Erin Molan

Erin Molan (born 24 August 1983)[2][3] is an Australian television sports presenter.

Not to be confused with Erin Moran.

Erin Molan
Born (1983-08-24) 24 August 1983
Canberra, ACT, Australia[1]
Occupation(s)Television presenter, radio presenter, columnist
Years active2008−present
EmployerSky News Australia
Known for
PartnerSean Ogilvy (2017–2021)
Children1
Parents

She is currently a Primetime Contributor on Sky News Australia, radio presenter on 2Day FM and columnist on The Daily Telegraph.[4]

Molan previously worked with the Nine Network where she was part of Nine's Wide World of Sports for their NRL coverage and from 2019 their tennis coverage, where she hosted the secondary broadcast for channel 9Gem of the Australian Open. Molan was also Friday and Saturday sports presenter on Nine News Sydney and the host of The Sunday Footy Show and former host of The NRL Footy Show.

Early life

Molan was born in Canberra[1] and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia. She attended 16 different schools due to her parents moving regularly in support of her father's career in the Australian Army.[5]

Molan is the daughter of Major General Jim Molan, a former Australian Army officer who gained notoriety as deputy chief of staff for operations of the Multinational Force in Iraq during the Iraq War[6] and replaced Arthur Sinodinos as a Liberal Senator for New South Wales in 2019.[7][8]

Career
Molan in 2013.

Molan's first job in media was in Canberra in community television. She then gained a job for WIN Television as a reporter and presenter and moved to Sydney in 2010 to work for the Nine Network.[1]

In 2012, she joined The NRL Footy Show on a regular basis, appearing mainly on the "League of their Own" segment as well as being their roving reporter.

In 2014, she has become a permanent co-host of the program working alongside Paul Vautin, Darryl Brohman, Beau Ryan, and former test cricketer Michael Slater. Molan has also appeared on The Sunday Footy Show as a regular since 2012, mainly doing the "Around the Grounds" segment reporting.[5]

In 2016, Molan was appointed host of The NRL Rookie, which aired on 9Go!.

Molan has previously been a fill in sport presenter on Nine News and Today. From December 2016, she was made permanent Friday and Saturday sport presenter on Nine News Sydney replacing Yvonne Sampson who moved to Fox Sports.

It was announced on 3 October 2018 that, after 24 years, The NRL Footy Show would be axed following the worst slide in ratings in the shows history.[9]

In December 2021, Molan resigned from the Nine Network to join Sky News Australia as a Primetime Contributor.[4]

Controversies

Molan hosted Nine's Wide World of Sports' coverage of the 2017 Fast5 Netball World Series. In May 2017, in the aftermath of domestic violence charges against Parramatta player Semi Radradra being dropped, Molan was publicly slammed by a small number of fans and by sections of the media for supposedly painting Radradra as being guilty and not giving the player the presumption of innocence when the allegations were first aired. Molan was asked by fans and the media to make a public apology to Radradra but no apology was forthcoming; Molan had publicly stated that Radradra deserved the presumption of innocence, and rather than being specific about his case, her comments were about what the NRL's stance ought to be in the event of domestic violence being found proven against any player, regardless of calibre.[10]

From 2018, she became the sole host of The NRL Footy Show as well as hosting The Sunday Footy Show. In August 2018, Molan and The Sunday Footy Show issued former NRL player Dave Taylor with an apology after being accused of fat shaming the player during a video segment.[11]

In June 2020, Molan was criticised for mocking the name of Tongan Rugby League player Haumole Olakau'atu on the 2GB radio program The Continuous Call. Molan alleges that her nonsensical imitation of Olakau'atu's name was in reference to a previous discussion between the radio hosts where they grappled with how to correctly pronounce Pacific Islander names. Molan left the program at the end of the 2020 season.[12] In March 2023, Molan settled a legal case against Daily Mail Australia which she claimed had defamed her by publishing reports about this matter.[13] The case was resolved in mediation.[14]

Personal life

In April 2017, Molan announced on The NRL Footy Show that she was engaged to partner Sean Ogilvy.[15]

In December 2017, Molan announced on Nine News Sydney that she was expecting her first child.[16] In 2018, Molan gave birth to a baby girl.[17]

She is a supporter of Liverpool F.C.[18]

In September 2021, she announced she had split from her fiancé Sean Ogilvy.[19]

See also

References
  1. "Canberra-born sports journalist Erin Molan finds her voice on The Footy Show". The Canberra Times. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  2. Erin Molan (2020). "Erin Molan's surprisingly 'perfect' birthday". Nine Digital. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. "NRL Rookie on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022.
  4. Rolfe, Brooke (17 December 2021). "Erin Molan quits Nine for rival network". news.com.au. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. "Erin Molan". DefenceCare. RSL NSW. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  6. Doran, Chris; Anderson, Tim (1 October 2011). "Iraq and the case for Australian war crimes trials". Crime, Law and Social Change. 56 (3): 283–299. doi:10.1007/s10611-011-9314-5. ISSN 1573-0751. S2CID 143057323.
  7. Doherty, Megan (9 March 2013). "A heart for Canberra and the Raiders". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  8. "Jim Molan to return to the Senate". ABC News. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  9. "Erin Molan's rising star burns out". 2 October 2018.
  10. "Angry fans' fresh attack on Molan". News.com.au. 3 May 2017.
  11. "NRL Footy Show and Erin Molan forced to apologise for fat-shaming Dave Taylor". 14 August 2021.
  12. "Molan denies mocking Pacific Islander names in bizarre live radio slip-up". Fox Sports. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  13. Erin Molan to receive no damages as Daily Mail defamation case settles, Sydney Morning Herald, 30 March 2023
  14. "Erin Molan and Daily Mail defamation case settled with no damages". 30 March 2023.
  15. "Nine's Erin Molan and policeman Sean Ogilvy engaged". SMH. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  16. "Erin Molan expecting child with fiancé Sean Ogilvy". 9news.com.au. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  17. Rota, Genevieve (6 June 2018). "The Footy Show's Erin Molan welcomes first child the same day as Origin game 1". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  18. "Australia Introduces the World's Toughest Trolling Laws | Good Morning Britain - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  19. "Erin Molan reveals the sad reality of her relationship breakdown". news.com.au. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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