Leith Mulligan (born 1 July 1972 in

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) is an

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sports journalist.

Career

In 1989, aged 16, Mulligan joined Channel 8 in

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as a junior sports reporter. Over the next six years he worked at WIN TV in Shepparton and

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. In 1995, Leith joined ''

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'' in Sydney as a sports reporter. Three years later in 1998 he joined ''

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'' as a sports reporter. A year later Mulligan began presenting the weekend sports report on ''

'' in Melbourne, with

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. He also used to fill in for the weeknight sports presenter Tony Jones throughout the year. In 2006, Leith left the Nine Network for Foxtel and was replaced by ''

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'' reporter Heath O'Loughlin. In December 2008, Mulligan joined ''

'' in Melbourne as a reporter and fill in sport presenter. He was sacked by the network in November 2012 after the bulletin lost every week of that year's ratings to the rival ''

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''.

Personal life

Mulligan was born in

and grew up on his family's vineyard in the

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. Leith is one of six children and was determined from a young age that his chosen career would involve sport.

References

External links

Fox Sports Profile
1973 births Living people Australian sports broadcasters Australian television presenters Australian sports journalists {{Australia-journalist-stub