Tim Gilbert (journalist)

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Tim Gilbert
Born (1967-10-30) 30 October 1967 (age 57)
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Journalist, sport presenter
Years active1996−present
Employer Sky News Australia
SpouseJosie Gilbert
Relatives Kieran Gilbert (brother)

Tim Gilbert (born 29 October 1967) is an Australian journalist and radio and TV personality, currently employed by Sky News Australia after a lengthy career with the Nine Network.

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Career

Gilbert's media career began at Radio 2GN in Goulburn and 2UE. [1]

In 1996, he joined the Nine Network and since then has been a sport presenter, commentator, reporter and producer on the network. He has presented sport reports on Nine News and was also a reporter on The Cricket Show and The NRL Footy Show .

Gilbert has covered a number of sporting events both in Australia and around the world including the 2012 London Olympics and the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

In February 2009, Gilbert was appointed weekend sports presenter on Weekend Today . [2]

In September 2014, Gilbert was announced as Ben Fordham's replacement on Today . [3] He commenced his new role in November.

In January 2019, Tim announced that his last day with Today was 12 January 2019 after working with Nine Network for 22 years. Tony Jones was announced as his replacement. [4]

Gilbert is now a presenter on Sky News Australia's show The Business of Sport.

Personal life

At school, Gilbert attended Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield, where he was part of the First XIII Rugby League and First XI Cricket teams.

Gilbert is married with children and is of Lebanese descent.

His brother is Sky News Australia presenter Kieran Gilbert.

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References

  1. ↑ "Tim Gilbert". ICMI talent agency. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Tim Gilbert". jump-in.com. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ben Fordham's Today replacement announced". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "'TODAY': Tim Gilbert confirms departure". news.com.au. Celebrity. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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