Katie Blowers grew up on a sugar cane property between Gympie and Maryborough.
As a teenager she was always curious about the media and the role of journalists. She studied at the University of the Sunshine Coast majoring in Journalism.
In her second year Katie went on a semester student exchange to a college in the United States where she continued her jounalism education. During that time she presented news bulletins on the College's radio and television stations.
In Katie's third year of study she was an intern for Seven Local News in Maroochydore and after graduating she was offered a full time position in Seven's Bundaberg newsroom where she is employed as a news and sports journalist.
