Tim Bailey

Tim Bailey
Born 19 February 1963 (1963-02-19) (age 54)
Hobart, Tasmania
Occupation Journalist
Reporter
Radio Presenter
Television Presenter
Weatherman
Spouse(s) Samantha

Tim Bailey (19 February 1963)[1] is an Australian journalist, radio and television presenter, sports reporter and weather reporter, best known for his more than 25 year long association with the Ten Network.

Early journalism career

Born in Hobart, Tasmania, on 19 February, 1963, Bailey started his career as a journalist with the newspaper Hobart Mercury, which two generations of his family worked for. Bailey covered industrial Relations and Environmental issues before moving into the sports department, covering cricket, football, golf and the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. He then headed to the Gold Coast, where he wrote for the Gold Coast Bulletin for four years and establishing his own news agency domestically and internationally.

Radio

He then entered a media career in radio with the Gold Coast Station Sea FM, later he worked in radio in Sydney as a sportscaster on network 2Day FM on the program The Morning Crew with co-host Wendy Harmer.

Television

In 1990, he started in television as a reporter for Network Ten on Good Morning Australia with Kerri-Anne Kennerley and Mike Gibson.

Sports coverage

He subsequently made a return to Network Ten, initially taking up a television role on Good Morning Australia (GMA), before becoming a host and presenter on many programs including Totally Wild, The Chilli Factor, The Big Breakfast, Airtime Basketball and the Vodafone Beach Volleyball tour. His sports coverage has included the Commonwealth Games, Melbourne Cup, Bathurst 1000 and Indycar racing.

Weather Presentation

Bailey remains best known for his long association with Network Ten as weather presenter, since 1996. He currently presents the weather on-location around New South Wales towns for Ten Eyewitness News at Five. Bailey also acts as a cover reporter for the Network.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "The truth about Tim Bailey’s age".
  2. ↑ "Profile of Tim Bailey". Celebrity Speakers.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.