Cameron Williams (born 18 February 1963 in

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, Queensland ) is an Australian television

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and presenter, most notably with the

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. Williams has previously been a sport presenter on ''

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'' from Sunday to Thursday, co-hosted ''Weekend Today'' and been sports presenter on ''

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''. He was also a roving reporting at the

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for the network's coverage.

Career

Williams's journalism career began in 1984 with a cadetship at ''

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'' newspaper in

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. From there he moved to

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offices in

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, where he wrote sports features and columns before joining the

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in 1988. Apart from his role as a sports presenter on ''

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'', Williams occasionally hosted ''

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''. He was a presenter for the 1992

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, where he called Matt Ryan's equestrian double gold for Australia. In 1996, he signed as the face of

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, anchoring

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On Fox,

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, Super 12 Rugby,

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, the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix and Fox Sports News. In 2001, amid scandal, Fox Sports declined to renew his contract. After this, Williams was a breakfast announcer at 2HD in

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. Williams also owns a Newcastle modelling and talent agency, ''Models and Actors''.

Nine Network

Williams was the official sports editor/presenter on the Nine Network's breakfast programme, ''

'' from January 2006 until December 2010. He also occasionally presented the

's coverage of horse racing, swimming and other sporting events. In 2010, Williams joined ''

'' as Friday and Saturday sport presenter replacing Tim Sheridan. In January 2011, Cameron was replaced by

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on ''Today'', he will now concentrate on ''Weekend Today''. Cameron presented Nine's coverage of Friday Night Football from 2013 to 2015. He also hosted the network's coverage of the

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. In February 2016, Williams announced his resignation from the Nine Network. In December 2016, he rejoined the Nine Network as sport editor on ''Nine News Sydney'' following the retirement of veteran sports presenter

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. In March 2022, Williams announced his resignation from the Nine Network, so he can focus on his health and to pursue other opportunities.

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Cameron Nine News presenters Living people 1963 births People from Emerald, Queensland