Erin Molan

Erin Molan
Born	(1983-08-24) August 24, 1983 Canberra, Australia
Occupation(s)	Television host, sports presenter, radio broadcaster, columnist
Years active	2010–present
Known for	Nine Network's NRL coverage, The NRL Footy Show, The Sunday Footy Show, Sky News Australia

Erin Molan (born 24 August 1983) is an Australian television host, previously affiliated with Sky News Australia, a former radio broadcaster on 2Day FM, and an ex-columnist for Sydney's Daily Telegraph.

Molan contributed to the Nine Network’s coverage of the NRL as part of Nine's Wide World of Sports. Beginning in 2019, she led the secondary broadcast of the Australian Open tennis event on channel 9Gem. Additionally, she served as the sports presenter for Nine News Sydney on Fridays and Saturdays, hosted The Sunday Footy Show, and was previously the presenter of The NRL Footy Show.

Early life

Born in Canberra, Molan spent her childhood in Jakarta, Indonesia. Her upbringing involved attending sixteen different schools, a result of her father, Jim Molan’s military career in the Australian Army.

Career

Molan’s media journey began at a community television outlet in Canberra before she joined WIN Television as both reporter and presenter. In 2010, she relocated to Sydney to join the Nine Network. By 2012, she became a regular on The NRL Footy Show, primarily contributing to the "League of their Own" segment and acting as a roving reporter. Two years later, in 2014, she was appointed permanent co-host alongside Paul Vautin, Darryl Brohman, Beau Ryan, and Michael Slater. Since 2012, she also appeared frequently on The Sunday Footy Show, focusing on the "Around the Grounds" feature.

In 2017, Molan presented Nine's Wide World of Sports coverage for the Fast5 Netball World Series. That May, she encountered criticism after domestic violence charges against Parramatta player Semi Radradra were dropped; some accused her of challenging the presumption of innocence. Molan clarified that her remarks addressed the NRL’s overall approach to domestic violence rather than targeting Radradra specifically.

Starting in 2018, she took on sole hosting duties for The NRL Footy Show while continuing her role on The Sunday Footy Show. However, on 3 October 2018, after a 24-year run and declining viewership, The NRL Footy Show was cancelled. In August that year, Molan and The Sunday Footy Show issued an apology to former player Dave Taylor following allegations of fat-shaming during a video segment.

In June 2020, Molan received backlash for mocking Tongan rugby league athlete Haumole Olakau'atu’s name during a radio broadcast. She explained that her imitation was linked to prior conversations about pronouncing Pacific Islander names. Molan departed from the program at season’s end. In March 2023, she resolved a defamation lawsuit against Daily Mail Australia related to this episode.

Molan left the Nine Network in December 2021 to become a primetime contributor at Sky News Australia. That same month, she declined an invitation to stand as the Liberal Party of Australia candidate for Eden-Monaro in the 2022 federal election, citing intentions for political involvement "down the track."

In December 2024, Molan was unexpectedly dismissed from Sky News. Afterward, she traveled to Israel where she met President Isaac Herzog and families of hostages held by Hamas. Herzog praised her "moral clarity" in supporting Israel amid the Gaza conflict. Molan attributed her termination to budgetary reductions.

Following the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, Molan claimed that crowds in Sydney celebrated with antisemitic chants—a statement later disproven—and expressed "genuine shame" regarding Australia’s response.

In February 2025, Molan began hosting 69 X Minutes, a news program funded by Elon Musk and broadcast on Twitter.

Personal life

In April 2017, Molan made public her engagement to police officer Sean Ogilvy. The couple welcomed a daughter in 2018. However, three years afterward, Molan disclosed that they had separated.

Molan practices the Roman Catholic faith.

See also

• List of Nine Network presenters