Heath O’Loughlin
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Heath O'Loughlin is a former weekend sports presenter and reporter for Nine News Melbourne.
At the end of 2006, O'Loughlin moved from the Seven Network
to the Nine Network
to replace Leith Mulligan
as weekend sport presenter, with Mulligan moving to Fox Sports News
. O'Loughlin presented alongside news presenter Jo Hall
and filled-in for the weeknight sports presenter Tony Jones
.
O'Loughlin has previously worked for Seven News
as a reporter. He started work with the Seven Network
in production roles behind the scenes and after learning how the industry worked off-camera, O'Loughlin pursued a journalism cadetship with the newsroom. After completing his cadetship and six years of reporting general news for the network.
As an athlete Heath was a member of the national volleyball team and was headed to the Olympics, but left the team to pursue his career in journalism. He plays basketball, AFL football and boxing.
O'Loughlin finished at Nine News when his contract ended in November 2008, taking on a new direction at North Melbourne Football Club
. He was replaced by Grant Hackett
At the end of 2006, O'Loughlin moved from the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
to the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
to replace Leith Mulligan
Leith Mulligan
Leith Mulligan is an Australian sports journalist and presenter on Seven News.Born in South Australia, Mulligan grew up on his family’s vineyard in the Coonawarra wine region. One of six children, Mulligan was determined from a young age that his chosen career would involve sport...
as weekend sport presenter, with Mulligan moving to Fox Sports News
Fox Sports News
Fox Sports News is an Australian cable and satellite sports news channel. Owned by Premier Media Group and is the sister channel of Fox Sports.Fox Sports News launched on October 1, 2006. The channel runs live for 19 hours a day, broadcasting sports news...
. O'Loughlin presented alongside news presenter Jo Hall
Jo Hall
-Career:She began her career with a Melbourne newspaper cadetship, then joined Nine News in 1979. In 1990 she became the first woman to be presented with the Thorn Award, a national award for journalism....
and filled-in for the weeknight sports presenter Tony Jones
Tony Jones (sports journalist)
Tony Jones is an Australian sports journalist, based in Melbourne.Jones studied at a radio school before beginning his career in radio newsrooms in country Victoria and Melbourne's 3AW. He joined the Nine Network in May 1986, making the move from news into sport.Tony began presenting weekend...
.
O'Loughlin has previously worked for Seven News
Seven News
Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia.National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. The network also produces Seven...
as a reporter. He started work with the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
in production roles behind the scenes and after learning how the industry worked off-camera, O'Loughlin pursued a journalism cadetship with the newsroom. After completing his cadetship and six years of reporting general news for the network.
As an athlete Heath was a member of the national volleyball team and was headed to the Olympics, but left the team to pursue his career in journalism. He plays basketball, AFL football and boxing.
O'Loughlin finished at Nine News when his contract ended in November 2008, taking on a new direction at North Melbourne Football Club
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
. He was replaced by Grant Hackett
Grant Hackett
Grant Hackett OAM is an Australian former swimmer most famous for winning the men's 1500 metres freestyle race at both the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This achievement has led him to be regarded as one of the greatest distance swimmers in history...