Max Futcher

{{Short description|Australian television presenter and journalist}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Use Australian English|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox journalist

| name = Max Futcher

| television = {{unbulleted list|

• Brisbane edition of Seven News
• WIN News

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| awards = United Nations Peace Media Award

| children = 2

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Max Futcher is an Australian television presenter and journalist.

He currently co-anchors the Brisbane edition of Seven News with each weeknight after being chosen to replace Bill McDonald in March 2018.Moore, Tony (11 March 2018) [https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/max-futcher-steps-into-bill-mcdonald-s-shoes-at-seven-news-20180311-p4z3tw.html Max Futcher steps into Bill McDonald's shoes at Seven News], Brisbane Times, Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2 September 2018. Prior to joining Seven in 2014, Futcher had worked as a 10 News First reporter and relief newsreader for Network Ten, and as a WIN News reporter for WIN Television.[https://www.youtube.com/user/ten/search?query=Max+Futcher Max Futcher's Ten News reports], Network Ten, Accessed via YouTube 2 September 2018.Futcher, Max (29 August 2000) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxAikkiVXgk Bruce Highway closed due to Caboolture bushfire], WIN News, WIN Television. Accessed via YouTube 2 September 2018.

In 2006, Futcher won the United Nations Peace Media Award for his reporting in East Timor, and in 2016, won a Queensland Clarion Award (with camera operator Mark Michalek) for best television news report for their coverage of the Bali Nine executions.[https://au.news.yahoo.com/max-futcher-7-news-brisbane-39583233.html Seven News Brisbane: Max Futcher], Yahoo7 website. Accessed 2 September 2018.Knox, David (31 August 2015) [https://tvtonight.com.au/2015/08/clarion-awards-winners.html Clarion Awards: winners], TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 September 2018.

Futcher is married with two children.Symonds, Kristy (11 March 2018) [https://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/confidential/veteran-journalist-max-futcher-is-the-man-for-seven-anchor-role/news-story/f1343a4dc29280db044283f183edb817 Veteran journalist Max Futcher is the man for Seven anchor role], The Courier-Mail, News Corp Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2018.