Megan Barnard
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Megan Barnard | |
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| Born | 4 September 1984[citation needed] |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Sports presenter |
Megan Barnard is a sports presenter for Fox Sports News Australia.[1]
She was previously a sports presenter for Sky News Australia.
Barnard studied at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, completing a Bachelor of Mass Communication, majoring in journalism,[2] before joining NBN Television on the Gold Coast as a sports reporter.
She joined Australia's subscription news channel Sky News Australia in 2007.[citation needed]
Barnard hosts NRL Tonight on Fox Sports News on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights as well as appearing on Fox League's Thursday Night Football presenting NRL news.[citation needed]
In 2020, Barnard was part of Seven Sport hosting the Women's Big Bash League coverage as part of the collaboration between Fox Cricket and the Seven Network due to the COVID-19 pandemic limiting the availability of presenters.[citation needed]
Barnard publicly came out as a lesbian in May 2022, saying “I knew I was gay since age 12.”[3]
References
- ^ "Megan Barnard". Fox Sports. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ Megan Barnard (2009). Fox Sports Australia: Presenters. Retrieved on 18 August 2014.
- ^ "Fox Sports presenter outed as a lesbian by colleague opens up about ordeal". 16 May 2022.
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