Tom Steinfort

Tom Steinfort (born 1984)^[1][2] is an Australian television journalist and news presenter.

Tom Steinfort
Born	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation(s)	Journalist, news presenter
Years active	2007−present
Employer	Nine Network
Television	Nine News Melbourne

Steinfort is currently a co-presenter on Nine News Melbourne with Alicia Loxley. He was previously a reporter on 60 Minutes.

Career

Steinfort began at the Nine Network in 2007 as a general news reporter for National Nine News Melbourne. Later on, he became the station's Europe and US correspondent, as well as a reporter on A Current Affair, a co-host on Weekend Today and news presenter on Today before moving to 60 Minutes in 2020.^[3]

In January 2019, Steinfort was appointed as news presenter on Today, however he was replaced at the end of the year after the show underwent dismal ratings.^[4] He was replaced by Tracy Vo, whose own tenure also did not last long due to the COVID-19 pandemic which forced her to return to Western Australia.^[5][6]

In November 2023, it was announced that Steinfort and Alicia Loxley would replace Peter Hitchener to present on weeknights and Hitchener will move to weekends from January 2024.^[7][8]

Personal life

Steinfort is a supporter of the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).^[3][2]