Tim Webster Biography
Tim Webster is a sports broadcaster and television and radio personality from Australia. From 1981 through 2008, he worked as a presenter on Network 10.
How old is Tim Webster? – Age
He is 71 years old as of 15 December 2022. He was born in 1951 in Australia.
Tim Webster Children
Webster is the father of two sons and one daughter.
Tim Webster Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $2 Million.
What happened to 2UE radio? – 2UE Career
Webster began working as a fill-in reporter and sports presenter for radio station 2UE in June 2008. He took over for Steve Price, who had moved into John Laws’ former timeslot. Webster had an afternoon show on Sydney’s 2UE from 1 pm to 4 pm Monday through Friday until joining Macquarie Sports Radio as a weekend host in 2018. Webster takes over mornings on Sydney’s 2CH from Bob Rogers in February 2019. He shifted to breakfast in January 2020.
Tim Webster Network 10
Webster covered significant athletic events for Network 10, including the Melbourne Cup, the Olympic Games, the Commonwealth Games, and the Australasian golf tour. Webster hosted the nightly sports show Sports Tonight from 1993 to 2004.
Tim Webster Cancer
In 2005, Webster was diagnosed with Barrett’s esophagus. As a result of the condition, he got oesophageal cancer and underwent surgery to remove a tumor in his oesophagus.
Tim Webster Good Morning Australia
On the Good Morning Australia breakfast show, Webster was the first newsreader. He and Katrina Lee hosted Eyewitness News in Sydney at the beginning of the 1980s. The couple had a lot of success, most of the time No. 1 during their time slot.
Tim Webster Career
Reuniting with Katrina Lee to co-present Sydney’s Ten Eyewitness News First at Five, Webster launched Australia’s first regular weeknight newscast on January 20, 1992. Webster was bitten in the thigh by a snake that Steve Irwin was handling during a performance at the 2003 Logie Awards.
While continuing to serve as the sports presenter for the Sydney bulletin, Webster joined forces with Charmaine Dragun to become the co-host of Perth’s Ten News at Five in 2005. Webster continued as the sole anchor of the Perth bulletin until May 5, 2008, when he was replaced by Narelda Jacobs ahead of the bulletin’s relocation back to Perth. Dragun died in late 2007. Later that very month, he ventured down as the Sydney announcement’s games moderator on 30 May 2008, resigning from Organization 10 following 27 years.
In mid 2011, Webster introduced sport close by Sandra Contaminate on Sydney’s fleeting Ten Nightly Information. Webster was a fill-in presenter for Ten News at Five and other national bulletins after that bulletin was discontinued on April 4, 2011, and replaced by 6.30 with George Negus (which moved from its original 6:00 pm timeslot).