Mel McLaughlin explained
Melanie Louise McLaughlin (born 3 September 1979)[1] is an Australian sport presenter for the Seven Network. McLaughlin previously worked for Fox Sports where she hosted association football shows including Kick Off, Indian Super League and Fox Sports FC, while also being a regular on Fox Sports News.[2] [3]
Career
McLaughlin started her media career with Radio 2 in 2005 before moving to Sky News in Sydney, as a reporter and presenter.[4]
In 2007, she joined Fox Sports where she hosted multiple soccer shows including Kick Off, Indian Super League and Fox Sports FC. She was a regular on Fox Sports News.[2] [3]
In 2013, she joined Network Ten to host the network's coverage of the Big Bash League. She also hosted Ten's coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics, 2014 Commonwealth Games and Australian F1 Grand Prix. McLaughlin was also host of the short-lived The Thursday Night Sport Show alongside Sam Mac and Mark Howard, and a fill-in sports presenter on Ten Eyewitness News Sydney.[5] [6] [7]
In January 2016, cricketer Chris Gayle propositioned McLaughlin during a live interview during a Big Bash game. He was sanctioned with a 10,000 fine for inappropriate conduct.[8] [9] [10] [11]
In April 2016, McLaughlin moved to the Seven Network. She was appointed weeknight sport presenter on Seven News Sydney replacing Jim Wilson. She hosted Seven's coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as well as the network's coverage of the Australian Swimming Championships and 2017 Rugby League World Cup.[12] She has also filled in as sports presenter on Sunrise and on Seven Morning News.[13]
In 2018, she was appointed host of Seven's Test Cricket and Big Bash League Coverage alongside James Brayshaw.
Personal life
McLaughlin was born in September 1979 in Sydney to an Anglo-Indian mother and an English father who had migrated to Australia in 1978.[4]
She was raised in Quakers Hill, New South Wales where she attended St Andrew's Primary School and St John Paul II Catholic College.[14]
McLaughlin was married to Australian actor Luke Panic from 2012 to 2014.[15] She is currently in a relationship with British former footballer Ashley Westwood. McLaughlin is an ambassador for the Lung Foundation Australia, having lost a sister to lung cancer.[4]
Notes and References
- News: 27 October 2019. Mel McLaughlin. The Sunday Times. 9 January 2021. 11 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210111054414/https://www.pressreader.com/australia/the-sunday-times-9029/20191027/283308934271457. live.
- http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/fox-sports-launches-new-magazine-shows-kick-off-shootout-to-welcome-hyundai-a-league-season-eight/story-e6frf4gl-1226487535685#.URTIz6VQG_E Fox Sports kicks off A-League
- http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/fox-sports-football-commentator-mel-mclaughlin-previews-round-16-of-2012-2013-a-league-season/story-e6frf7jo-1226550992982 Fox Sports football commentator Mel McLaughlin previews round 16 of the 2012-2013 A-League season
- Web site: Dunk . Tiffany . "Every day is hard": Sports presenter Mel McLaughlin speaks about the pain of losing her sister . 2022-10-04 . Now To Love . en . 18 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220718124144/https://www.nowtolove.com.au/parenting/family/mel-mclaughlin-family-73930 . live .
- http://www.theroar.com.au/2013/08/13/channel-tens-gain-is-a-league-pain-as-mel-mclaughlin-makes-switch/ Channel Ten's gain is A-League pain as Mel McLaughlin makes switch
- http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/mel-mclaughlin-enjoys-challenge-covering-glasgow-t/2329440/ Mel McLaughlin enjoys challenge of covering Glasgow for Ten
- News: The new woman in Thorpie's life: Mel McLaughlin by Ian's side for public re-entry into world of sport . news.com.au . Schipp, Debbie . 20 July 2014 . 5 January 2016 . 6 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180806090328/https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/the-new-woman-in-thorpies-life-mel-mclaughlin-by-ians-side-for-public-reentry-into-world-of-sport/news-story/b064c8b3e2ca82a81692575c8b87b6cb . live .
- Web site: Chris Gayle comments cause uncomfortable Big Bash interview with Mel McLaughlin. Sydney Morning Herald. Matt. Bungard. Adam. Morton. 5 January 2016. 5 January 2016. 9 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210109043227/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/chris-gayle-comments-cause-uncomfortable-big-bash-interview-with-mel-mclaughlin-20160104-glz986.html. live.
- News: Chris Gayle: Melbourne Renegades cricketer sparks controversy with 'disrespectful' comments to reporter Mel McLaughlin . Donoughue, Paul . 5 January 2016 . 5 January 2016 . . Australia . 9 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210109043228/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-05/cricketer-chris-gayles-off-field-comments-criticised/7067342 . live .
- Gayle sanctioned for TV comments . 5 January 2016 . 5 January 2016 . . 9 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210109043310/https://www.cricket.com.au/news/chris-gayle-fined-$10000-ten-thousand-cricket-australia-mel-mclaughin-interview-melbourne-renegades/2016-01-05 . live .
- News: Chris Gayle furore: Mel McLaughlin shocked by inappropriate comments during Big Bash broadcast . 5 January 2016 . 5 January 2016 . . Australia . 9 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210109043229/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-05/mel-mclaughlin-shocked-by-chris-gayle/7069312 . live .
- Web site: Mel McLaughlin joining Seven. TV Tonight. David. Knox. 26 February 2016. 26 February 2016. 9 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210109043229/https://tvtonight.com.au/2016/02/mel-mclaughlin-joining-seven.html. live.
- Web site: SUNRISE STAND-IN MEL MCLAUGHLIN GOES HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH NATALIE BARR OVER KIDS SPORT. The Daily Telegraph. 12 September 2017. 15 September 2017. 9 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210109043310/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/sunrise-standin-mel-mclaughlin-goes-headtohead-with-natalie-barr-over-kids-sport/news-story/5e568e36065c951a4d02d7fd789e2ec6. live.
- Web site: Mel's journey from Quakers Hill to Rio. dailytelegraph.com.au. 10 February 2017. 9 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210109043245/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/fairgowest/sports-presenter-mel-mclaughlin-proud-to-come-from-quakers-hill/news-story/495983a01b08bd0df02d58701845efce. live.
- Web site: March 1. Phil Rothfield. Telegraph. 2014-11:00PMThe Sunday. 2014-03-01. Buzz: Foul-mouthed Hill in sin bin. 2021-01-09. heraldsun. en. 14 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211114051533/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/whats-the-buzz-former-nrl-star-terry-hill-likely-to-be-banned-by-wests-tigers/news-story/8a638ef6a702b12ca3550d76b8d48a42?nk=210f4bb1897e0e040d8b51983f7d7844-1636866933. live.
