Emma Freedman

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Emma Freedman
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Born
Emma Jane Freedman

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation(s)Television and radio presenter
Years active2010−present

Emma Freedman is an Australian television and radio personality, currently working as a host, presenter and roving reporter across Seven Sport since 2021. Freedman grew up on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne. [1] Freedman formerly co-hosted The Grill Team on Triple M Sydney. Prior to this, she was a weather presenter on Weekend Today and host of Sports Sunday on the Nine Network.

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Career

Radio and television

In 2010, Freedman joined Weekend Today as a weather presenter, replacing Felicity Whelan, after which she shared hosting duties with Steven Jacobs as a weather presenter for Today . She was a regular contributor to the Nine Network's coverage of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival for many years. [2] Freedman was also a regular sports presenter on the Nine Network's Wide World of Sports and Weekend Today . In December 2014, Freedman was made redundant from the Nine Network due to cost-cutting measures. [3]

In 2015, Freedman competed in and won the fifteenth season of Dancing with the Stars partnered with Aric Yegudkin. [4] [5]

In January 2015, Jules Lund and Freedman were announced as hosts of The Scoopla Show which aired on the Hit Network. [6] She was appointed national drive news presenter on Hit Network in September 2015. [7] In February 2016, she re-signed with Southern Cross Austereo to host the Hit 30 and Take 40 Australia across the Hit Network. In October 2016, she moved from the Hit Network to Triple M Sydney to co-host The Grill Team . [8]

In March 2016, Freedman rejoined Nine Network to host the Wide World of Sports . [9] She was appointed host of Sports Sunday in March 2017.

In March 2018, Freedman joined the team of presenters on Foxtel's Fox League channel. [10]

In 2021, she officially joined Seven Sport, hosting the 7mate feed of the morning coverage for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. [11] In October 2021, she joined Seven's horse racing coverage hosting Sydney racing.
Freedman has quickly established herself as a major player in the Seven Sport stables, also working on their Winter Olympics, Commonwealth Games and now cricket, AFL Brownlow Medal & Grand Final and V8 Supercars.

Writing

Freedman's ballet-themed coming of age novel, Turning Pointes, was published by HarperCollins in 2016. [12]

Personal life

Freedman is the daughter of five-time Melbourne Cup winning thoroughbred horse trainer Lee Freedman. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Emma's salute to the Peninsula by Andrea Kellett". Mornington Peninsula Magazine. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Emma Freedman gets new deal with Channel 9". Herald Sun. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Emma Freedman sacked by Channel Nine shocks the television industry News.com.au 16 December 2014
  4. ↑ Brennan, Bella (19 June 2015). "The full cast of Dancing With The Stars has been revealed!". Woman's Day . Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Who will be Dancing with the Stars?". Yahoo TV. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  6. ↑ Emma Freedman joins Today's Hit Network Mumbrella 30 January 2015
  7. ↑ "Emma Freedman's new Network Role". 9 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  8. ↑ Emma Freedman moves permanently to join The Grill Team as several on-air line-up changes predicted Daily Telegraph 11 October 2016
  9. ↑ "Emma Freedman back at Channel Nine 14 months after sacking". News.com.au . Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Emma Freedman joins Fox League team". 8 February 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  11. ↑ Mediaweek (21 July 2021). "Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Everything to know about the commentators". Mediaweek. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "Turning Pointes". HarperCollins . Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  13. ↑ "Emma Freedman runs her own race". News.com.au. 3 April 2011. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
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