REBECCA WILSON

Queensland's gift to the nation, Rebecca Wilson has spent the better part of her life playing, watching and talking sport.

After serving a cadetship at the Courier Mail, Rebecca went onto cover the Brisbane Commonwealth Games, the Seoul Olympics and Rugby League, for Channel 10.

In 1992 Rebecca joined ABC Television hosting and reporting on Saturday Afternoon Sports before taking up the position of Super League Media Manager in 1995. She went onto join News Limited as General Manager of their Sydney Olympics Division worked as project manager for the Rugby World Cup. Rebecca also has her own sports column in the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph and Adelaide Advertiser.

An original panellist on The Fat, Rebecca quickly made her mark with her acerbic wit and her willingness to expose ‘gibberers’, as well as a passion and knowledge of all things sporting.

In 2004 Rebecca joined Channel Seven to present, alongside host Tony Squires, a new sports panel program known as “110% Tony Squires” as well as becoming a regular contributor to the popular Sunrise program which continues today.

Rebecca was also part of Triple M’s Dead Set Legends program.

In 2005 Rebecca joined the Foxtel team to work on various projects.

Also in 2005 Rebecca was appointed co-host of VegaFM’s Drive time show with long time friend and co-host from The Fat, Tony Squires. The Tony Squires and Rebecca Wilson Show is broadcast live every weekday from 4-7pm in Sydney and Melbourne.

Rebecca describes herself as an amateur boxer, a very amateur runner and a football mum who spends the weekend watching her young sons play for the Paddo Tigers. She has a shrine to Steve Waugh in her lounge room!