Mieke Buchan
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Mieke Buchan is an Australia
n television and radio presenter.
, and also competed for them in netball
in the Australian University Games
.
, as well as appearing on various other sports, travel and entertainment shows on Fox Sports
, Network Ten
and the National Geographic Channel
. Along with anchoring Toyota World Sport, her work at SBS included daily updates for their FIFA World Cup
coverage, and hosting breaking international soccer news and results on the The World Game
.
Between 2003 and 2008 Buchan lived and worked in Los Angeles
, where she continued to cover the world's largest sports and entertainment events on networks including ABC
, ESPN
, Fox Sports Net
, Encore, and the Tennis Channel. Buchan also presented weekly film review show, Previews for The Soundtrack Channel
, for over 5 years (250+ episodes). She was also presenter/host of the Pro-Am Poker Equalizer
, Celebrity Poker Pro-Am (FOx Sports), and Poker at the Plaza (Fox Sports). Mieke was also a correspondent on sports interview series, Head to Head, also for Fox Sports, and appeared on the network as a correspondent on nightly sports talk show, Best Damn Sports Show. During this time, Mieke was also the on-field correspondent for 5 Super Bowls, for her home network of SBS, back in Australia.
In 2008, Mieke relocated to London. Over the following year and a half, she hosted the Red Bull Air Race World Series for FOX SPORTS America, in locations that included Budapest (Hungary), Porto (Portugal), and London. She continued to host European episodes of her travel series, Destination.
In mid-2009 she returned to Australia to co-host The Hot Breakfast
radio show with Eddie McGuire
on Triple M
in Melbourne
.
Mieke is also a host/presenter, on Australian travel series, Making Tracks, the series airs nationally, on Channel 10.
In August 2011, Buchan resigned from Triple M
to focus on her television career.
Throughout her career Buchan has covered events including the Olympic Games
, the US Open and French Open tennis tournaments, the Super Bowl
, Formula One
, the Red Bull Air Race World Championship, the Aussie Millions and the ARIA Music Awards
. Buchan has also acted in the several independent feature films. Her most recent, Detached, was a finalist at the Hollywood Film Festival, in 2008.
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...
n television and radio presenter.
Early life
A native of Sydney, Australia, she majored in Film and Television Production in her BA Communications degree at University of Technology, SydneyUniversity of Technology, Sydney
The University of Technology Sydney is a university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1981, although its origins trace back to the 1870s. UTS is notable for its central location as the only university with its main campuses within the Sydney CBD...
, and also competed for them in netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
in the Australian University Games
Australian University Games
The Australian University Games is a multi-sport competition held annually in September / October between teams fielded from a large number of Australian universities and tertiary institutions. The Games were first held in 1993 in Brisbane, Queensland...
.
Career
Buchan began her career in Australia, hosting the weekend edition of SBS One's Toyota World SportToyota World Sport
Toyota World Sport was an Australian television sport news program. Airing on SBS at 7pm local time, the long-running show was axed in December 2006....
, as well as appearing on various other sports, travel and entertainment shows on 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...
, Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
and the National Geographic Channel
National Geographic Channel (Australia)
National Geographic Channel Australia and New Zealand is a subscription television network that features documentaries produced by the National Geographic Society...
. Along with anchoring Toyota World Sport, her work at SBS included daily updates for their FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
coverage, and hosting breaking international soccer news and results on the The World Game
The World Game
The World Game is a Monday night television show on SBS in Australia dedicated to association football. It is currently hosted by David Basheer, former Socceroo Craig Foster, and Les Murray, the show analytically reviews and previews soccer and soccer issues from around the globe, albeit with an...
.
Between 2003 and 2008 Buchan lived and worked in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, where she continued to cover the world's largest sports and entertainment events on networks including ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
, ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
, Fox Sports Net
Fox Sports Net
The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of cable TV regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation.- Beginnings :...
, Encore, and the Tennis Channel. Buchan also presented weekly film review show, Previews for The Soundtrack Channel
The Soundtrack Channel
The Soundtrack Channel is a 24-hour cable and satellite channel which features various film and television music. The channel features music videos and other related programming. STC exclusively features music videos from movie and television soundtracks, including original movie videos that are...
, for over 5 years (250+ episodes). She was also presenter/host of the Pro-Am Poker Equalizer
Pro-Am Poker Equalizer
The Pro-Am Poker Equalizer is a televised poker tournament in which professional poker players play Texas hold 'em against celebrities which began airing on ESPN in January 2007. In order to "equalize" the playing field, the celebrities start the tournament with 50% more chips than the...
, Celebrity Poker Pro-Am (FOx Sports), and Poker at the Plaza (Fox Sports). Mieke was also a correspondent on sports interview series, Head to Head, also for Fox Sports, and appeared on the network as a correspondent on nightly sports talk show, Best Damn Sports Show. During this time, Mieke was also the on-field correspondent for 5 Super Bowls, for her home network of SBS, back in Australia.
In 2008, Mieke relocated to London. Over the following year and a half, she hosted the Red Bull Air Race World Series for FOX SPORTS America, in locations that included Budapest (Hungary), Porto (Portugal), and London. She continued to host European episodes of her travel series, Destination.
In mid-2009 she returned to Australia to co-host The Hot Breakfast
The Hot Breakfast
The Hot Breakfast is an Australian breakfast radio show that broadcasts weekday mornings from 6 am to 9 am AEST on Triple M Melbourne. It commenced broadcasting on Monday, 7 September 2009....
radio show with Eddie McGuire
Eddie McGuire
Edward Joseph "Eddie" McGuire AM is an Australian television presenter and businessman known for his long association with Australian rules football and the Channel 9 television network....
on Triple M
Triple M
The Triple M Network is an active rock radio network in Australia owned by media company Austereo, who also own the Today Network.- History :...
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...
.
Mieke is also a host/presenter, on Australian travel series, Making Tracks, the series airs nationally, on Channel 10.
In August 2011, Buchan resigned from Triple M
Triple M
The Triple M Network is an active rock radio network in Australia owned by media company Austereo, who also own the Today Network.- History :...
to focus on her television career.
Throughout her career Buchan has covered events including the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
, the US Open and French Open tennis tournaments, the Super Bowl
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
, Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
, the Red Bull Air Race World Championship, the Aussie Millions and the ARIA Music Awards
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association...
. Buchan has also acted in the several independent feature films. Her most recent, Detached, was a finalist at the Hollywood Film Festival, in 2008.
Awards and nominations
- In 2003, she was nominated for a Logie AwardLogie AwardThe TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
in the Most Popular New Talent (Female) category. - In 2003, she appeared on the cover of FHM AustraliaFHMFHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.- History :The magazine began publication in 1985 in the United Kingdom under the name For Him and changed its title to FHM in 1994 when Emap Consumer Media bought the magazine, although the full For...
magazine and was voted as one of FHM Australia's 100 sexiest women.
External links
- Official website (offline)