Big moves for Seven’s Bec Maddern in 2025 as seasoned broadcaster takes on expanded network role – The Seven Network today announced Rebecca Maddern will broaden her remit in 2025, taking on an expanded broadcasting role across 7NEWS, Australia’s #1 news service, and 7SPORT, Australia’s home of sport, in 2025.
The accomplished journalist will take on the role of 7NEWS Melbourne’s Chief Sports Presenter, leading the agenda-setting sport department and hosting the nightly sport news alongside Peter Mitchell and Jane Bunn at 6.00pm, Mondays to Fridays
As part of the seven-day-a-week AFL programming slate across Seven and 7plus Sport for 2025 announced last week at the network’s Upfront, Maddern will also join the 7SPORT team in a pivotal role across Seven’s AFL coverage, as well as other sport portfolios and projects.
Maddern said:
“Our sports team is stacked with news breakers who are all terrific sports journos in their own right. The 7NEWS sports department is fired up to bring viewers the very best in 2025.
“I’m thrilled to be offered this opportunity. It brings my years of journalistic experience, broadcasting skills and love of sport all together. To work across 7NEWS and 7SPORTis quite the dream job.
“Sport is the fabric of Melbourne, it’s the unifying thread of the city. Coffee and sport make this town tick and luckily, I’m addicted to both!”
Seven Melbourne Director of News, Chris Salter said:
“There’s no-one more qualified than Rebecca to take on this key role at Seven. It’s the perfect person for the perfect role.”
Seven Network Head of Sport, Chris Jones, said:
“Bec is an incredibly talented broadcaster and will play a key role across many sport portfolios. She’s also a whole heap of fun and a superb teammate both on and off camera.
“We’re thrilled to give Bec a platform across 7SPORTto showcase what she does so well, and to be there to guide viewers through some of the magic sporting moments.”
With over two decades’ experience in television news and sport, the highly respected journalist and presenter has hosted some of Australia’s biggest sporting occasions including the AFL’s Brownlow Medal, the Australian Open and Cricket World Cup.
Maddern will begin her new role in the New Year. In the interim, she will continue to present Seven Melbourne’s afternoon news at 4.00pm, as well as co-anchor weekend editions of Melbourne’s 7NEWS alongside Mike Amor.
7NEWS nightly at 6.00pm on Channel 7 and 7plus
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Big moves for Seven’s Bec Maddern in 2025 as seasoned broadcaster takes on expanded network role
