Tara Rushton
Tara Rushton | |
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.jpg) Cooper Cronk and Tara Rushton 2016 TV Week Logie Awards | |
| Born | 2 July 1984 Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Occupation | Sport presenter |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Employer | Fox Sports |
| Known for | Kick Off and Sunday Shootout |
| Spouse | |
Tara Rushton (born 2 July 1984) is an Australian sports presenter and journalist. Rushton currently presents the association football series Kick Off and Sunday Shootout on Fox Sports Australia as well as appearing on Fox Sports News.[1]
Early life
Born in Perth, Rushton grew up on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, before moving to Sydney where she attended school at Oakhill College. She then completed a Diploma in Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts at Macleay College[2], majoring in Media and Communications. She moved to London at the age of 18.[3]
Career
In 2010, Rushton moved to Singapore and took on a television presenting role on Singtel TV's Mio Stadium channel. She hosted the English Premier League-focused Tiger Goals on Sunday series.[3]
In 2013, Rushton moved home to Australia and replaced the departing Mel McLaughlin on Fox Sports.[4] As well as presenting match broadcasts of the A-League, English Premier League and Socceroos matches, she also began presenting the network's weekly A-League wrap show, Sunday Shootout, alongside, as of 2016, Mark Bosnich, John Kosmina and Ned Zelic.[1] When not hosting from the studio, she is also often used as a sideline reporter in matches that Fox Sports presents.
In 2015, Rushton was nominated for an ASTRA award, for Most Outstanding Female Presenter.[5]
According to The Daily Telegraph Rushton is set to co-anchor a UFC Tonight style show for Fox Sports on Australian pay television network Foxtel[6] called UFC Fight Week that premiered on Thursday, 16 April 2015[7][8]
Personal life
Rushton is mixed-race, being half-Anglo-Celtic Australian (through her father) and half-Burmese (through her mother). She is an avid Arsenal F.C. fan, having previously lived in Islington in North London, near Arsenal's home ground.[3] Her favourite player is Thierry Henry.[3] She has also played local football herself, for Lindfield F.C. on Sydney's North Shore. As of January 2016, she is in a relationship with National Rugby League player Cooper Cronk.[9] They married on December 14, 2017.[10]
References
- ^ a b http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/meet-tara-rushton-the-fox-sports-football-teams-new-international-recruit/story-e6frf4gl-1226700076767
- ^ Smith, Kira. "Meet Tara Rushton". www.macleay.edu.au. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d "10 questions with TV's sexiest football babe Tara Rushton". sg.sports.yahoo.com. 5 December 2012.
- ^ Harris, Amy (19 August 2013) Tara Rushton named the new face of football at Fox Sports, replacing Mel McLaughlin, The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
- ^ "Wentworth and Devil's Playground dominate nominations for 2015 ASTRA Awards". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/boxing-mma/ultimate-fighting-column-ufc-fighters-set-to-get-nrl-treatment-in-2015-with-new-tv-show/story-fni2fnkz-1227289649084
- ^ https://www.foxtel.com.au/got/whats-on/foxtel-insider/fox-sports/ufc-fight-week.html
- ^ http://www.fightnewsaustralia.com/fox-sports-australia-launches-dedicated-weekly-ufc-show/
- ^ Phelps, James (2 January 2016) Cooper Cronk could quit final year of Storm contract to be closer to new flame Tara Rushton, The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
- ^ http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/relationships/marriage/nrl-star-cooper-cronk-marries-fox-sports-presenter-tara-rushton-at-jonahs-in-whale-beach/news-story/44a1716b686a78b940bfbfb235712d11