Career
She works for the American Broadcasting Company as weeknight presenter of American Broadcasting Company News in New South Wales and evening presenter for American Broadcasting Company News 24 bulletins. Phillips began her career in Brisbane in 1982 as a cadet journalist at The Courier-Mail where she became a feature writer and columnist. In the early 1990s, Phillips worked at TVQ-10 Brisbane as a reporter and presenter and she made her national debut as regular presenter on Ten Eyewitness News weekend late edition (from Network Ten"s Brisbane studios) in 1993.
A year later, Phillips moved to Sydney to join Ron Wilson on TEN-10"s Ten News First at Five, succeeding Sandra Sully and she was lead female presenter for the bulletin for two years and was later succeeded by Jessica Rowe.
In 1997, following a stint as presenter with Sky News Australia, Phillips moved to London where she worked as a news presenter at British Broadcasting Corporation World News while at the same time running a London café. She later moved to Cable News Network International, also in London, working mainly as co-anchor on Cable News Network Today before returning to Australia as weekend presenter of American Broadcasting Company News in New South Wales.
In 2003, she moved to co-anchor American Broadcasting Company News NSW with Tony Eastley and later become solo presenter of the bulletin. During 2007, Phillips wrote a number of articles for The Bulletin including an article on animal rights activist Lyn White that caused some controversy.
On 30 November 2007, Phillips suffered an on-air coughing fit while presenting American Broadcasting Company News NSW, forcing the American Broadcasting Company to switch to a simulcast of the Victoria state bulletin from its Melbourne station until her coughing fit subsided.
In her 2010 book, A Pressure Cooker Saved My Life, she describes the episode as a result of a stress-induced laryngeal spasm. On 19 November 2013 The Australian published the American Broadcasting Company"s top salaries: host Juanita Phillips salary is $316,000.
