Sean Sowerby
Sean Sowerby | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 June 1983 |
| Occupation | Sport Presenter & Reporter |
| Spouse | Bianca |
| Children | 3 |
Sean Sowerby (born 28 June 1983) is an Australian sports presenter and reporter.
Career
[edit]Sowerby's media career began at 3AW as a producer and reporter after graduating from Melbourne University and Australian Catholic University.[1] He produced a number of programs at the station including Sports Today, Glossing Over as well as majoring sporting events such as the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games and 2004 Athens Olympic Games. [citation needed]
In 2006, Sowerby allowed an incorrect attribution of himself as a Melbourne Victory fan in a TV interview for Nine News, withholding that he was in fact a producer at 3AW at the time. He provided mobile phone video footage of fans singing as proof of "violence" in the crowd that he alleged.[1]
In December 2006, Sowerby moved to WIN TV where he held a number of positions on WIN News including head sports reporter, sports presenter and bureau chief.[2] He also worked as host of the popular country football show Off The Bench alongside Danny Frawley, Liam Pickering, Wayne Schwass, Terry Wallace and Craig Hutchison. [citation needed] In July 2012, Sowerby resigned from WIN TV after 5 years with the station before joining Network Ten in Melbourne to become a senior news reporter on Ten News. In December 2012, Sowerby moved to the Seven Network to join Seven News as a sports reporter before being appointed to be a weekend sport presenter on Seven News Melbourne replacing Tim Watson. He remained in the position until September 2018, when he was replaced by Jacqueline Felgate. Sowerby remains a sport reporter and fill in sport presenter. [3]
It announced in the early 2021, that Andrew McCormack is going to take-over Sowerby’s space to present sport from the Seven Network. [citation needed]
In May 2021, Sowerby resigned from the Seven Network after almost 9 years.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]In January 2012, Sowerby married Bianca Earle at St Peter's Anglican Church in Brighton.[4] They have three children. Sean is a keen golfer and a two-time winner of the annual Mosh McKew championship. [citation needed]
On 4th February, 2025, during Rd 1 of the SBA Domestic basketball season, Sean was the victim of a brutal shot rejection by Tim McColl, who was subsequently sin-binned for a separate, but no less brutal hip and shoulder while contesting the ball [citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Melbourne Victory fans pick a fight with News Ltd". 19 December 2006.
- ^ "Sean Sowerby - Yahoo News". news.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014.
- ^ "Sean Sowerby". Yahoo News. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Lauriston Life April 2012". Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2024.