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Name
  
Jim Wilson

Role
  
Sports journalist


Spouse
  
Chris Bath (m. 2012)

Children
  
Joseph Wilson

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Similar People
  
Chris Bath, Rebecca Wilson, Denis Carnahan

Profiles

Jim Wilson (born 1968) is an Australian sports journalist and reporter.

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Wilson is currently the Friday-Saturday sports presenter on Seven News Sydney, as well as the Tuesday-Friday sports presenter on the Morning and Afternoon national bulletins.

Jim Wilson (sports journalist) Jim Wilson Channel 7 sports journalist visits Westfields Sports

Career

Jim Wilson (sports journalist) Channel 7 star Chris Bath marries sports reporter Jim Wilson in a

Wilson made Australian television history in August 2012 when he replaced Tony Squires as sports presenter on Seven News Sydney. This was the first time a married couple has anchored an Australian news bulletin as Wilson is married to Seven News presenter Chris Bath.

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In August 2013, Jim was appointed sport presenter on a revamped Seven Afternoon News. Since February 2017, Wilson has also presented the sport on the Tuesday to Friday editions of Seven Morning News.

Jim Wilson (sports journalist) Channel 7 star Chris Bath marries sports reporter Jim Wilson in a

Wilson was also a reporter for the Seven Network during the 2012 London Olympics, appearing on various Seven Network news bulletins and programs. This was also the sixth time Jim had covered the Olympics, either as a reporter or as a commentator.

Jim Wilson (sports journalist) Chris Bath and her husband Jim Wilson who shes been married to

Wilson anchored the panel for Seven's coverage of Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspurs' friendly matches against Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC respectively in 2013 and 2015. He is a Western Sydney Wanderers fan, and was an official ambassador for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, which was hosted by Australia.

Jim Wilson (sports journalist) How Channel 7 sports commentator Jim Wilson took tragedy and changed

In March 2016, it was announced that Wilson would lead Seven's sport team and continue to present sport on Seven News on Fridays and Saturdays, making way for new recruit Mel McLaughlin.

Wilson will be the lead anchor of Seven's coverage of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.

Personal life

In January 2012, Wilson married Seven News Sydney presenter Chris Bath after dating for three years.

Wilson's older sister, journalist and television personality Rebecca Wilson, died on 7 October 2016 following a private battle with breast cancer. Six years earlier he lost a son, also to cancer.

References

Jim Wilson (sports journalist) Wikipedia