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Ben filled in for Stuart Bocking on 2UE Nights in the 2008/09 summer period. Fordham also filled in for [[Ray Hadley]] on 2GB in the 2009/10 summer period. |
Ben filled in for Stuart Bocking on 2UE Nights in the 2008/09 summer period. Fordham also filled in for [[Ray Hadley]] on 2GB in the 2009/10 summer period. |
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On 26 February 2009 Fordham was charged with concealing a serious crime and breaching the Listening Devices Act.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,28383,25110828-10229,00.html |title= Channel Nine charged over report |accessdate= 2009-02-26 |date=2009-02-26 |publisher= news.com.au }}</ref> The [[Nine Network]] and ''[[A Current Affair]]'''s producer Andrew Byrne were also charged. |
On 26 February 2009 Fordham was charged with concealing a serious crime and breaching the Listening Devices Act.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,28383,25110828-10229,00.html |title= Channel Nine charged over report |accessdate= 2009-02-26 |date=2009-02-26 |publisher= news.com.au }}</ref> The [[Nine Network]] and ''[[A Current Affair]]'''s producer Andrew Byrne were also charged. The charges were later dropped. |
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Fordham is engaged to ''[[Seven News]]'' politics reporter Jodie Speers. |
Fordham is engaged to ''[[Seven News]]'' politics reporter Jodie Speers. |
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Ben Fordham is an Australian journalist and radio host. He is managed by The Fordham Company run by his father John.[1]
Fordham began his career on Sydney's 2UE radio station, for which he won a Walkley Award[2] for his coverage of the 1997 Thredbo landslide. In 1998, Fordham moved to television and joined Sky News Australia as a reporter and presenter.
After less than a year at Sky News Australia, Fordham joined the Nine Network, working on tabloid current affair programs such as 60 Minutes, A Current Affair, Nine News and Today.
Ben filled in for Stuart Bocking on 2UE Nights in the 2008/09 summer period. Fordham also filled in for Ray Hadley on 2GB in the 2009/10 summer period.
On 26 February 2009 Fordham was charged with concealing a serious crime and breaching the Listening Devices Act.[3] The Nine Network and A Current Affair's producer Andrew Byrne were also charged. The charges were later dropped.
Fordham is engaged to Seven News politics reporter Jodie Speers.
In 2010, Ben joined Nine News and Today as a reporter, he also covered the 2010 Australian Federal Election.
Fordham has also been a fill in presenter for Cameron Williams on Weekend Today.
In January 2011, Fordham replaced Jason Morrison on 2GB presenting 'Sydney Live' and he also joined Today as sport presenter replacing Cameron Williams.
References
- ^ "Media Watch - Fordham follies". ABC. 2004-06-21. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ^ "Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (Australia) - records of the W.G. Walkley Awards, 1956 - 1999". State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ^ "Channel Nine charged over report". news.com.au. 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-02-26.