Rebecca Maddern (born 6 August 1977) is an Australian television presenter and journalist. Maddern is currently weekend presenter of ''

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'' with

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and presents ''Seven Afternoon News'' in

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. She has worked at

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for over a decade, where she was a presenter and reporter for ''

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'' and also presented a variety of programs and events across the network. Maddern has previously worked at the

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, where she was a host of ''

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,'' host at the

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for

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and co-host of ''

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''. She is the former co-host of ''The Footy Show'' which she originally signed with the network to do.

Career

Maddern started off her career in radio after she completed a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies from the

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in 1999. Later she became a sports reporter for Melbourne radio station

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, whilst there she worked alongside some of the top media personalities of Australia. In 2001, Rebecca began reading the Fox FM afternoon news reports and, at the beginning of 2002, moved to

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to read the breakfast news during the inaugural year of '' Hughesy, Kate and Dave''.

Seven Network

In October 2002, Maddern joined the

after being offered reporting position by the news director. It was there in her first year of television reporting, she won a prestigious Quill Award for her coverage of Victoria's January 2003 bushfires. In September 2005, Rebecca was appointed presenter of '' Seven Afternoon News'' replacing

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until the bulletin moved to the network's Sydney studios. In January 2013, Maddern returned to present '' Seven Afternoon News'' with production moving back to Melbourne again replacing

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. However, in August 2013 she was replaced by

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and Matt White. In March 2014, Rebecca joined ''

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'' as Melbourne correspondent replacing

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. In recent years, Maddern had reduced duties on ''

'' as a senior reporter due to her ''

'' commitments. She remained with ''

'' until her move to the

. Nathan Templeton replaced her as Melbourne correspondent.

Nine Network

In March 2016, the Nine Network announced that Maddern will co-host the ''AFL Footy Show''. In November 2016, Maddern was announced as the host of ''

'' which aired on the Nine Network in July 2017. In August 2018, it was announced that Maddern will host the network's tennis coverage. It was also announced that she will not be returning to the ''AFL Footy Show''. In December 2019, the

announced that Maddern will replace

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as host of ''

.'' Rebecca has also hosted Nine's coverage of the

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and

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in England. In November 2021, it was announced that Maddern had resigned from the

after being unable to agree on contractual terms.

Return to Seven Network

In January 2022, it was announced that Maddern will return to the

where she will present ''

'' with

on weekends and presents '' Seven Afternoon News Melbourne'' by replacing Jacqueline Felgate. On 12 January 2022, leaked footage from ''Seven News'' revealed Maddern referring to tennis player

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as a “lying, sneaky arsehole”, in an off-air conversation with Mike Amor. This conversation was sparked by Djokovic’s recent release from detention by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.

Personal life

In October 2006, Maddern married Geelong real estate identity, James Wilson. They have since divorced. Rebecca was named as the ambassador for the

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in 2007. In 2011, Maddern was named the number one ticket holder for the

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In March 2014, Rebecca married ''

'' cameraman Trent Miller. Miller is now a cameraman for GTV-9, and also provides his services to the ''AFL Footy Show''.Instagram
/ref> In November 2017, she announced she was pregnant with her first child. She gave birth to a daughter on 12 April 2018.

References

External links

Profile at Yahoo7
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