Alex Cullen (journalist)
Alex Cullen (born 28 November 1980 Coonamble) is an Australian journalist. Cullen is currently the news and sports presenter of Nine Network's breakfast program "Today". Career. In early 2003, Cullen began working as a reporter for Prime News in Wagga Wagga. He then moved to Western Australia becoming a reporter for Golden West News in Kalgoorlie and then Bunbury where he also became GWN7's sports presenter. He then began working for "Seven News" in Perth in 2006, before moving to be a sports producer on "Sunrise" in 2007. Six months later, Cullen returned to the  screen as a general reporter for "Seven News" in Sydney. Cullen was appointed weekend sports presenter in late 2007, before becoming weeknight sports presenter in January 2009 after Matt White left the position to host "Today Tonight". In addition to working with Seven Network, Cullen has worked for ABC Local Radio, 2BS, B-Rock FM and 2GB. In April 2010, Cullen was promoted to reporter of Seven's "Sunday Night" public affairs program, with Tony Squires replacing him as weeknight sport presenter on "Seven News Sydney". In November 2019, it was announced that Cullen would join the Nine Network  after the Seven Network axed "Sunday Night." It was later announced that Alex would join the Nine Network and would fill in on "Today" over the summer period. In December 2019, the Nine Network announced that Cullen would join "Today" as sport presenter from January 2020 replacing Tony Jones. In March 2020, Cullen replaced Tracy Vo as news presenter, as Vo returned to Perth due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Early life. Cullen was born in Dubbo, NSW and grew up on a farm near Coonamble and attended Coonamble High School. He then attended St. Ignatius' College in Riverview and went  on to complete a Bachelor of Communications - Journalism degree at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst. Personal life. In April 2017, Cullen married Bonnie Campbell at a property in Wallalong, Hunter Valley. In January 2019, Cullen's wife gave birth to twin girls. In February 2021, Cullen announced that wife Bonnie is expecting their third child in August. They had a son born on 16 August. Cullen is openly a republican, supporting Australia replacing its Constitutional Monarchy for a Republican alternative.