Brad McEwan (born 28 April 1971) is an Australian television presenter and sports journalist. McEwan has previously been a sport presenter on the Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne editions of '' 10 News First'' and is best known for his hosting duties on

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's '' Sports Tonight''.

Early life

McEwan grew up in Lockington, a small town close to

Echuca Echuca ( ) is a town on the banks of the Murray River and Campaspe River in Victoria, Australia. The border town of Moama is adjacent on the northern side of the Murray River in New South Wales. Echuca is the administrative centre and largest ...

in Northern Victoria. He is a former student of Rochester High School and then Ballarat College of Advanced Education (now the

Federation University Australia Federation University Australia (Fed Uni) is a public, multi-sector university based in Ballarat in Victoria, Australia. The university also has campuses in Ararat, Horsham, Stawell, Churchill, Berwick, and Brisbane, as well as online techni ...

) where he studied Physical Education.

Career

Radio

In 1994, Brad commenced a four-year period at

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in Melbourne where he worked in the newsroom as a sports reporter and presenter.

Television

McEwan's entry into television arrived in 1999 when he commenced work with

in Melbourne as a sports reporter. He reported and presented sport for Ten in Melbourne (where he was a substitute for Stephen Quartermain). In 2004, Brad moved to

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where he was a sport presenter, producer and writer with ''

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'' and he also filled in as a news presenter. McEwan replaced Bill McDonald who became news presenter on the bulletin. Additionally, McEwan hosted Queensland's local AFL show Queensland Rules, and commentated from the boundary for many of the AFL games held in Brisbane. In late 2006, Network Ten welcomed the new format of '' Ten Late News with Sports Tonight'', which saw Brad move to Sydney in 2007. McEwan replaced

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becoming the main presenter of '' Sports Tonight''. In 2008, Brad became the permanent replacement for

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as sport presenter on Sydney's '' Ten News at Five''. In August 2008, McEwan injured his knee when attempting to take a mark over a marking bag while filming an AFL segment for the news resulting in his admission to hospital and surgery. He returned to work in 2009 after signing a 4-year contract extension with

. In September 2013, it was announced that he would return to Melbourne to present sport on ''

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'' replacing Stephen Quartermain. In 2014, McEwan hosted the overnight session on

of the

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''News.com.au'' 30 October 2013 In February 2018, McEwan stepped down from sport presenting duties on ''10 News First Melbourne''. His final bulletin was on 27 April 2018. He remains with the network on a freelance basis.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McEwan, Brad 10 News First presenters Living people People from Victoria (Australia) 1971 births Federation University Australia alumni Australian sports journalists Australian sports broadcasters Australian game show hosts