Roz Kelly (sports presenter)

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Roz Kelly
OccupationTV presenter
Employer Nine Network
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(m. 2014)
Children2

Roz Kelly is an Australian television sports presenter.

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She is the sports presenter for the Friday and Saturday editions of Nine News Sydney as well as host of the Nine Network’s flagship sports program Sports Sunday. [1]

Kelly is also involved in Nine's Wide World of Sports coverage of Tennis, Cricket and Stan Sport’s Rugby Union coverage.

Personal life

She is married to South African cricketer Morné Morkel [2] and they have 2 sons. [3]

In 2012, Kelly dated TV vet Chris Brown. [4]

In November 2013, Kelly announced she would be moving to Cape Town in South Africa to be with her then fiancé Morné Morkel. [5] In 2018, Kelly announced she intended to return to Australia following her husband's retirement from international cricket. [2]

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References

  1. Tyson Otto (2022-05-07). "Star sports presenter's replacement announced after sudden exit". news.com.au . Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  2. 1 2 Karlie Rutherford (2018-04-08). "TV reporter Roz Kelly set to return to Australia with family". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) . Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  3. Jo Abi. "'Your best is enough': Nine sports reporter Roz Kelly reflects on motherhood". nine.com.au . Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  4. "Bondi Vet Chris Brown in romance with Channel Nine reporter Roz Kelly". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) . 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  5. Amy Harris (2013-11-30). "Channel Nine sports reporter Roz Kelly quits for South Africa and fiance Morne Morkel". The Courier Mail . Retrieved 2022-10-31.
Media offices
Preceded by
Nine News Sydney
Sport presenter (Friday to Saturday)

March 2022 – present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Sports Sunday
Host

2021–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent