# Tim Webster > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tim_Webster > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tim_Webster.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Webster > Source revision: 1353924720 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Australian television and radio personality and sports broadcaster}} {{about||the pharmacist|R. Tim Webster|the American football player|Tim Webster (American football)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Use Australian English|date=May 2011}} {{Infobox person |name = Tim Webster |image = |caption = |birth_name = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1951|12|15}} |birth_place = Australia |nationality = |occupation = Television and radio presenter, sports broadcaster |years_active = 1972–present |spouse = |domesticpartner = |notable_works = ''[Sports Tonight](/source/Sports_Tonight_(Australian_TV_program))'' (1993–2004) }} '''Tim Webster''' (born 15 December 1951) is an Australian television and radio personality and sports broadcaster. He held various presenting roles on [Network 10](/source/Network_10) from 1981 until 2008. Webster currently hosts [The Tim Webster Breakfast Show](/source/The_Tim_Webster_Breakfast_Show) on [2SM](/source/2SM). ==Career== === Early career === In 1972, Webster started working for [Bathurst](/source/Bathurst%2C_New_South_Wales) radio station [2BS](/source/2BS_95.1_FM), progressing from a media buyer to a radio announcer. Later, Webster was part of the on-air team at [Triple M Sydney](/source/Triple_M_Sydney).{{Cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130559770|title=I'm Too Pretty for This Sports Program|last=Lloyd|first=Di|date=25 August 1995|work=The Canberra Times|access-date=9 March 2019|page=2}} ===Television=== Webster was the first newsreader on breakfast television show ''[Good Morning Australia](/source/Good_Morning_Australia_(1981_TV_program))''.{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/world-of-pain-axe-looms-over-wake-up-news-at-channel-ten-20140520-zriao.html|title='World of pain': axe looms over Wake Up, news at Channel Ten|last=Lallo|first=Michael|date=20 May 2014|website=[Sydney Morning Herald](/source/Sydney_Morning_Herald)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016041042/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/world-of-pain-axe-looms-over-wake-up-news-at-channel-ten-20140520-zriao.html|archive-date=16 October 2018|url-status=live|access-date=9 March 2019}} In the early 1980s, he presented ''[Eyewitness News](/source/10_News_First)'' in [Sydney](/source/Sydney) alongside [Katrina Lee](/source/Katrina_Lee). The pair enjoyed considerable success, often No. 1 in their timeslot.[https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=vJERAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VugDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5942,6531390&dq=tim-webster+ten+news&hl=en Katrina Lee, TV's busiest woman]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} ''[Sydney Morning Herald](/source/Sydney_Morning_Herald)'' 14 January 1985 On 20 January 1992, Webster launched Australia's first regular weeknight 5:00 pm newscast, reuniting with Katrina Lee to co-present Sydney's ''Ten Eyewitness News First at Five''.{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} Webster covered various major sporting events for [Network 10](/source/Network_10), including the [Melbourne Cup](/source/Melbourne_Cup), [Olympic Games](/source/Olympic_Games), [Commonwealth Games](/source/Commonwealth_Games) and Australasian golf tour. From 1993 to 2004, he was the host of the nightly sports program ''[Sports Tonight](/source/Sports_Tonight_(Australian_TV_program))''.{{Cite news|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127229592/13970447|title=Sports Tonight and Every Night|last=Wallace|first=Mark|date=30 August 1993|work=The Guide|access-date=9 March 2019}} During the [2003 Logie Awards](/source/2003_Logie_Awards), Webster was bitten on a thigh by a snake that [Steve Irwin](/source/Steve_Irwin) was handling during a performance.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/webster-feels-bite-20030513-gdvp0j.html|title=Webster feels bite|date=13 May 2003|website=[The Age](/source/The_Age)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190309052028/https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/webster-feels-bite-20030513-gdvp0j.html|archive-date=9 March 2019|url-status=live|access-date=9 March 2019}} In 2005, Webster became the co-presenter of [Perth](/source/Perth)'s ''[Ten News at Five](/source/10_News_First)'', alongside [Charmaine Dragun](/source/Charmaine_Dragun), while continuing as the sports presenter on the Sydney bulletin. Following Dragun's death in late 2007,{{cite news | last = Box | first = Dan | title = Newsreader found dead | work = [The Australian](/source/The_Australian) | date = 3 November 2007 | url = http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22694565-601,00.html | accessdate = 3 November 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071103141522/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22694565-601,00.html | archive-date = 3 November 2007 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }} Webster continued as the solo anchor of the Perth bulletin until 5 May 2008, after which he was replaced by [Narelda Jacobs](/source/Narelda_Jacobs) ahead of the bulletin's relocation back to Perth.{{Cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2008/02/ten-perth-appoints-news-presenter.html|title=TEN Perth appoints news presenter|last=Knox|first=David|date=27 February 2008|website=TV Tonight|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304111556/https://tvtonight.com.au/2008/02/ten-perth-appoints-news-presenter.html|archive-date=4 March 2019|url-status=live|access-date=4 March 2019}} Later that same month, he stepped down as the Sydney bulletin's sports presenter on 30 May 2008, retiring from Network 10 after 27 years.{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/tim-webster-steps-back/news-story/0d8559183a1a77971f5be7c1fc3ab0ab|title=Tim Webster steps back|date=22 April 2008|website=[Herald Sun](/source/Herald_Sun)|access-date=9 March 2019}} In early 2011, Webster presented sport alongside [Sandra Sully](/source/Sandra_Sully) on Sydney's short-lived ''[Ten Evening News](/source/10_News_First)''. After that bulletin was axed, and replaced by ''[6.30 with George Negus](/source/6.30_with_George_Negus)'' (which moved from its original 6:00 pm timeslot) on 4 April 2011, Webster acted as a fill-in presenter for ''[Ten News at Five](/source/10_News_First)'' and other national bulletins. ===Radio=== In June 2008, Webster joined radio station [2UE](/source/2UE) as fill-in newsreader and sports presenter. He replaced [Steve Price](/source/Steve_Price_(broadcaster)) who moved to [John Laws](/source/John_Laws)' former timeslot. Webster hosted an afternoon program on Sydney's 2UE, 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm Monday to Friday, before joining [Macquarie Sports Radio](/source/Macquarie_Sports_Radio) in 2018 as a weekend host.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsradio.com.au/show/weekend-nights-with-tim-webster/|title=Weekend Nights with Tim Webster|website=[Macquarie Sports Radio](/source/Macquarie_Sports_Radio)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809090941/https://www.sportsradio.com.au/show/weekend-nights-with-tim-webster/|archive-date=9 August 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=9 March 2019}} In February 2019, Webster took over mornings on Sydney's [2CH](/source/2CH) from [Bob Rogers](/source/Bob_Rogers_(DJ)).{{Cite web|url=https://radioinfo.com.au/news/tim-webster-replaces-bob-rogers-and-chris-kearns-goes-live-nights-2ch|title=Tim Webster replaces Bob Rogers and Chris Kearns goes live at nights on 2CH|date=21 January 2019|website=Radioinfo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304122937/https://radioinfo.com.au/news/tim-webster-replaces-bob-rogers-and-chris-kearns-goes-live-nights-2ch|archive-date=4 March 2019|url-status=live|access-date=4 March 2019}} In January 2020, he moved to breakfast.[https://www.radiotoday.com.au/tim-webster-2ch-breakfast/ Tim Webster takes over 2CH breakfast] ''Radio Today'' 9 January 2020 In 2023 Webster joined ABC Radio Sydney as a presenter on the national overnight program.{{Cite web |title=Tim Webster |url=https://www.abc.net.au/radio/people/tim-webster/102267526 |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=ABC |language=en-AU}} In June 2025, Webster took over the 2SM breakfast show from Ron Wilson.{{Cite web |last=Radioinfo |date=30 June 2025 |title=Tim Webster confirmed as 2SM's new breakfast presenter |url=https://radioinfo.com.au/news/tim-webster-confirmed-as-2sms-new-breakfast-presenter/ |website=Radioinfo.com.au}} == Personal life == Webster went to school at [Scots College](/source/Scots_College_(Sydney)) in Sydney.{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/cheat-sheet-what-you-should-know-about-sydneys-top-private-schools-2013-10|title=CHEAT SHEET: What You Should Know About Sydney's Top Private Schools|last=Tay|first=Liz|date=29 October 2013|website=Business Insider Australia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190309052552/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/cheat-sheet-what-you-should-know-about-sydneys-top-private-schools-2013-10|archive-date=9 March 2019|url-status=live|access-date=9 March 2019}} Webster has two sons and a daughter.{{Cite web|url=https://www.domain.com.au/news/lawyer-buys-710000-city-unit-to-set-up-son-5-on-ground-floor-of-property-market-20131028-2wc2p/|title=Lawyer buys $710,000 city unit to set up son, 5, on ground floor of property market|last=Johnstone|first=Toby|date=29 October 2013|website=Domain|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190309055950/https://www.domain.com.au/news/lawyer-buys-710000-city-unit-to-set-up-son-5-on-ground-floor-of-property-market-20131028-2wc2p/|archive-date=9 March 2019|url-status=live|access-date=9 March 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opinion/cancer-doesnt-stop-to-worry-about-age/news-story/02b5defaadc58e0979b2b7737b47f777|title=Cancer doesn't worry about age|last=Webster|first=Tim|date=11 March 2013|website=[Daily Telegraph](/source/Daily_Telegraph_(Sydney))|access-date=4 March 2019}} Webster was diagnosed with [Barrett's esophagus](/source/Barrett's_esophagus) in 2005.{{Cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/presenter-webster-feared-for-his-life/news-story/71b609ace8cf4c0cac014a59fb5f1f73|title=Presenter Webster feared for his life|last=Nauman|first=Zoe|date=22 September 2012|website=The Sunday Telegraph|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304124606/https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/presenter-webster-feared-for-his-life/news-story/71b609ace8cf4c0cac014a59fb5f1f73|archive-date=4 March 2019|url-status=live|access-date=4 March 2019}} He developed [oesophageal cancer](/source/Esophageal_cancer) as a result of the condition and underwent surgery to remove a tumour in his oesophagus.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wyza.com.au/articles/entertainment/tim-webster-life-after-cancer.aspx|title=Tim Webster: Life after cancer|last=Parajo|first=Maria Angela|date=13 June 2017|publisher=WYZA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304125125/https://www.wyza.com.au/articles/entertainment/tim-webster-life-after-cancer.aspx|archive-date=4 March 2019|url-status=live|access-date=4 March 2019}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Webster, Tim}} Category:Australian sports commentators Category:Living people Category:People educated at Scots College (Sydney) Category:Television personalities from Sydney Category:Sky News Australia reporters and presenters Category:1951 births --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tim Webster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Webster) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Webster?action=history)). 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