Alex Cullen (journalist)
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St Ignatius' College, Riverview
Charles Sturt University
Alex Cullen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 November 1980 |
| Education | Coonamble High School St Ignatius' College, Riverview Charles Sturt University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, TV and radio presenter |
| Years active | 2003–2025, 2025–present |
| Employer | Seven Network |
| Spouse | Bonnie Campbell (m. 2017)[citation needed] |
| Children | 3 |
Alex Cullen (born 28 November 1980[citation needed]) is an Australian journalist and television presenter.
Cullen was previously sport presenter of the Nine Network's breakfast program Today.
Cullen was born in Dubbo, New South Wales[citation needed], and grew up on a farm in Coonamble. He attended Coonamble High School, and then Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview,[1] before going on to complete a journalism degree at Charles Sturt University.[2]
Career
In early 2003, Cullen began working as a reporter for Prime News in Wagga Wagga.[2] He then moved to Western Australia becoming a reporter for Golden West News in Kalgoorlie and then Bunbury, where he also became GWN7's sports presenter.[2] He then began working for Seven News in Perth in 2006 as a general reporter, before moving to be on Sunrise in 2007. Six months later, Cullen returned to the screen as a general reporter for Seven News.[2]
Cullen was appointed weekend sports presenter in late 2007, before becoming weeknight sports presenter in January 2009 after Matt White left the position to host Today Tonight.[3]
In addition to working with Seven Network, Cullen has worked for ABC Local Radio, 2BS, B-Rock FM and 2GB.[4]
In April 2010, Cullen was promoted to reporter of Seven's Sunday Night public affairs program, with Tony Squires replacing him as weeknight sport presenter on Seven News Sydney.[5]
In November 2019, it was announced that Cullen would join the Nine Network after the Seven Network axed Sunday Night.[6] It was later announced that Alex would join the Nine Network and would fill in on Today over the summer period.[6]
In December 2019, the Nine Network announced that Cullen would join Today as sport presenter from January 2020 replacing Tony Jones.[7]
In March 2020, Cullen replaced Tracy Vo as news presenter, as Vo returned to Perth due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[citation needed]
In January 2023, Brooke Boney replaced Cullen as news presenter on Today taking on news and entertainment with Alex focusing on sport.[8]
In January 2025, Cullen was stood down from the Nine Network after accepting a $50,000 gift from Adrian Portelli for referring to him as 'McLaren Guy' during a broadcast, Cullen and the network parted ways a week later.[9]
On 19 June 2025, it was announced that Cullen would be joining The Christian O'Connell Show on Gold 104.3 as the show's resident sport guru and Jack Post's replacement.[10]
In July 2025, the Seven Network announced that Cullen would return to the network in a new role within its news division.[11] In September 2025, it was confirmed that Cullen would present 7NEWS with Alex Cullen.[12] The short bulletins air weekdays from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, scheduled between the network’s game show programming.