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Brett McLeod | |
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| Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [1] |
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| Employer | Nine Network |
Brett McLeod is an Australian television news reporter and presenter for Nine News . [2]
McLeod was a reporter and relief news presenter for Nine News Melbourne and Nine News . He also previously worked as journalist, presenter and news director at 3AW before joining the network.
McLeod has worked in radio as part of the program Danger: Low Brow on which he was known as "Brett Duck". [1] Created at community radio 3RRR while McLeod was completing his media degree at RMIT, the show was later successful in both the Breakfast and Drive timeslots at FOX FM.
McLeod was the Nine Network's Europe correspondent from 2002 to 2004. He has covered numerous major stories, including the Boxing Day tsunami in Aceh, conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, East Timor, Bangkok and Beirut, and Victoria's Black Saturday fires.
From 2005 to 2021, McLeod filled in for Jo Hall as Melbourne's weekend presenter and later for Alicia Loxley. He was also a summer replacement for Peter Hitchener. He has also filled in on national news bulletins, including Nine Morning News and Nine Afternoon News . He also presented former bulletins Sunday Morning News and Nightline on many occasions. He was also a fill-in presenter on 3AW where he filled in for both Tom Elliott and Neil Mitchell.
In June 2021, McLeod was appointed as the Nine News Europe correspondent. [3] He commenced the role in September and remained a correspondent until August 2024 before returning back to Australia as a Nine News reporter.
McLeod has also been a fill-in presenter on ABC Radio Melbourne.
