Jonathan Uptin (born 18 October 1971) is an Australian journalist. He is currently weeknight sport presenter on ''

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''.

Career

Uptin has worked across Australia on a number of different platforms. After completing a communications degree at the

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, Uptin began his media career at Channel Nine in Sydney as an assistant to the chief of staff, before working as a news reporter with

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and radio station 2GZ. Uptin then joined the

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, at the time Channel 8, as a sports reporter before becoming a sports presenter at

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Television in Newcastle. In 2000, he returned to Darwin and was appointed weeknight presenter of '' Eight National News'' and continued in this role during the conversion to ''

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''. In September 2017, ''Nine News Darwin'' ceased production from the local Darwin studios, and Uptin moved to Brisbane where was appointed the co-presenter of twelve regional Queensland and Darwin bulletins with Samantha Heathwood. He remained in this position until February 2018, when a network reshuffle saw him move to presenting the weekend news on the metropolitan ''

'' bulletin, as well as occasionally filling in for

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on the sports segment. He is also occasionally a fill-in weeknight presenter on the bulletin, as well as on the national ''

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'' program. In January 2023, Uptin was appointed as weeknight sport presenter on ''

'', replacing

who stepped down due to health reasons. His weekend news presenting role was subsequently taken over by Mia Glover.

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