Stephen Quartermain
Stephen Quartermain | |
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| Born | May 7, 1962 Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, television presenter, media personality |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Known for | Sports news presenter on 10 News First Melbourne, AFL commentary |
Stephen William Quartermain (born 7 May 1962) is a renowned Australian journalist, television presenter, and media personality, currently delivering sports news on 10 News First in Melbourne.
Early career
Quartermain launched his journalism journey as a cadet reporter with Leader Newspapers in 1980. Two years later, he joined the ABC, where he reported on a diverse range of topics including news, politics, finance, industrial relations, and sports across both radio and television platforms.
Television career (Network 10)
In December 1984, Quartermain became part of Network 10 as a sports commentator for the National Basketball League. His coverage extended to significant sporting events such as the Seoul Olympics, Wimbledon Championships, The Ashes cricket series, and world gymnastics competitions. He was also a member of the "Eyewitness News Team".
By 1991, he was hosting the sports program Sportsweek and reported on major events including the Commonwealth Games, the Sydney Olympics, AFL, Rugby League, Basketball, and Swimming.
Between 1998 and 2004, Quartermain contributed to The Panel with sports segments and provided commentary for Australian Football League matches following Network Ten’s acquisition of AFL broadcast rights in 2002. Beginning in 2009, he co-hosted the football analysis show One Week at a Time on 10 Bold. He also hosted five Brownlow Medal ceremonies and called eight AFL Grand Finals until Network Ten lost AFL broadcasting rights in 2011.
Despite the loss of AFL rights by Network 10, Quartermain continued as the weekday sports presenter for 10 News First Melbourne. In 2013, he took on the role of Friday news presenter before succeeding Mal Walden as the full-time anchor for Ten Eyewitness News Melbourne.
He has occasionally served as a substitute host on the morning program 9am with David and Kim. Quartermain is an inductee of the MCG Media Hall of Fame and holds life membership with the Australian Football Media Association.
In 2015, he celebrated thirty years with Network 10.
In May 2018, Jennifer Keyte succeeded him as presenter of 10 News First Melbourne, but by July he had resumed his position as sports presenter.
Triple M
Quartermain commenced his AFL radio commentary at Magic in 1995 before moving to Triple M, where he remained from 1997 until 2011.
3AW
In 2013, he joined 3AW as an AFL commentator but departed at the conclusion of that season after being appointed chief news presenter at Network Ten Melbourne.
In 2017, Quartermain took over from Rex Hunt as a caller for Crocmedia and also acted as a substitute presenter on 3AW.
Personal life
Raised in Melbourne’s outer eastern suburbs, Quartermain attended Norwood Secondary College located in Ringwood.
He was married to Julie Quartermain, formerly a Keno presenter, from 1992 until their divorce in 2000. In 2003, he married Paige. He has one son from his first marriage and a daughter from his second. Quartermain is a devoted supporter of the Hawthorn Football Club. His brother Glen serves as sports editor for The Sunday Times and works as a reporter for The West Australian based in Perth.