Liz Cantor
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Liz Cantor | |
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| Born | Elisabeth Cantor 11 October 1982 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Liz Cantor (born 11 October 1982) is an Australian television presenter. She was the winner of the reality television game show The Mole in 2005.
Education
[edit]Cantor attended high school at St Peters Lutheran College at Indooroopilly, west of Brisbane city. While there she was selected as a prefect and sports captain.[1][failed verification] She graduated from Griffith University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Communications, majoring in journalism and meteorology.[2] While at university she was a member of the string quartet and orchestra and was on the basketball, softball, hockey and debating teams.[3] She has said she had considered studying marine biology but the performance side of her personality pulled her towards a career in the media industry.[4]
Career
[edit]Surfing
[edit]Cantor was a professional surfer who competed on the Australian junior circuit for five years. Sponsored by Billabong, her surfing career took her to Fiji, Tahiti, the Maldives, Hawaii and Europe to compete.[5] She was also one of the first female surf judges to travel internationally on the ASP and World Circuit Tour.[6]
Television
[edit]She made her on-screen debut in the 2002 Australian feature film Blurred, which followed five groups of teenagers as they hit the road for Schoolies Week.[7][better source needed] A year later she appeared in the 2003 film Gettin Square before landing a role on Australian television drama series Blue Water High as Corin Hardy in 2005.[6] That year she won a spot on the Seven Network reality television show The Mole, a show which kickstarted her career with the broadcaster.[4] In The Mole she worked with other contestants to perform challenges, each of which add money to the winner's pot. But one of the members is "The Mole", a saboteur who is covertly trying to make the group fail.[8] She competed against 12 other contestants and won, leaving the show with $200,000 in prize money.[6]
Following the show the Seven Network hired Cantor as a presenter on Queensland's water based outdoor adventure lifestyle program Creek to Coast and on The Great South East, a travel program focusing on tourist attractions in South East Queensland.[2] In 2005, Cantor made her debut as a weather presenter for Seven News and in 2008 she became the presenter for Queensland's live Gold Lotto draw.[6] Cantor is still involved in each of these roles. Liz is now a host on travel and lifestyle show Queensland Weekender and in 2016 will appear in new ultra HD network INSIGHT's first ever adventure reality show shot in 4k Living Stone - Botswana.
In August 2024, it was announced that Cantor would become the new weather presenter on the revived standalone edition of 10 News First Queensland, which launched on 2 September 2024.[9]
Radio
[edit]Cantor has filled in on a number of summer radio shows for Nova Brisbane, Hot Tomato and Sea FM on the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast. She teamed up with well-known radio personality Michael "Pickle" Walkley to host Sea FM Summer Breakfast on the Gold Coast over the Christmas break in 2013/14.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Cantor married Ryan Lysaught on 16 October 2016 at Ayana Resort, Bali. They live on the Gold Coast.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Liz Cantor talks about her long-distance relationship with Todd Carney". The Sunday Mail. News Corp. 12 December 2010.
- ^ a b MNB Team (20 June 2014). "Sporty Sister of the week: Liz Cantor". Make Nourish Believe. Lorna Jane. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Liz Cantor". LinkedIn.[better source needed]
- ^ a b "Five minutes with Liz Cantor". The Black Olive. 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Liz Cantor". Creek to Coast. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Liz Cantor". 7 News. Yahoo!7. 24 December 2009. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Blurred (2002)". IMDb.
- ^ "About The Show - The Mole". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Liz Cantor Joins 10 News First Queensland As Weather Presenter". Network 10. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Sea FM Announces New Summer Breakfast Hosts" (Press release). Radio Info. 13 December 2013.
- ^ Selleck, Emily (21 December 2016). "Gold Coast golden girl Liz Cantor introduces new bub to the world". Gold Coast Bulletin. News Corp. Retrieved 16 August 2018.