Sean Sowerby
Sean Sowerby | |
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| Born | June 28, 1983 Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Sports journalist, television presenter |
| Years active | 2000s–2021 |
Sean Sowerby (born 28 June 1983) is a prominent Australian sports journalist and television presenter.
Career
After completing his studies at Melbourne University and the Australian Catholic University, Sowerby launched his media profession at 3AW, working as both a producer and reporter. His production credits include shows such as Sports Today and Glossing Over, where he covered significant sporting events like the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games and the 2004 Athens Olympics.
In 2006, during a live interview for Nine News, Sowerby was mistakenly identified as a Melbourne Victory supporter; in reality, he was serving as a producer for 3AW. He contributed mobile phone footage that purported to show incidents of crowd unrest.
Sowerby transitioned to WIN TV in December 2006, undertaking positions including head sports reporter, sports presenter, and bureau chief for WIN News. He also co-hosted the regional football program Off The Bench alongside well-known figures such as Danny Frawley and Craig Hutchison. After five years with WIN TV, he resigned in July 2012 to become a senior news reporter at Network Ten in Melbourne on Ten News.
By the end of 2012, Sowerby had joined the Seven Network as a sports reporter and subsequently took on the role of weekend sports presenter for Seven News Melbourne, succeeding Tim Watson. He remained in this position until September 2018, when Jacqueline Felgate took over. Following this change, he continued contributing as a sports reporter and occasional fill-in presenter.
In early 2021, Andrew McCormack was announced as the new weekend sports presenter at the Seven Network, effectively replacing Sowerby. In May of that year, after almost nine years with the network, Sowerby officially departed.
Personal life
Sean Sowerby married Bianca Earle in January 2012 at St Peter's Anglican Church located in Brighton. The couple has three children together. Outside of his media career, Sowerby is passionate about golf and has won the annual Mosh McKew championship twice.