James Bracey Biography
James Bracey is a television sports presenter from Australia. He presently hosts the sport on Nine News Sydney from Sunday to Thursday, succeeding Cameron Williams, who abruptly quit the network in March 2022 before being selected as Williams’ permanent replacement in May 2022.
How old is James Bracey? – Age
He is 38 years old as of 17 September 2022. He was born in 1984 in Newcastle, Australia.
James Bracey Family
David, his father, was born in Castlecrag. He used to take the bus to Bears games at Bear Park every weekend since he was a kid. “5 cents on the bus, 5 cents to get in, 5 cents for an ice cream on the hill, 5 cents to get home,” he often tells him.
Is James Bracey married? – Wife
James, who was born on the Central Coast, currently lives on Sydney’s Northern Beaches with his wife Margot and their daughter Matilda.
James Bracey Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $5 Million.
James Bracey Career
After graduating from the University of Newcastle in 2005, Bracey began working as a sports reporter and presenter at Sky News Australia, where he began his career in television. He was the host of SportsNight with James Bracey on the network from January 2013 until December 2016.
He then joined the Nine Network, where he now anchors a lot of its sports coverage, including the Presidents Cup, the Australian Open, and the National Rugby League. Additionally, Bracey has hosted 100% Footy and Sports Sunday. He also took over as host of The Footy Show in 2018 when Erin Molan was on maternity leave.
In addition to the news that Bracey would be taking over as sports presenter on Nine News from Cameron Williams, it was also announced that he would be quitting his position as host of Sports Sunday to make room for new host Roz Kelly, who was also named as the sports presenter for the editions of Nine News that air on Friday and Saturday.
James Bracey Accusation
Bracey was accused of making an indecent gesture toward Jim Wilson while working at Sky News Australia when it looked he was mimicking oral sex when a studio photo of him was unintentionally aired on air when Wilson was talking during a live cross on Sportsline. Sky News head of news and programming Ian Ferguson claimed he wanted to “correct misinformation” that had spread on social media in the aftermath of the incident and confirmed Bracey was coughing. Wilson, guest Jimmy Smith, and sports editor Paul Gregg all corroborated that when Bracey unexpectedly emerged on screen, he was coughing excessively and was not making a disrespectful gesture toward Wilson.