Sam Mac

Sam Mac is a smart and versatile media presenter who’s happiest when he’s entertaining an audience, whether he’s on screen, behind a microphone, out in a field or on a stage at a corporate or community event. Indeed, as the much loved weather presenter for Channel Seven’s Sunrise he has surprised and made people laugh by performing aerial acrobatics in a vintage Tiger Moth plane, bungee jumping, and re-releasing a rap version of Nikki Webster’s Strawberry Kisses.

Sam’s unique style resonates with audiences of all age groups and from all walks of life.

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Sam Mac has carved out an enviable reputation as a television and radio personality. The weather presenter for Sunrise on Channel 7 since 2016, he is also the narrator of Seven’s successful dating show First Dates, and was host of the prime-time comedy panel show Best Bits!

A sports enthusiast, Sam was a regular on Googly Box, the digital series, during the 2015/2016 summer cricket season and has been one half of Comedy Football Team The B-League.

In 2015 Sam hosted the online series Fall out Zone which was the TenPlay spin off live stream of I’m a Celeb Get Me Out of Here. In 2014, he co-hosted The Thursday Night Sports Show on Channel One with Mel McLaughlin. He has also been a regular guest on Network Ten’s The Project and he injected his own flavour to the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games coverage for Network Ten. Sam was previously a field reporter on Ten’s brekkie show Wake Up covering news and entertainment and putting his own signature twist on interviews.

Originally from Adelaide, Sam got his big break in radio when he won the SAFM Who Wants to Be a Co-Host on Air competition. This led to Sam hosting his own late night show on SAFM. From there he joined Triple M’s Wil and Lehmo show as their writer, panel operator and on-air segment host. Sam has also hosted Austereo’s National Hot 30 Countdown.

For three years Sam was in Perth on Austereo’s Em & Sam Mac Show & Lisa, Baz and Sam. He moved to Sydney in 2013 and is heard regularly on Triple M and Nova.

As the roving weather presenter on Sunrise, Sam is based in Sydney but spends a lot of time on the road.

Sam is an ambassador for Sydney Dogs and Cats Home and a passionate supporter of Beyond Blue.