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Edward Russell (television presenter)

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Edward Russell
Edward Russell presenting for Fox Sports Asia at the Australian Open
Born (1989-09-07) 7 September 1989 (age 35)
London, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationTelevision presenter

Edward Russell (born 7 September 1989) is an English-Singaporean television presenter, host, and actor. He is a permanent presenter on Fox Sports Asia, anchoring Fox Sports Central Asia, and helming their MotoGP coverage and Friday Night Football.[1] He currently hosts his own daily radio show on Singapore's number one English radio station Class 95 called "Cartunes with Jean Danker & Edward Russell"[2][3]

Early life

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After attending The Perse School in Cambridge, Edward completed his secondary studies at Hale School and then attended The University of Western Australia, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Commerce, and a Post Graduate English Degree with First Class Honours[4]

Career

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Television

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In 2014, Edward made his acting debut in Spouse for House on Mediacorp Channel 5 playing the role of Sam.[5]
In the same year, he also played the role of Josh in Kosmopolitan on Mediacorp Suria.

Edward is best known as a presenter on Fox Sports Asia, where he helms their live coverage of the MotoGP World Championship, alongside pundit Matteo Guerinoni.[6]
He also anchors the channel's flagship show Fox Sports Central Asia,[7] presents Friday Night Football and reports onsite from various sporting events including Formula 1, AFF Championship, Australian Open[8][9] and French Open[10]

He also presents an Asia-wide syndicated travel show[11] and has produced a number of travel pieces in partnership with the Taiwan Tourism Bureau[12][13]

Writing

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Edward is the Men's Fashion and Lifestyle Correspondent for Buro 24/7[14]

Personal life

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Edward has been selected as one of Cleo Magazine's Bachelors of the Year[15] and Nüyou Magazine's Men We Love.

References

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  1. ^ "Fox Sports Team - FOX Sports Asia". Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. ^ https://www.mewatch.sg/show/CLASS-95-Cartunes-with-Jean-Danker-&-Edward-Russell-285456
  3. ^ "Edward Russell Wants to be the Voice That Accompanies You Through the Afternoons".
  4. ^ "Perth model Ed Russell taking Singapore by storm". 14 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Edward Russell". IMDb.
  6. ^ "5 Questions with Matteo Guerinoni - Prestige Online - Society's Luxury Authority".
  7. ^ hermes (1 April 2016). "My Weekend". The Straits Times.
  8. ^ "'I can't walk no more'". 26 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Behind the scenes of the 2018 Australian Open with Edward Russell".
  10. ^ "FOX Sports presenter Edward Russell on his travel souvenir junkie ways".
  11. ^ Dawn (9 September 2015). "Apps I Live By: Model & TV Personality, Edward Russell".
  12. ^ "Taiwan Tourism Bureau Partners with FOX – Gears up for Cycling | Asia-Pacific News".
  13. ^ "Taiwan wants you to come explore on two wheels: Travel Weekly Asia". www.travelweekly-asia.com.
  14. ^ "Edward Russell". www.buro247.sg.
  15. ^ "Media Releases - Singapore Press Holdings". www.sph.com.sg.
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