| Ben Fordham | |
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| Born | Ben Fordham 29 November 1976 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Journalist & Radio Presenter |
| Spouse(s) | Jodie Speers |
| Religious belief(s) | Catholic |
| Notable credit(s) | Today Sport Presenter (2011 - present) 2GB Sydney Live (2011 - present) |
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Ben Fordham (born 29 November 1976) is an Australian journalist and radio presenter.
Fordham is currently a sport presenter on the Nine Network's Today and drive presenter on 2GB.
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Fordham began his career on Sydney's 2UE radio station, for which he won a Walkley Award[1] for his coverage of the 1997 Thredbo landslide. In 1998, Fordham moved to television and joined Sky News Australia as a reporter and presenter.
After less than a year at Sky News Australia, Ben joined the Nine Network, working on tabloid current affair programs such as 60 Minutes, A Current Affair, Nine News and Today.
Fordham filled in for Stuart Bocking on 2UE Nights in the 2008/09 summer period, he also filled in for Ray Hadley on 2GB in the 2009/10 summer period.
In 2010, Fordham joined Nine News and Today as a reporter, he also covered the 2010 Australian Federal Election.
In January 2011, Fordham joined Today as sport presenter replacing Cameron Williams.
He also joined 2GB in January 2011 replacing Jason Morrison to present 'Sydney Live'.
Fordham was educated at St Pius X College, a catholic college in Chatswood.
He is managed by The Fordham Company which is run by his father John.[2]
In October 2011, Ben married Seven News reporter Jodie Speers.
On 26 February 2009 Fordham was charged with concealing a serious crime and breaching the Listening Devices Act.[3] The Nine Network and A Current Affair's producer Andrew Byrne were also charged.
On 20 July 2010 NSW Supreme Court judge Elizabeth Fullerton called Fordham's attitude "disrespectful" when he failed to appear in court to hear her judgment on the charges of breaching the Listening Devices Act. Justice Fullerton found him guilty of one of four charges against him, that he knowingly recorded a conversation on 28 May 2008. Byrne was convicted of four charges of breaching the act.
The conversation was aired on ACA in May 2008, claiming to show former Waverley mayor James Markham ordering a fatal hit on a male escort. [4] Although found guilty, Fordham and Byrne each escaped conviction, with Justice Fullerton saying it was "an appalling lack of judgment by two senior journalists who are otherwise held in esteem by their colleagues". [5]
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| Preceded by Cameron Williams |
Today Sport Presenter January 2011 – |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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