Sam Mac Biography – Sam Mac Wiki
Sam Mac born Sam McMillan is an Australian television host, weather presenter, and entertainer. He was a 2019 Gold Logie Nominee and is currently the weather presenter on Seven Network’s breakfast show Sunrise. In 2010, he became a regular contributor to Network Ten’s 7 pm Project (now The Project). On the show, he has been a field reporter, segment host, and fill-in co-host. In July 2019, he appeared on The Project’s 10-year anniversary special. In 2016, he started narrating the Seven Network series First Dates and began hosting Best Bits.
In January 2016, he was appointed the new weather presenter on Sunrise replacing Edwina Bartholomew – where he has remained ever since. He is known for his unique style of presentation. A combination of self-deprecating humor and unpredictable stunts have seen him successfully stamp his creativity on the position. Notable achievements in the role include re-releasing “Strawberry Kisses” with Nikki Webster, launching his cat Coco’s modeling career with the release of “Pussweek” magazine, and in 2018 completing an Australia A-Z trip of towns around the nation.
In June 2019, he was announced as a Gold Logie Nominee, an award for the most popular presenter on Australian Television. The eventual winner was comedian Tom Gleeson. Sam arrived at the ceremony on the Gold Coast wearing a green velvet suit riding a portable throne and accompanied by his mum Loretta and rescue cat Coco.
In 2018, Mac was one of 8 male celebrities to bear all for The Real Full Monty, a prime-time special on the Seven Network. The message behind the show was to encourage men to visit a doctor and pay better attention to their health. His personal connection to the show was focused on mental health. The celebrities including Shane Jacobson, Jett Kenny, and Kris Smith performed a stripping routine at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre in front of more than 1000 fans. The show was a critical and rating success.
He has also produced two seasons of Sam Mac’s Single Bed, a low-budget comedy/variety television show hosted from Sam’s actual apartment in front of a small audience in his kitchen, which aired on Channel 31 and Foxtel on Aurora Community Television. Sam also has his own YouTube series titled ‘Lights, Camera, Maction!’. A comedy series that contains guests such as Andy Lee, Charlie Pickering, Dave Hughes, Peter Helliar, Tom Ballard, Bondi Vet, and others.
After starting at the local Adelaide radio station, Fresh 92.7, McMillan scored a job doing swing announcing on SAFM and Triple M Adelaide. In December 2002, he started presenting the evening shift on SAFM.
In April 2003, he was moved to hosting afternoons on SAFM. Triple M Adelaide changed from Classic Hits to a CHR/Pop radio format in November 2003. As part of this format change, Sam was moved to Triple M where he hosted ‘The Freq Show’ with model Imogen Bailey. When Triple M Adelaide and SAFM changed back to their original formats in December 2005, McMillan began hosting an afternoon drive. He was promoted once again in 2006, to anchor the SAFM Breakfast program “Milly and Lehmo”. He subsequently left this position and moved to Sydney.
He hosted the Hot 30 Countdown nationally on the Austereo Network in late 2006 and was known for his off-the-wall questions and stunts with celebrities. In 2008, he hosted various shows (including “Wild Turkey”) on Sydney’s Triple M station and was a panel operator/segment contributor on the Wil & Lehmo national drive radio show airing on Triple M until the show’s cancellation at the end of that year.
In January 2009, Sam became the full-time host of 92.9 Em and Sam Mac Show in Perth. The Breakfast show contained celebrity guests, listener phone-ins, short comedy segments, and stunts. In 2010, Sam continued to co-host the 92.9’s Breakfast show, now titled Lisa, Baz, and Sam. In December 2011, he resigned from 92.9 and moved to Sydney to pursue television opportunities.
In August 2019, he released a children’s song with The Wiggles. The song, written by Sam is titled “Half Man, Half Cat”. The song received in excess of a million views via social media & is available on The Wiggles Official YouTube Channel. He performed it live with The Wiggles in October 2019 at the International Convention Centre in front of 5000 kids as part of their “Party Time Big Show”. Mac studied at Improv Theatre Sydney in 2015.
Sam Mac Age
He was born in Australia.
Sam Mac Girlfriend
He is in a relationship with his girlfriend Rebecca James. The couple took to social media on Saturday, October 2, 2021, to announce they have purchased their first home together.
“‘We bought a bloody house! In Sydney! Already drinking our way through the pain as we calculate the stamp duty #Pray4Us,” Sam captioned a photo on Instagram.
Taking to Instagram on April 10, 2022, Mac announced that with his girlfriend Rebecca they are expecting their first child due in September. He wrote, “Wowsers! Mini Mac coming soon 👶 & Bec just can’t wipe the joy off her face 👏🏼” Rebecca added: “Well this escalated. See you in September baby Mac”.
Sam Mac Family
He is the son of Sam Sr. and his mum, Loretta. He also has a sister named Paula Claxton.
Sam Mac Instagram
He is on Instagram as @sammacinsta.
