Francis Leach
{{Short description|Australian radio announcer, sports editor and journalist}}
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Francis Leach (born 1968) is an Australian radio announcer, sports editor and journalist.
Early life
Leach grew up in commission housing in the Melbourne suburb of Broadmeadows.{{Cite web |title=After the goal rush |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/after-the-goal-rush-20060424-gdneuh.html |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=amp.smh.com.au}} He attended secondary school at Therry College (now part of Penola Catholic College) and St Bernard’s College.{{Cite web |title=Log in or sign up to view |url=https://m.facebook.com/login.php?next=https%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2Fsboca1952%2Fvideos%2Fthe-collegians-of-old-series-2-episode-4-francis-leach-with-thomas-monaghanset-a%2F1010268715662442%2F&refsrc=deprecated&_rdr |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=m.facebook.com |language=en}}
Career
Leach began his career at Triple J in the early 1990s hosting the Three Hours of Power show, the weekly late night heavy metal show. Later on he transferred to Creatures of the Spotlight, the Sunday night arts show. In 2000 he made the switch to The Morning Show, Triple J's daily three-hour talkback and current affairs show. He remained in the role until 2002. During the later part of his Triple J career, he also hosted a Saturday morning sports show at fellow ABC Melbourne station 774 ABC. In 2003 he hosted an arts and music program on Radio National.Nguyen, Kenneth: [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/01/28/1075088078170.html The loves of Leach], The Age, 29 January 2004.[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/12/12/1039656162108.html Why Leach is getting serious all over] (12 December 2002)
In 2004 he joined the commercial station SEN 1116 in Melbourne to host afternoons however he left the station in June 2005 to join DMG Radio Australia's new station Vega FM in both Sydney and Melbourne.Javes, Sue: [http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/the-voice-of-boom/2005/08/01/1122748570800.html The voice of boom], The Sydney Morning Herald, 2 August 2005. At one stage Leach and his wife Lynne Haultain, a radio announcer at 774 ABC, hosted shows that were broadcast during the same time slot.
He signed to return to SEN at the end of February 2007 to host the drive program The Run Home alongside former AFL footballer, David Schwarz.Santi, Chalpat: [http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/sport-fm-program-pulled-off-air-after-advertising-breach-20090921-fyfr.html Sport FM program pulled off air after advertising breach] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926051104/http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/sport-fm-program-pulled-off-air-after-advertising-breach-20090921-fyfr.html |date=26 September 2009 }}, WAtoday, 22 September 2009. Leach was also host of SEN 1116's coverage of the A League.
In 2012, Leach returned to ABC Radio and joined the ABC Radio Grandstand team, hosting a breakfast show on digital radio.{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/leach-jumps-back-to-abc-radio/story-e6frg996-1226163712597 |title=Leach jumps back to ABC Radio|first=Michael|last=Bodey|work=The Australian |date=11 October 2011}}{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/auntys-joys-of-summer-20120111-1ptyx.html |title=Aunty's joys of summer|first=Daniel |last=Ziffer|date=12 January 2012|work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}
He is a regular panellist on ABC-TV's Sunday morning sports talk show, Offsiders.
In 2016, Leach joined David Schwarz as co-host of the SEN "Breakfast" show.
In 2018, he was appointed as sports editor at The New Daily.{{Cite news|url=http://www.bandt.com.au/media/francis-leach-joins-new-daily-sports-editor|title=Francis Leach Joins The New Daily As Sports Editor – B&T|date=2018-10-23|work=B&T|access-date=2018-10-24|language=en-US}}
See also
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Category:People educated at St. Bernard's College, Melbourne