1. Hamish Angus McLachlan was born on 28 August 1975 and is an Australian sports broadcaster with Seven Sport.
26 Facts About Hamish McLachlan
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Since joining Seven Sport in 2008, McLachlan has covered multiple events including the Australian Football League, the Australian Open, the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games.
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Hamish McLachlan hosted AFL Game Day and co-hosted Australian Spartan.
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Hank Hamish McLachlan began working in sports management in 1998, with Elite Sports Properties.
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In 2004, Hamish McLachlan became a director of the Australian Football Hall of Fame and Sensation exhibition in Melbourne.
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Hamish McLachlan had previously co-founded Spyglass Management, which was awarded the licence to operate the Hall of Fame.
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In January 2008, Hamish McLachlan joined Seven Sport to cover the Australian tennis season, most notably the Australian Open.
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Hamish McLachlan's roles included conducting live interviews and filming pieces with players on the courts.
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In 2011, Hamish McLachlan became a host presenting the afternoon sessions, and in 2013 he took over from Johanna Griggs as anchor of the prime time sessions, a role he held until 2018.
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In March 2008, Hamish McLachlan started hosting sports program AFL Game Day, an Australian Rules Football review panel television show on Sunday mornings.
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Hamish McLachlan took up a role at Triple M radio as a match-day commentator, calling Saturday-night and Sunday-afternoon AFL matches.
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Hamish McLachlan co-hosted the 2009 and 2011 Brownlow Medal 'Blue Carpet' ceremonies with Seven News presenter, Rebecca Maddern, and fellow Seven Sport presenter, Rachel Finch, respectively.
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Outside of Australian rules football and horse racing, Hamish McLachlan has been involved in calling polo matches.
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Hamish McLachlan owns Ten Goals, a small media and production unit specialising in "sports broadcasting, commentary, hosting and multimedia presentations".
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In 2012, Hamish McLachlan became part of the Seven Network's AFL team, initially as co-commentator of Saturday afternoon matches with Basil Zempilas.
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Hamish McLachlan went on to host the network's Friday night telecasts, with pre-game and post-game analysis alongside expert commentators.
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In 2021, Hamish McLachlan moved to co-commentating Saturday night matches alongside Luke Darcy, and Thursday night matches with Jason Bennett from 2022.
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In January 2016, Hamish McLachlan created controversy and received criticism following an on-air incident when he was pushed away by fill-in weather presenter and Miss Universe Australia, Monika Radulovic, after he hugged her during a live cross to the Magic Millions horse racing event.
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Hamish McLachlan later apologised to Radulovic and viewers on air.
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Later in 2016, Hamish McLachlan joined the Seven Network's Olympics coverage team as a host at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Hamish McLachlan went on to host coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics, the 2018 Commonwealth Games, the 2022 Winter Olympics and the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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Hamish McLachlan has written for the Herald Sun newspaper in Melbourne.
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Hamish McLachlan was originally from North Adelaide, South Australia, and attended St Peter's College and the University of Adelaide, where he graduated with a degree in commerce.
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Hamish McLachlan is married to Sophie and has three children, Milla, Indi and Lexi.
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In 2016, Hamish McLachlan was hospitalised after being trampled by a horse.
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Hamish McLachlan suffered 25 broken ribs and a collapsed lung.