[2] Exelby served as one of the original host on Network 10's breakfast news program Wake Up, working alongside Natarsha Belling and James Mathison, which launched on 4 November 2013.
[3] However, Exelby was dropped from the program less than three weeks after the first broadcast with creator Adam Boland blaming a lack of chemistry between the three presenters for the decision.
[5] In October 2015, Exelby began working for the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation's international news channel TRT World in Turkey.
[6][7] Following her work with TRT World, Exelby relocated back to Australia in November 2016, where she then established a media consultancy business.
While reading a late night ABC News bulletin on Saturday 8 April 2017, Exelby momentarily became distracted by her pen and failed to realise she was on air following the conclusion of a story.
[citation needed] In February 2023, Exelby resigned as an employee of Network 10 but continues to fill-in on Studio 10 on a freelance basis.