Mark Richard Howard is an Australian television presenter and journalist with
Fox Sports after hosting, presenting and reporting at various events on
Ten Sport for over a decade.
Howard joined Network Ten in 2005, employed for the network's award-winning V8 Supercar coverage for two years.
In 2008, Howard joined Network Ten's AFL team as a boundary rider; during this time he covered the 100th goal in a season by Hawthorn's
Lance Franklin and co-hosted the 2008
Brownlow Medal "Red Carpet" for the network.
In 2009, he became the main correspondent for multi-channel (sports channel)
One
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...
. This major role finished at the end of the
2011 AFL season
The 2011 AFL season was the 115th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989.
The season featured s ...
when the network lost the rights to
Aussie rules football
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. He co-hosted ''
The Game Plan'' with
Scott Cummings and
Wayne Carey
Wayne Francis Carey (born 27 May 1971) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the North Melbourne Football Club and Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
A dual-premiership captain at North Melbou ...
.
Axed: The Game Plan (AFL)
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Howard is currently a commentator for the Fox Cricket’s commentating Test, One-Day Twenty20 International matches as well the Big Bash League
The Big Bash League (known as the KFC Big Bash League for sponsorship reasons, often abbreviated to BBL or Big Bash) is an Australian professional club Twenty20 cricket league, which was established in 2011 by Cricket Australia. The Big Bash Le ...
coverage over summer.
Howard is also a AFL commentator at Fox Footy commentating mainly on Saturdays and on Fridays at Triple M. He currently hosts his own podcast known as the Howie Games where he interviews all manner of guests across the Australian and international sporting landscapes.
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Living people
10 Sport
Australian television presenters
Australian rules football commentators
1973 births