Jim Wilson (born 29 December 1967 in

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) is an Australian sports journalist, reporter and radio presenter. Wilson has previously had a 28 year career at the

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as a sport presenter, reporter and sports editor for ''

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'' initially starting in the

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newsroom before moving to

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. Prior to joining the Seven Network he was a sport reporter at the

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Career

Wilson made Australian television history in August 2012 when he replaced

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as sports presenter on ''Seven News Sydney''. This was the first time a married couple has anchored an Australian news bulletin as Wilson is married to ''Seven News'' presenter

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. In August 2013, Jim was appointed sport presenter on a revamped ''Seven Afternoon News''. Since February 2017, Wilson has also presented the sport on the Tuesday to Friday editions of ''Seven Morning News''. Wilson was also a reporter for the

during the

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, appearing on various Seven Network news bulletins and programs. This was also the sixth time Jim had covered the Olympics, either as a reporter or as a commentator. Wilson anchored the panel for Seven's coverage of

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and Tottenham Hotspurs' friendly matches against

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and

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respectively in 2013 and 2015. He is a

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fan, and was an official ambassador for the

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, which was hosted by Australia. In March 2016, it was announced that Wilson would lead Seven's sport team and continue to present sport on ''Seven News'' on Fridays and Saturdays, making way for new recruit

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. Wilson was the lead anchor of Seven's coverage of the

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. In 2018, it was announced that Wilson will host Seven's coverage of the

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and

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. In June 2020, Wilson announced his resignation from the

, leaving the network after 28 years to join 2GB as Drive presenter replacing

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. Jim finished with the

on 27 June. In November 2022, Wilson announced that he will host his last 2GB Drive radio show on 10 November 2022. It was later announced that ''

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'' reporter Chris O'Keefe will replace Wilson. In February 2023, it was announced that Wilson had parted ways with the Nine Network.

Personal life

In late 2008, Wilson separated from his first wife Jackie, with whom he had two sons. In December 2008 Wilson started dating journalist, radio and television personality

. In 2009, Wilson's younger son was diagnosed at age 5 with an aggressive brain cancer; he died 8 months later in April 2010. On 12 January 2012 Wilson and Bath were married at a private family gathering in the Hunter Valley after dating for three years. Wilson's older sister

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, also a sports journalist, died on 7 October 2016 from breast cancer.

References

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