▁and ▁K CO P . ▁While ▁there ▁she ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Golden ▁Mic ▁for ▁best ▁new sc ast ▁writing ▁and ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁area ▁Em my ▁Award ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁O . J . ▁Sim pson ▁car ▁ch ase . ▁ ▁Bar r ▁joined ▁Seven ▁News ▁in ▁Sydney ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁also ▁presented ▁afternoon ▁news ▁updates . ▁ ▁Bar r ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁news ▁present er ▁on ▁the ▁Seven ▁Network ' s ▁Sun r ise ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁after ▁a ▁st int ▁as ▁fill - in ▁present er ▁over ▁summer ▁proved ▁her ▁popular ity ▁with ▁the ▁audience . ▁She ▁has ▁previously ▁presented ▁other ▁bullet ins ▁at ▁Seven ▁including ▁Seven ▁Mor ning ▁News ▁and ▁Seven ▁Late ▁News , ▁and ▁Sunday ▁Sun r ise . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Bar r ▁began ▁present ing ▁Seven ▁Early ▁News ▁alongside ▁Mark ▁Ber etta ▁at ▁ 5 . 3 0 am , ▁which ▁leads ▁into ▁Sun r ise ▁where ▁she ▁is ▁still ▁the ▁news ▁present er . ▁Bar r ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁regular ▁fill ▁in ▁for ▁both ▁David ▁Koch ▁and ▁Sam anth a ▁Army t age ▁on ▁Sun r ise ▁and ▁occasionally ▁fills - in ▁on ▁Seven ▁News ▁Sydney . ▁ ▁Bar r ▁was ▁a ▁front - runner ▁to ▁co - host ▁Sunday ▁Night , ▁a ▁new ▁current ▁affairs ▁show , ▁however ▁Chris ▁Bath ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁co - host ▁with ▁Mike ▁Mun ro . ▁