Rebecca Maddern will turn into Seven Information Melbourne’s Chief Sports activities Presenter in January, following within the footsteps of Tim Watson, who retires in December.

Sunday Herald Solar studies the newly created place will even embody Seven’s AFL protection and different sports activities.

“This function can be a nice match for me. Sport offers you an opportunity to get out of the workplace slightly bit extra, journey, join with sports activities followers, which I really like, so the function could be very interesting throughout the board. I’m actually trying ahead to it,” she stated.

By transferring to a weeknight function in 2025, this sees Karina Carvalho be a part of Mike Amor on the newsdesk over the summer time break. However Seven is but to verify her place in 2025.

With Tim Watson confirming he would retire on December 20, Maddern will current the weeknight sport from January.

“I’ve loved the perfect job on this planet at a community that has been extremely supportive,” Watson advised viewers final week.

“Surrounded by devoted and gifted individuals who work onerous day-after-day to supply the perfect information bulletins, it’s been a privilege and a pleasure to be invited into individuals’s houses to ship the sporting information.”