perth studios from March, resulting in Usher stepping down from the program. ==References==