Alex Cullen (journalist)
Alex Cullen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 November 1980 |
| Education | Coonamble High School St. Ignatius' College Riverview Charles Sturt University Bathurst |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 2003 - present |
| Employer | Nine Network |
| Television | Today |
| Spouse(s) | Bonnie Campbell (m. 2017) |
| Children | 3 |
Alex Cullen (born 28 November 1980 Coonamble) is an Australian journalist.
Cullen is currently the news and sports presenter of Nine Network's breakfast program Today.
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 GWN7's sports presenter. He then began working for Seven News in Perth in 2006, before moving to be a sports producer on Sunrise in 2007. Six months later, Cullen returned to the screen as a general reporter for Seven News in Sydney.
Cullen was appointed as weekend sports presenter in late 2007, before becoming weeknight sports presenter in January 2009 after Matt White left the position to host Today Tonight.[1]
In addition to working with Seven Network, Cullen has worked for ABC Local Radio, 2BS, B-Rock FM and 2GB.[2]
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.[3]
In November 2019, it was announced that Cullen would join the Nine Network after the Seven Network axed Sunday Night.[4] It was later announced that Alex would join the Nine Network and would fill in on Today over the summer period.[5]
In December 2019, the Nine Network announced that Cullen would join Today as sport presenter from January 2020 replacing Tony Jones.[6]
In March 2020, Cullen replaced Tracy Vo as news presenter, as Vo returned to Perth due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Early life[]
Cullen was born in Dubbo, NSW and grew up on a farm near Coonamble and attended Coonamble High School.
He then attended St. Ignatius' College in Riverview and went on to complete a Bachelor of Communications - Journalism degree at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst.
Personal life[]
In April 2017, Cullen married Bonnie Campbell at a property in Wallalong, Hunter Valley.
In January 2019, Cullen's wife gave birth to twin girls.
In February 2021, Cullen announced that wife Bonnie is expecting their third child in August.[7] They had a son born on 16 August.
Cullen is openly a republican, supporting Australia replacing its Constitutional Monarchy for a Republican alternative.
References[]
- ^ "Alex Cullen makes the team". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ "Seven News Presenter Profiles". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ "Sports presenter joins Sunday Night". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ^ "Alex Cullen joins Nine". TV Tonight. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Alex Cullen joins Nine". TV Tonight. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Who are Today's new faces for 2020?". NewsComAu. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "'Exciting, terrifying': Alex Cullen and wife expecting third baby". 9now.nine.com.au. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
External links[]
- Australian television journalists
- Nine News presenters
- Living people
- 1980 births