Yvonne Sampson

Yvonne Sampson
Born	Near Palmwoods, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Occupation(s)	Sports broadcaster, commentator
Known for	Fox Sports, Nine's Wide World of Sports, Nine News Sydney

Yvonne Sampson is a prominent Australian sports broadcaster and commentator currently affiliated with Fox Sports. She has previously been part of Nine's Wide World of Sports and served as the weekend sports anchor for Nine News Sydney.

Early life

Raised on a farm near Palmwoods in Queensland's Sunshine Coast region, Sampson has Indigenous Australian roots through her paternal grandmother.

Television career

Sampson started her professional journey as a cadet reporter with the Seven Network's regional news program, Seven Local News, based on the Sunshine Coast. During this period, she managed her responsibilities alongside academic pursuits at the Queensland University of Technology and employment at Eagle Farm Equine Hospital. After completing her studies, she took on roles as a sports reporter in various Queensland locations such as Maryborough, Mackay, and Townsville before returning to the Sunshine Coast to work as a studio presenter.

In 2012, she transitioned to the Nine Network in Brisbane. By January 2014, Sampson relocated to Sydney to broaden her involvement with Nine's Wide World of Sports and to present sports segments on Nine News Sydney. She co-commentated the intense NRL grand final in 2015, an assignment considered highly significant.

The following year, in 2016, Sampson assumed hosting duties for the Sunday Footy Show, taking over from Peter Sterling and becoming the first female lead for Nine's State of Origin coverage. Later that year, in December, she signed a multi-year contract with Fox Sports to present rugby league broadcasts on Thursday and Saturday evenings and to launch a weekly program titled League Life.

In June 2021, following Ben Ikin’s departure to the Brisbane Broncos, she was appointed host of Fox League’s panel discussion show NRL 360.

Personal life

Sampson revealed her engagement to Nine News journalist Chris O'Keefe in April 2017. The couple celebrated the birth of their first child in April 2022, and in June 2025, Sampson shared news of expecting their second child.