Cameron Williams
Encyclopedia
Cameron Williams is an Australian journalist
.
Williams is currently co-host of Weekend Today
alongside Leila McKinnon
.
newspaper in Brisbane
. From there he moved to The Australian
offices in Melbourne
, where he wrote sports features and columns before joining the Seven Network
in 1988. Apart from his role as a sports presenter on Seven News
, Williams occasionally hosted Sportsworld
. He was a presenter for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, where he called Matt Ryan's equestrian double gold for Australia
.
In 1996 he signed as the face of Fox Sports
, anchoring NRL
On Fox, Dally M Awards
, Super 12 Rugby, Wimbledon
, Winter Olympics, the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix and Fox Sports News
. In 2001, amid scandal, Fox Sports declined to renew his contract.
After this, Williams was a breakfast announcer at 2HD
in Newcastle
. Williams also owns a Newcastle modelling and talent agency, Models and Actors.
Williams was the official sports editor/presenter on the Nine Network
's breakfast programme, Today
from January 2006 until December 2010. Occasionally, he also presents the Nine Network
's coverage of horse racing, swimming and other sporting events.
In late December 2007 and early January 2008, Cameron hosted alongside Lisa Wilkinson
for 2 weeks while Karl Stefanovic
was on holidays. Williams is now the main fill in presenter for Karl Stefanovic
.
In January 2009, it was announced that Cameron would be a co host of Weekend Today
alongside Leila McKinnon
and news presenter Amber Sherlock. The program launched in February to counteract Weekend Sunrise
, and has since extended to Saturday mornings.
In 2010, Williams joined Nine News Sydney as Friday & Saturday sport presenter.
In January 2011, Cameron was replaced by Ben Fordham
on Today
, he will now concentrate on Weekend Today
.
In June 2009, their daughter Arkie was born.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
.
Williams is currently co-host of Weekend Today
Today (Australian TV program)
Today and Weekend Today are Australian breakfast television programmes, the show is often referred to as The Today Show. The show has been broadcast live by the Nine Network each morning since 1982...
alongside Leila McKinnon
Leila McKinnon
Leila McKinnon is an Australian journalist.McKinnon is currently co-host of Weekend Today an is also a reporter and fill in presenter for Nine News and A Current Affair.-Career:...
.
Career
Williams's journalism career began 1984 with a cadetship at The Courier-MailThe Courier-Mail
The Courier-Mail is a daily newspaper published in Brisbane, Australia. Owned by News Limited, it is published daily from Monday to Saturday in tabloid format. Its editorial offices are located at Bowen Hills, in Brisbane's inner northern suburbs, and it is printed at Murarrie, in Brisbane's...
newspaper in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
. From there he moved to The Australian
The Australian
The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Chris Mitchell, the editor is Clive Mathieson and the 'editor-at-large' is Paul Kelly....
offices in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, where he wrote sports features and columns before joining the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
in 1988. Apart from his role as a sports presenter on Seven News
Seven News
Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia.National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. The network also produces Seven...
, Williams occasionally hosted Sportsworld
Sportsworld
Sportsworld was an Australian Sunday morning sports information program shown on Seven Network. The program was broadcast from 9.00am - 11.00am following Weekend Sunrise on a Sunday morning, from Seven's Martin Place streetfront studios in Sydney....
. He was a presenter for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, where he called Matt Ryan's equestrian double gold for Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
In 1996 he signed as the face of Fox Sports
Fox Sports (Australia)
Fox Sports is an Australia group of sports channels. They are owned by the Premier Media Group, which is in turn owned by News Corporation, and Consolidated Media Holdings. Its main competitors are ESPN, which has little local content and the free-to-air digital channel One HD...
, anchoring NRL
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
On Fox, Dally M Awards
Dally M Awards
The Dally M Awards are the official annual player awards for the National Rugby League competition. The most prestigious of these awards is the Dally M Medal which is only ever awarded to Australian born Players...
, Super 12 Rugby, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
, Winter Olympics, the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix and Fox Sports News
Fox Sports News
Fox Sports News is an Australian cable and satellite sports news channel. Owned by Premier Media Group and is the sister channel of Fox Sports.Fox Sports News launched on October 1, 2006. The channel runs live for 19 hours a day, broadcasting sports news...
. In 2001, amid scandal, Fox Sports declined to renew his contract.
After this, Williams was a breakfast announcer at 2HD
2HD
2HD is an Australian radio station, serving the lower Hunter Region. It operates at 1143 kHz on the AM band, from its studios along the Pacific Highway in the Newcastle suburb of Sandgate...
in Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
. Williams also owns a Newcastle modelling and talent agency, Models and Actors.
Williams was the official sports editor/presenter on the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
's breakfast programme, Today
Today (Australian TV program)
Today and Weekend Today are Australian breakfast television programmes, the show is often referred to as The Today Show. The show has been broadcast live by the Nine Network each morning since 1982...
from January 2006 until December 2010. Occasionally, he also presents the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
's coverage of horse racing, swimming and other sporting events.
In late December 2007 and early January 2008, Cameron hosted alongside Lisa Wilkinson
Lisa Wilkinson
Lisa Wilkinson is an Australian journalist and television personality.Wilkinson is currently a co-host of the Nine Network's breakfast television program Today.-Career:...
for 2 weeks while Karl Stefanovic
Karl Stefanovic
Karl Stefanovic is an Australian Gold Logie winning television presenter.Stefanovic is currently a co-host of the Nine Network's breakfast program, Today.-Early years:...
was on holidays. Williams is now the main fill in presenter for Karl Stefanovic
Karl Stefanovic
Karl Stefanovic is an Australian Gold Logie winning television presenter.Stefanovic is currently a co-host of the Nine Network's breakfast program, Today.-Early years:...
.
In January 2009, it was announced that Cameron would be a co host of Weekend Today
Today (Australian TV program)
Today and Weekend Today are Australian breakfast television programmes, the show is often referred to as The Today Show. The show has been broadcast live by the Nine Network each morning since 1982...
alongside Leila McKinnon
Leila McKinnon
Leila McKinnon is an Australian journalist.McKinnon is currently co-host of Weekend Today an is also a reporter and fill in presenter for Nine News and A Current Affair.-Career:...
and news presenter Amber Sherlock. The program launched in February to counteract Weekend Sunrise
Weekend Sunrise
Weekend Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On Saturdays, it runs from 7am to 9am whilst on Sundays it runs from 7am to 10am.-History:...
, and has since extended to Saturday mornings.
In 2010, Williams joined Nine News Sydney as Friday & Saturday sport presenter.
In January 2011, Cameron was replaced by Ben Fordham
Ben Fordham
Ben Fordham is an Australian journalist and radio presenter.Fordham is currently a sport presenter on the Nine Network's Today and drive presenter on 2GB.-Career:...
on Today
Today (Australian TV program)
Today and Weekend Today are Australian breakfast television programmes, the show is often referred to as The Today Show. The show has been broadcast live by the Nine Network each morning since 1982...
, he will now concentrate on Weekend Today
Today (Australian TV program)
Today and Weekend Today are Australian breakfast television programmes, the show is often referred to as The Today Show. The show has been broadcast live by the Nine Network each morning since 1982...
.
Personal life
On December 22, 2008, Williams announced that his wife-to-be Natasha Uechtritz was pregnant with their first child.In June 2009, their daughter Arkie was born.
Controversy
- In 1984, at the age of 17, Williams posed nude for a centrefoldCenterfoldThe centerfold of a magazine refers to a gatefolded spread, usually a portrait such as a pin-up or a nude, inserted in the middle of the publication, or to the model featured in the portrait...
in Cleo magazineCleo (magazine)CLEO is an Australian, New Zealand, South African, Malaysian, Singaporean, Thailand and Indonesian women's magazine.Aimed at an older audience than the teenage-focused Dolly, the magazine is known for its CLEO Bachelor of the Year award....
under the pseudonymPseudonymA pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
Jim Elliot.
- In 2001, Williams was charged with the indecent assault of a female colleague. The charges were dismissed for lack of evidence.