Tom Steinfort

Tom Steinfort
Born	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupations	Journalist, news presenter
Years active	2007−present
Employer	Nine Network
Television	Nine News Melbourne

Tom Steinfort (born 1984) ^{[1] [2]} is an Australian television journalist and news presenter.

Steinfort is currently a co-presenter on Nine News Melbourne with Alicia Loxley. He was previously a reporter on 60 Minutes.

Career

Steinfort began at the Nine Network in 2007 as a general news reporter for National Nine News Melbourne . Later on, he became the station's Europe and US correspondent, as well as a reporter on A Current Affair , a co-host on Weekend Today and news presenter on Today before moving to 60 Minutes in 2020. ^[3]

In January 2019, Steinfort was appointed as news presenter on Today , however he was replaced at the end of the year after the show underwent dismal ratings. ^[4] He was replaced by Tracy Vo, whose own tenure also did not last long due to the COVID-19 pandemic which forced her to return to Western Australia. ^{[5] [6]}

In November 2023, it was announced that Steinfort and Alicia Loxley would replace Peter Hitchener to present on weeknights and Hitchener will move to weekends from January 2024. ^{[7] [8]}

Personal life

Steinfort is a supporter of the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). ^{[3] [2]}

References

1. Cartwright, Lexie (18 November 2023). "Veteran Channel 9 Melbourne newsreader Peter Hitchener steps down". news.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
2. Steinfort, Tom (30 September 2017). "Reflections of a long-suffering Tigers fan". Nine News . Retrieved 5 April 2025. Richmond's last grand final appearance was back in 1982, and I was born two years later. Failure is all I've known.
3. "Tom Steinfort". 60 Minutes. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
4. Knox, David (5 January 2019). "Deb Knight, Tom Steinfort join Georgie on Today". TV Tonight . Retrieved 18 November 2023.
5. "Real reason Channel 9's Today show failed in 2019". news.com.au. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
6. "Today show suffers another blow". NewsComAu. 2020-04-12. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
7. "Nine News announces new Melbourne anchors, Alicia Loxley & Tom Steinfort. | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
8. "9News Melbourne announces new presenting line-up". www.9news.com.au. 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2023-11-18.