Read the complete write-up of Megan Barnard net worth, age, husband, children, height, family, parents, salary, Tom Morris as well as other information you need to know.
Introduction
Megan Barnard is a sports presenter for Fox Sports News Australia. She was previously a sports presenter for Sky News Australia.
Biography
Name | Megan Barnard |
Net Worth | $1.5 million |
Salary | $250,000+ |
Occupation | Sports presenter |
Age | 37 years |
Height | 1.68m |
Megan Barnard was born on September 8, 1984 (age 37 years) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She was born and raised by Australian parents along with her siblings.
Barnard studied at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, completing a Bachelor of M ass Communication, majoring in journalism, before joining NBN Television on the Gold Coast as a sports reporter.
She joined Australia’s subscription news channel Sky News Australia in 2007. Megan Barnard hosts NRL Tonight on Fox Sports News on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights as well as appearing on Fox League’s Thursday Night Football presenting NRL news.
In 2020, Barnard was part of Seven Sport hosting the Women’s Big Bash League coverage as part of the collaboration between Fox Cricket and the Seven Network due to the COVID-19 pandemic limiting the availability of presenters.
Megan Barnard publicly came out as a lesbian in May 2022, saying “I knew I was gay since age 12.” She stands at an appealing height of 1.68m and has a good body weight which suits his pers onality.
As of mid-2022, Megan Barnard is not married or engaged. She is in a private relationship and has no children from any previous relationships.
Megan Barnard and Tom Morris
In May 2022, Megan Barnard responded to “degrading” comments made about her by former colleague Tom Morris, saying she was overwhelmed by support but that coming out “should never be taken out of someone’s hands”.
Megan Barnard’s personal life was thrust into the public sphere in May 2022 after the leaking of WhatsApp audio that allegedly contained sexist and homophobic slurs.
In May 2022, Fox Sports sacked Tom Morris over the “unacceptable” remarks, which were widely shared on social media. Tom Morris subsequently apologized on Twitter for his behaviour, which he called “disgusting and disgraceful”.
Megan Barnard net worth
How much is Megan Barnard worth? Megan Barnard net worth is estimated at around $1.5 million. Her main source of income is from her career as a television presenter, sports journalist and sportscaster. Barnard’s salary per month with other career earnings is over $200 thousand dollars annually. She is one of the richest and most influential female sports journalists in Australia.