Alex Cullen (born 28 November 1980) is an

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and

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. Cullen was previously sport presenter of the

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's breakfast program ''Today''.

Early life

Cullen was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, and grew up on a farm in Coonamble. He attended Coonamble High School, and then Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview, before going on to complete a journalism degree at

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Career

In early 2003, Cullen began working as a reporter for '' Prime News'' in Wagga Wagga. He then moved to Western Australia becoming a reporter for Golden West News in Kalgoorlie and then Bunbury, where he also became

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's sports presenter. He then began working for ''

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'' in

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in 2006 as a general reporter, before moving to be on ''

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'' in 2007. Six months later, Cullen returned to the screen as a general reporter for ''Seven News''. Cullen was appointed weekend sports presenter in late 2007, before becoming weeknight sports presenter in January 2009 after Matt White left the position to host '' Today Tonight''. In addition to working with

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, Cullen has worked for

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, 2BS, B-Rock FM and 2GB. In April 2010, Cullen was promoted to reporter of Seven's '' Sunday Night'' public affairs program, with Tony Squires replacing him as weeknight sport presenter on '' Seven News Sydney''. In November 2019, it was announced that Cullen would join the

after the Seven Network axed ''Sunday Night.'' It was later announced that Alex would join the

and would fill in on ''

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'' over the summer period. In December 2019, the Nine Network announced that Cullen would join ''

'' as sport presenter from January 2020 replacing Tony Jones. In March 2020, Cullen replaced

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due to the

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. In January 2023,

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replaced Cullen as news presenter on ''Today'' taking on news and entertainment with Alex focusing on sport. In January 2025, Cullen was stood down from the

after accepting a $50,000 gift from Adrian Portelli for referring to him as 'McLaren Guy' during a broadcast, Cullen and the network parted ways a week later.

Personal life

In February 2021, Cullen announced that wife Bonnie was expecting their third child in August. They had a son born on 16 August. Cullen is an ambassador for the Charlie Teo Foundation.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cullen, Alex Australian television journalists Australian television newsreaders and news presenters Living people 1980 births People from Coonamble People educated at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview Charles Sturt University alumni