James Tobin (born ) is an Australian television presenter. Tobin is currently the weather presenter on ''

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'' and a reporter on ''

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''.

Career

Tobin worked on

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's '' Saturday Nick Television (SNTV)'', a children's Saturday morning show which led to hosting and participating in many other Nickelodeon programs and special events. Tobin also worked in music and radio at

2Day FM 2Day FM (call sign 2DAY) is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on a frequency of 104.1 MHz, and is part of Southern Cross Austereo's Hit Network. History 1980s 2Day FM was one of three radio st ...

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, 2WS, Captain Cooke Productions and

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. In 2004, Tobin joined the

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, and began hosting the children's game show ''

Go Go Stop ''Go Go Stop'' is an Australian children's game show, airing on the Seven Network, and fronted by former'' The Big Arvo'' co-host (and current Weekend Sunrise weather presenter Jesse Tobin. Each week, three schools compete to win a weekly pri ...

'' until 2008, which had school students competing across a floor of plasma screens and answering multiple choice questions. In 2005, he co-hosted Seven's ''

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'', where he worked on location and on set covering every activity from cartooning to bull riding. He spent a week in a remote Australian place living and learning from an Aboriginal community. The show was axed at the end of 2005. Also in 2005, Tobin began hosting music TV show, Allphone's ''

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'' on Saturday afternoons at 12 midday on the

. In 2008, Tobin was appointed as the Entertainment Reporter for ''Sunrise'', reporting on the latest music and movie reviews. He replaced

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and

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. In 2009, he was a contestant on the 8th season of ''

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.'' He also appeared in an episode of ''

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'' as a coma victim. In October 2009, Tobin was announced as weather presenter of ''

'' while also regularly filling in for weekday ''Sunrise'' weather presenters

Grant Denyer Grant Craig Denyer (born 12 September 1977) is an Australian television and radio presenter and motor racing driver, who has worked for several television networks, including Seven Network and Network 10, mostly serving as a presenter. He previ ...

Edwina Bartholomew Edwina Louise Christie Bartholomew is an Australian journalist and television presenter. She presents the news on the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise''. Previously, she co-hosted ''Dancing with the Stars'' and '' Australia ...

and

Sam Mac Sam "Sam Mac" McMillan is an Australian television host, weather presenter, and entertainer. He was a 2019 Gold Logie Nominee and is currently the weather presenter on Seven Network's breakfast show ''Sunrise''. Career TV In 2010, Sam beca ...

. During May to June 2011, Tobin presented weather across both ''Sunrise'' and ''Weekend Sunrise'' for 30 consecutive days whilst Denyer was on paternity leave. In April 2010, Tobin was the runner-up to

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in the Cleo Bachelor of the Year. He is also an ambassador for

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's "Youth Off The Street's Get Reel" program. James has also hosted the second series of the Australian lifestyle television show ''

No Leave, No Life ''No Leave, No Life'' is an Australian lifestyle television series, hosted by Ernie Dingo in season 1, James Tobin in season 2 and Tim Ross in its third season. The program features a celebrity guest presenter each week surprising ordinary Austr ...

''. In April 2013, it was announced that James will be the new host of ''

Beauty and the Geek Australia ''Beauty and the Geek Australia'' is an Australian reality television show that follows a group of "Beauties" (women who rely on their attractiveness and outgoing personalities but typically lack intellect) "Geeks" (men who rely on intellect bu ...

''. In January 2020, Tobin joined '' Better Homes and Gardens'' as a presenter covering Motoring and Technology.

Personal life

Tobin dated singer

Jessica Sutta Jessica Lynn Sutta (born May 15, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and former actress. She is a former member of the girl group The Pussycat Dolls. As a solo artist, Sutta shelved her first attempt with a debut album, ''Sutta Pop'' ( ...

from 2012 to 2014. In October 2023, Tobin announced his engagement to partner, Farrah. They married in October 2024.

References

External links

James Tobin: Meet the Weekend Sunrise Team
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James Tobin - Weekend Sunrise weather presenter
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