Rebecca Maddern Biography – Rebecca Maddern Wiki
Rebecca Maddern is an Australian television presenter and journalist. She has previously worked at the Nine Network, where she was a host of Weekend Today, host at the Australian Open for Nine’s Wide World of Sports, and co-host of Australian Ninja Warrior. She is the former co-host of The Footy Show which she originally signed with the network to do. She previously worked at the Seven Network for over a decade, where she was a presenter and reporter for Seven News and also presented a variety of programs and events across the network. In November 2021, it was announced that Maddern had resigned from the Nine Network after being unable to agree on contractual terms.
Her career in radio began after she completed a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies from RMIT University in 1999. Later she became a sports reporter for Melbourne radio station Triple M, whilst there she worked alongside some of the top media personalities of Australia. In 2001, Rebecca started reading the Fox FM afternoon news reports and, at the beginning of 2002, moved to Nova 100 to read the breakfast news during the inaugural year of Hughesy, Kate and Dave.
In October 2002, she joined the Seven Network 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, she was appointed presenter of Seven Afternoon News replacing David Johnston until the bulletin moved to the network’s Sydney studios. In January 2013, she returned to present Seven Afternoon News with production moving back to Melbourne again replacing Samantha Armytage. However, in August 2013 she was replaced by Melissa Doyle and Matt White.
In March 2014, Rebecca joined Sunrise as Melbourne correspondent replacing Nick Etchells. In recent years, she had reduced duties on Seven News as a senior reporter due to her Sunrise commitments. She remained with Sunrise until her move to the Nine Network. Nathan Templeton replaced her as Melbourne correspondent.
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 the Australian Ninja Warrior 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 Nine Network announced that Maddern will replace Allison Langdon as host of Weekend Today. Rebecca has also hosted Nine’s coverage of the 2019 Cricket World Cup and 2019 Ashes Series in England. In November 2021, it was announced that Maddern had resigned from the Nine Network after being unable to agree on contractual terms.
She was named as the ambassador for the Geelong Cup in 2007. In 2011, she was also named the number one ticket holder for the Geelong Football Club. She attended Morongo Girls’ College, and she completed a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies from RMIT University in 1999.
Rebecca Maddern Age
She was born on August 6, 1977, in Australia.
Rebecca Maddern Husband
In March 2014, she married Seven News cameraman Trent Miller. Miller is a cameraman for GTV-9 and also provides his services to the AFL Footy Show. Miller’s father was a news director at channels Ten and Seven. In November 2017, she announced she was pregnant with her first child. She gave birth to a daughter on April 12, 2018.
In October 2006, Maddern married Geelong real estate identity, James Wilson. They have since divorced.
Rebecca Maddern Children
In November 2017, she announced she was pregnant with her first child. She gave birth to her daughter, Ruby Mae Miller on April 12, 2018.
Rebecca Maddern Parents
She is the daughter of Graeme Maddern and her mother Wendy Maddern who previously worked as a hairdresser. Her parents divorced when she was two. She has two older brothers, Paul and Anthony.
Her mother got remarried to her stepfather Rex Gorell, when she was four years and she got three stepbrothers, Paul, Brett, and Jason. She has a good relationship with both her dads.
Rebecca Maddern Height
She stands at a formally listed height of 5 feet 4 inches (1.65 meters) tall.
Rebecca Maddern Instagram
Her Instagram handle is @bemaddern.
