Heath O'Loughlin is an Australian journalist. He has previously been a weekend sports presenter and reporter for ''

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'' Melbourne.

Career

At the end of 2006, O'Loughlin moved from the

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to the

Nine Network Nine Network (stylised 9Network, and commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of the five main free-to-air television ...

to replace Leith Mulligan as weekend sport presenter, with Mulligan moving to Fox Sports News. O'Loughlin presented alongside news presenter

Jo Hall Jo Hall (born 25 June 1958) is a former Australian retired television presenter. Hall is a feature story reporter for ''Nine News''. Career Hall began her career with a Melbourne newspaper cadetship, then joined ''Nine News'' in 1979. In 1990 ...

and filled-in for the weeknight sports presenter Tony Jones. O'Loughlin previously worked for ''

Seven News Seven News (stylised 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 studios in South Eveleigh, Sydney, while its flags ...

'' as a reporter. He started work with the

in production roles behind the scenes and after learning how the industry worked off-camera, O'Loughlin pursued a journalism cadetship with the newsroom. After completing his cadetship and six years of reporting general news for the network. As an athlete Heath was a member of the national volleyball team and was headed to the Olympics, but left the team to pursue his career in journalism. He plays basketball, Australian rules football and boxing. O'Loughlin finished at ''

'' when his contract ended in November 2008. He was replaced by

Grant Hackett Grant George Hackett Order of Australia, OAM (born 9 May 1980) is an Australian swimmer, most famous for winning the men's 1500 metres freestyle swimming, freestyle race at both the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in ...

. He subsequently worked for the

North Melbourne Football Club The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos or colloquially the Roos, is a professional Australian rules football club. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AF ...

References

External links

Heath O'Loughlin, Nine News
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