Sam McClure

Sam McClure (born 7 July 1991) is an Australian sports journalist who works for the Nine Network, The Age, 3AW and Crocmedia.

Sam McClure
Born (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991
EducationBachelor of Media and Communications, University of Melbourne
OccupationSports journalist
EmployerNine Network, The Age, 3AW and Crocmedia

Career

McClure began his media career at 3AW as a broadcasting assistant in 2011, before moving into the role of a news reporter at the station and presenting a regular sports news segment alongside Gerard Healy on the program Sports Today.[1] He later became a sports writer for The Age newspaper in Melbourne. At the 2015 AFL Media Association awards, McClure won the Clinton Grybas rising star award.[2]

In 2017, McClure moved radio networks and became a reporter on 1116 SEN breakfast program Garry, Tim and Hamish, where he works alongside Garry Lyon, Tim Watson, and Hamish McLachlan.[3]

McClure became a regular football reporter on the Seven Network, featuring on Saturday afternoon prematch program The Kick, and presenting Footy Central, a Friday and Saturday post match report. He also appears alongside Tim Watson, Wayne Carey, and Luke Darcy on Talking Footy.[4]

Personal life

McClure studied a Bachelor of Media and Communications at the University of Melbourne.[1] He is the son of late sports journalist Geoff McClure, also a reporter for The Age.[3] Like his father, McClure is a Carlton Football Club supporter.[5]

References
  1. "5 minutes with: 1116 SEN's Sam McClure - ANNEFED.com". ANNEFED.com. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  2. "Sam McClure". The Canberra Times. 7 September 2017.
  3. "SEN 1116's Sam McClure on radio, scoops, sport - Radio Today". Radio Today. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  4. Knox, David (21 March 2017). "AFL 2017 on Seven". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  5. "Sam McClure didn't always want to be a journo | radioinfo.com.au". www.radioinfo.com.au. Retrieved 7 September 2017.


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