Nick McArdle
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Nick McArdle is an Australian TV sports presenter with a career spanning 20 years in the media industry. McArdle is a current sports presenter with Fox Sports
in Australia
. He was formally the weekend sports presenter for Seven News
in Sydney
for a number of years.
, and has hosted Sunrise
as a fill in presenter. Over the summer of 2005, McArdle presented Seven Morning News
as a fill-in presenter.
Nick started his career on radio with the Austereo Network reading news in Adelaide
, Brisbane
and Sydney
before moving to television in 1995.
McArdle has covered the Olympic Games in Sydney and Athens as well as the Winter Olympics in Torino as well as the Commonwealth Games in Manchester and Melbourne, and was a regular on Australia's overseas cricket tours including the Ashes of 2001 and the 2003 World Cup.
Over the years, he has also covered the 1999 World Alpine Ski Championships in Vail, Australia's Davis Cup semi-final loss to Argentina in Buenos Aires in 2006, the World Athletics Championships in Seville, the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona and the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Fukuoka.
He finished with the Seven Network
in November 2006.
McArdle now works at Fox Sports
where he is a senior news presenter and tennis and cricket host. He hosts Fox Sports' coverage of the US Open from Flushing Meadows and is current in-studio presenter of Australia's overseas cricket tours, beginning with the tour of India in October/November 2008.
He hosted the first two tests of the 2009 Ashes series with former Australian cricketers Mark Waugh and Damien Fleming before travelling to England to host the final 3 tests and report for Fox Sports News.
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...
in 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...
. He was formally the weekend sports presenter for 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...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
for a number of years.
Television Career
He previously presented the sport report on the now cancelled Seven Late NewsSeven 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...
, and has hosted Sunrise
Sunrise (TV program)
Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On weekdays the programme follows Seven Early News, and runs from 6am through to 9am.-History:...
as a fill in presenter. Over the summer of 2005, McArdle presented Seven Morning 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...
as a fill-in presenter.
Nick started his career on radio with the Austereo Network reading news in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, 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...
and Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
before moving to television in 1995.
McArdle has covered the Olympic Games in Sydney and Athens as well as the Winter Olympics in Torino as well as the Commonwealth Games in Manchester and Melbourne, and was a regular on Australia's overseas cricket tours including the Ashes of 2001 and the 2003 World Cup.
Over the years, he has also covered the 1999 World Alpine Ski Championships in Vail, Australia's Davis Cup semi-final loss to Argentina in Buenos Aires in 2006, the World Athletics Championships in Seville, the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona and the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Fukuoka.
He finished with 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 November 2006.
McArdle now works at Fox Sports
Fox Sports (USA)
Fox Sports is a division of the Fox Broadcasting Company . It was formed in 1994 with Fox's acquisition of broadcast rights to National Football League games...
where he is a senior news presenter and tennis and cricket host. He hosts Fox Sports' coverage of the US Open from Flushing Meadows and is current in-studio presenter of Australia's overseas cricket tours, beginning with the tour of India in October/November 2008.
He hosted the first two tests of the 2009 Ashes series with former Australian cricketers Mark Waugh and Damien Fleming before travelling to England to host the final 3 tests and report for Fox Sports News.