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Tara Rushton is heading for a prime time role.
The glamorous television presenter wife of NRL great Cooper Cronk has landed a fresh gig at Chanel Ten.
The 40-year-old will join 10 News First Sydney as a Sports Presenter from 2025.
Rushton has spent more than a decade hosting sporting events, including the Formula One Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne Cup Carnival, and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
She also held presenting roles on Fox Sports Australia and Fox Sports News.
Rushton will present the latest in sporting news from Monday to Thursday with weekend Sports Presenter, Scott Mackinnon, expanding his role from Friday to Sunday.
Tara Rushton is heading for a prime time role. The glamorous television presenter wife of NRL great Cooper Cronk has landed a fresh gig at Chanel Ten. Both pictured
The mother of two is an accomplished presenter and journalist, previously hosting sports programs in Singapore and the UK.
After spending four years abroad, she moved back to Australia in 2013 and began working as a presenter for Fox Sports.
She announced her departure from Fox Sports in June 2021, before signing with 10 Sports to lead its coverage of Australian soccer.
Rushton has also put in some time on Channel Ten's current affairs series, The Project.
In 2021, she was a breath of fresh air when she appeared as a guest panelist.
She starred alongside series regulars Rachel Corbett, Tommy Little and Hamish Macdonald.
She had joined Channel 10 earlier that year to lead the coverage of Australian soccer.
At the time, it was believed that her appearance on The Project suggested her role at the network may be expanding.
The 40-year-old will join 10 News First Sydney as Sports Presenter from 2025
Rushton has also put in some time on Channel Ten's current affairs series, The Project. In 2021, she was a breath of fresh air when she appeared as a guest panelist
Fans were delighted to see Tara take the helm, with one writing on Instagram: 'Ray of sunshine. Loved it.'
'Tara needs to be on The Project every night,' another added.
Meanwhile, Tara and her husband, who she married in 2017, have lately had some property woes.
The footy power couple were embroiled in a council row with their neighbour over privacy fears sparked by a multimillion-dollar renovation in July.
The former Melbourne Storm and Sydney Roosters star and his Ten Sports presenter wife complained the $3.7million upgrade of the home next door would give their neighbour a direct view of their children's bedrooms.
The proposed works included a new swimming pool, outdoor deck and landscaping - but Cronk and Rushton expressed concern it would expose their children to prying eyes.
And they warned it would also give their children a clear view of the neighbours' home in ritzy Georges Heights, with a breathtaking outlook over Sydney Harbour.
'Privacy is a two-way thing and I'm sure they also will not want our young children staring straight into their living areas from their bedrooms,' Cronk told the council.
The couple, who married in 2017, have two sons, Lennox and Harley
Cronk and Rushton's submission was one of just two made in response to the development application. Their main focus was privacy issues, but there were also secondary concerns about power cuts during the development.
'We note the design of the house orients the doors and windows of the kitchen and dining and living areas on the upper floor to face directly into our property,' Cronk wrote.
'As a result we believe there is a direct privacy issue created between the two properties.
The couple were also concerned the renovations could disrupt their electricity supply with the removal of a power pole to bury the cabling underground instead.
Cronk, 41, retired from the NRL in 2019 after appearing in a record three consecutive grand final games.
He now has commentary roles with Fox Sports, as well as a an advisory role with a wealth management firm.
The pair have two sons, Lennox and Harley, and purchased the architecturally designed home in 2022 for $8.75million.
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