Mark Ferguson (television presenter)
| Mark Ferguson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 February 1965 Tamworth, New South Wales |
| Occupation | Seven News presenter |
| Spouse(s) | Jayne |
| Children | Jack, Ted & Paddy |
Mark Ferguson (born 21 February 1965) is a news presenter.
Ferguson is currently weeknight presenter for Seven News in Sydney.
He was previously a senior news presenter with Nine News Sydney, presenting the weeknight news bulletin.
After working with regional stations in New South Wales and Queensland, Ferguson joined the Seven Network in 1989 and reported for a number of Seven News programs, including 11AM and Hinch.
He moved to Sydney in 1991, before moving to the Nine Network in 1992. At Nine he became London correspondent and reported from the UK on a number of major stories including the death of Princess Diana.
In 1997 he returned to Sydney as a reporter and in 2001 became a presenter, initially on the National Nine Early News at 6 am, and later the National Nine Morning News at 11 am.
During this time he was also a back-up presenter for the main 6 pm news, meaning he was presenting the news during the time of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami disaster in south-east Asia. His efforts during this coverage, which drew high ratings for Nine, saw him appointed to the main job on a permanent basis, replacing Jim Waley. However, due to dwindling ratings at the Nine Network, Ferguson was replaced by Peter Overton in January 2009 and demoted back to his former weekend presenting role.
In July 2009, it was revealed that Ferguson would move to Seven News from October. Ferguson, who had been with Nine for 17 years, was removed immediately from the weekend bulletin, and was replaced by Georgie Gardner. He continued to present the news on This Afternoon, and then on Nine Afternoon News until September 2009.
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