Tim Bailey

Tim Bailey (19 February 1963) is an Australian journalist, radio and television presenter, sports reporter and weather reporter, best known for his 21 year association with the Ten Network

Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Bailey started his career as a journalist with the newspaper Hobart Mercury, which two generations of his family worked for. Bailey covered industrial Relations and Environmental issues before moving into the sports department, covering cricket, football, golf and the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. He then headed to the Gold Coast, where he wrote for the Gold Coast Bulletin for four years and establishing his own news agency domestically and internationally.

He then entered a media career in radio with the Gold Coast Station Sea FM, later he worked in radio in Sydney as a sportscaster on network [2Day FM]], on program The Morning Crew with co-host Wendy Harmer

In 1990, he started in television as a reporter for Network Ten on Good Morning Australia with Kerri-Anne Kennerley and Mike Gibson

He subsequently made a return to Network Ten, initially taking up a television role on GMA, before becoming a host and presenter on many programs including Totally Wild, The Chilli Factor, The Big Breakfast, Airtime Basketball and the Vodafone Beach Volleyball tour. His sports coverage has included the Commonwealth Games, Melbourne Cup, Bathurst 1000 and Indycar racing.

Bailey remains best known for his long association with Network Ten as weather presenter, since 1996. He currently presents the weather on-location around New South Wales towns for Ten Eyewitness News at Five. Bailey also acts as a cover reporter for the Network.