Mark Howard (journalist)

Mark Howard is an Australian television presenter and journalist with Fox Sports after hosting, presenting and reporting at various events on Ten Sport for over a decade.

Howard joined Network Ten in 2005, employed for the network's award-winning V8 Supercar coverage for two years. Later in 2006 (when the network realised that it was soon to lose the rights), his role was expanded to include sport reports on Ten News At Five and at the same time became travel and lifestyle presenter for 9am with David and Kim during 2007 and 2008.

In 2008, Howard joined Network Ten's AFL team as a boundary rider; during this time he covered the 100th goal in a season by Hawthorn's Lance Franklin and co-hosted the 2008 Brownlow Medal "Red Carpet" for the network.

In 2009 he became the main correspondent for multi-channel (sports channel) One. This major role finished at the end of the 2011 AFL season when the network lost the rights to Aussie rules football. He co-hosted The Game Plan with Scott Cummings and Wayne Carey.[1] He was a part of the Network Ten commentary team for the 2009 and 2011 AFL Grand Final with latter being awarded the 2012 Logie Award for the Most Popular Sports Program.[2]

Howard is currently a commentator for the Fox Cricket’s commentating Test, One-Day Twenty20 International matches as well the Big Bash League coverage over summer.

Howard is also a AFL commentator at Fox Footy commentating mainly on Saturdays and on Friday’s and Sunday’s Triple M. He currently hosts his own podcast known as the Howie Games where he interviews all manner of guests across the Australian and international sporting landscapes. It has been a very popular series with the no nonsense questions from Howard's two children, known by their nicknames as the Pickle and the Big Penguin, being instrumental in the shows success.

In the past, he co-hosted of the Network Ten's MotoGP coverage, including at Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island. He was also a roving reporter for the network's Australian Grand Prix coverage and motorsport program RPM. Occasionally he was a pit reporter at the network's coverage of the Bathurst 1000.