Matthew White (born 16 April 1970) is an Australian sports broadcaster, television executive, television presenter and journalist at

Network 10 Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five ...

, where he returned to in 2014. He has previously been Network 10's Head of Sport and host of the motorsports panel show ''RPM''. He previously worked at the

Seven Network The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...

for a decade, where he was a host and commentator for various

Seven Sport Seven Sport is the brand and production department under which all sporting events on the Seven Network are broadcast. It broadcasts some of Australia's most prominent sporting events, such as the AFL, cricket, the Olympics and Paralympics, as ...

events, presented sport on ''

Seven News ''7NEWS'' is the television news service of the Seven Network and, as of 2021, the highest-rating in Australia. National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition television, high definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while f ...

'' Sydney, and presented current affairs program ''

Today Tonight ''Today Tonight'' is an Australian current affairs television program produced by the Seven Network. It aired from January 1995 to November 2019 in Adelaide and Perth. Editions in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne were previously produced befor ...

'' between 2008 and 2012. Prior to joining Seven in mid-2004, he was originally at Network Network 10, where he was a host on the original '' Sports Tonight'' and was involved in the

Australian Grand Prix The Australian Grand Prix is an annual motor racing event which is under contract to host Formula One until 2035. One of the oldest surviving motorsport competitions held in Australia, the Grand Prix has moved frequently with 23 different venu ...

V8 Supercars The Supercars Championship is a touring car racing category in Australia, running as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) regulations, governing the sport. Supercars events take place in all Australian ...

, and

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coverage for the network.

Career

White began his journalism career at a local newspaper in Manly before moving to radio and joining Newcastle's NEWFM to present breakfast news. He moved to television in 1992 when he became weekend sports presenter for NBN News. After another radio stint at

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, White joined

Network Ten Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five ...

as a sport reporter. He became weekend host of the network’s flagship sports program '' Sports Tonight'' in 1993. During his time at Ten, White covered sports including Supercars,

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Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...

, the

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and the

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. He was a commentator for the Supercars in 2002 and 2003. He left ''Sports Tonight'' and Network Ten in mid-2004.

Move to Seven Sport

White joined the

in mid-2004 and became a major presenter in the

stable. White was involved in the network’s Athens 2004 Olympics coverage, their

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coverage, and was host of Seven’s (now-defunct) flagship sports program, '' Sportsworld''. He also hosted evening events from Seven's main studio during the

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. Following Seven attaining the Supercars rights in 2007, he hosted and commentated their coverage alongside

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Mark Skaife Mark Skaife (born 3 April 1967) is a retired Australian motor racing driver. Skaife is a five-time champion of the V8 Supercar Championship Series, including its predecessor, the Australian Touring Car Championship, as well as a six-time Bath ...

Mark Larkham Mark "Larko" Larkham (born 29 December 1963 in Griffith) is a retired Australian racing driver, former racing team owner and television commentator. Open wheelers Mark Larkham's first impressions on the national racing spotlight was finishing ...

and

Mark Beretta Mark Beretta (born 16 June 1966) is an Australian journalist, best known as a sports reporter on Seven Network program ''Sunrise''. In July 2008, Beretta began presenting ''Seven Early News'' sport alongside Natalie Barr at 5.30 am, which le ...

until mid-2014.

News and current affairs

Since arriving at Seven, White presented sport on Sydney's weeknight edition of ''

'', from mid-2004 until mid-2008. On 13 August 2007, White joined

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as host of ''

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'' filling in for

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. He filled in as co-host of ''Sunrise'' over the summer period, while David Koch was on holidays. White co-hosted alongside Melissa Doyle and

Kylie Gillies Kylie Gillies (born 4 May 1967) is Australian television presenter for the Seven Network, based in Sydney, Australia. Gillies is the co-host of '' The Morning Show'' with Larry Emdur. Career Gillies was born in Tamworth and attended Tamworth Hi ...

. Additionally he presented weekend editions of ''Seven News'' in Sydney over the 2007/08 Christmas/New Year period. On 30 September 2008, the Seven Network announced that White would replace

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as the presenter of the East Coast edition of ''

''. This meant he had to leave his regular position as sport presenter on ''Seven News'', although he continued with his Supercars commitments. In November 2012, White resigned as presenter of ''Today Tonight'' after four years to pursue other roles at the Seven Network. In August 2013, White was appointed presenter of ''Seven Afternoon News'' with Melissa Doyle. In 2009, White was a competitor on '' Dancing with the Stars'' while continuing his position at ''Today Tonight''. He finished in second position. White hosted

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in 2012 with

Natalie Barr Natalie Anne Barr (born 19 March 1968) is an Australian journalist, news presenter and television presenter. Barr is currently co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise'' alongside David Koch. She was previously new ...

and in 2013 with Melissa Doyle.

Return to Ten

In July 2014, White returned to

after spending a decade with the Seven Network. He covered the 2014 Commonwealth Games for Ten. Following Ten winning the shared broadcast rights with

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to Supercars in 2015, White became a host of the network's coverage alongside Mark Webber and Aaron Noonan, as well as their Formula One coverage, replacing

Greg Rust Gregory Paul Rust (born 19 July 1970 in Sydney) is an Australian motor racing journalist and presenter. He has previously worked for Network Ten, the Nine Network and the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) as a freelance commentator/reporter/ ...

. White also hosts a revived version of the motorsports panel show ''

RPM Revolutions per minute (abbreviated rpm, RPM, rev/min, r/min, or with the notation min−1) is a unit of rotational speed or rotational frequency for rotating machines. Standards ISO 80000-3:2019 defines a unit of rotation as the dimensionl ...

''. He also hosts

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Rugby Union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

matches on Ten. White also is an occasional co-host on '' The Project''. In May 2018, White was appointed Head of Sport at

, replacing David Barham. In May 2020, it was announced that White had been made redundant from

due to a series of cutbacks by the network.

Personal life

White is married and has two children and lives in Sydney.

References

External links

Profile at Today Tonight
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