Emma Freedman

Emma Freedman is an Australian television and radio personality, currently working as a host, presenter and roving reporter across Seven Sport since 2021. Freedman grew up on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne.[1] Freedman formerly co-hosted The Grill Team on Triple M Sydney. Prior to this, she was a weather presenter on Weekend Today and host of Sports Sunday on the Nine Network.

Emma Freedman
Born
Emma Jane Freedman

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation(s)Television and radio presenter
Years active2010−present

Career

Radio and television

In 2010, Freedman joined Weekend Today as a weather presenter, replacing Felicity Whelan, after which she shared hosting duties with Steven Jacobs as a weather presenter for Today. She was a regular contributor to the Nine Network's coverage of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival for many years.[2] Freedman was also a regular sports presenter on the Nine Network's Wide World of Sports and Weekend Today. In December 2014, Freedman was made redundant from the Nine Network due to cost-cutting measures.[3]

In 2015, Freedman competed in and won the fifteenth season of Dancing with the Stars partnered with Aric Yegudkin.[4][5]

In January 2015, Jules Lund and Freedman were announced as hosts of The Scoopla Show which aired on the Hit Network.[6] She was appointed national drive news presenter on Hit Network in September 2015.[7] In February 2016, she re-signed with Southern Cross Austereo to host the Hit 30 and Take 40 Australia across the Hit Network. In October 2016, she moved from the Hit Network to Triple M Sydney to co-host The Grill Team.[8]

In March 2016, Freedman rejoined Nine Network to host the Wide World of Sports.[9] She was appointed host of Sports Sunday in March 2017.

In March 2018, Freedman joined the team of presenters on Foxtel's Fox League channel.[10]

In 2021, she officially joined Seven Sport, hosting the 7mate feed of the morning coverage for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[11] In October 2021, she joined Seven's horse racing coverage hosting Sydney racing.
Freedman has quickly established herself as a major player in the Seven Sport stables, also working on their Winter Olympics, Commonwealth Games and now cricket, AFL Brownlow Medal & Grand Final and V8 Supercars.

Writing

Freedman's ballet-themed coming of age novel, Turning Pointes, was published by HarperCollins in 2016.[12]

Personal life

Freedman is the daughter of five-time Melbourne Cup winning thoroughbred horse trainer Lee Freedman.[13]

References
  1. "Emma's salute to the Peninsula by Andrea Kellett". Mornington Peninsula Magazine. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. "Emma Freedman gets new deal with Channel 9". Herald Sun. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  3. Emma Freedman sacked by Channel Nine shocks the television industry News.com.au 16 December 2014
  4. Brennan, Bella (19 June 2015). "The full cast of Dancing With The Stars has been revealed!". Woman's Day. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  5. "Who will be Dancing with the Stars?". Yahoo TV. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  6. Emma Freedman joins Today's Hit Network Mumbrella 30 January 2015
  7. "Emma Freedman's new Network Role". Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  8. Emma Freedman moves permanently to join The Grill Team as several on-air line-up changes predicted Daily Telegraph 11 October 2016
  9. "Emma Freedman back at Channel Nine 14 months after sacking". News.com.au. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  10. "Emma Freedman joins Fox League team". Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  11. Mediaweek (21 July 2021). "Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Everything to know about the commentators". Mediaweek. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  12. "Turning Pointes". HarperCollins. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  13. "Emma Freedman runs her own race". News.com.au. 3 April 2011. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
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