17 Jan Jim Wilson
Jim Wilson is an Australian sports journalist and reporter Jim is currently the Friday Saturday sports presenter on Seven News Sydney as well as the Tuesday Friday sports presenter on the Morning and Afternoon national bulletins He has previously been a sports reporter at Channel Nine Brisbane as well as weeknight sports presenter on Seven News Melbourne Jim made Australian television history in August 2012 when he replaced Tony Squires as sports presenter on Seven News Sydney This was the first time a married couple has anchored an Australian news bulletin as Wilson is married to Seven News presenter Chris Bath In August 2013 Jim was appointed sport presenter on a revamped Seven Afternoon News Since February 2017 he has also presented the sport on the Tuesday to Friday editions of Seven Morning News Jim Wilson was also a reporter for the Seven Network during the 2012 London Olympics appearing on various Seven Network news bulletins and programs This was also the sixth time Jim had covered the Olympics either as a reporter or as a commentator Wilson anchored the panel for Sevens coverage of Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspurs friendly matches against Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC respectively in 2013 and 2015 He is a Western Sydney Wanderers fan and was an official ambassador for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup which was hosted by Australia In March 2016 it was announced that Wilson would lead Sevens sport team and continue to present sport on Seven News on Fridays and Saturdays making way for new recruit Mel McLaughlin Wilson was the lead anchor of Sevens coverage of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup From 2018 Wilson will host Sevens coverage of the Big Bash League and Womens Big Bash League
