Former 7News presenter Jacqui Felgate lands plum AFL radio presenter gig

Jacqui Felgate is set to expand her career by joining the 3AW AFL Broadcast Team and provide pre-game coverage for Friday night footy matches.

The former 7News presenter, 40, revealed on Sunday she was thrilled to score the coveted gig and couldn’t wait to join her co-presenters on the field.

‘It is a pinch me moment. As someone who grew up in Melbourne and loves footy, to be part of this is really wonderful and special,’ she told the Herald Sun. 

Felgate will be working alongside AFL veterans Anthony Hudson, Matthew Lloyd and Leigh Matthews and her role will be to create engaging banter in between the match commentary.

‘I am just here to drive a conversation. I have always done that in whatever job I have had,’ she told the publication. 

Jacqui Felgate (pictured) is set to expand her career by joining the 3AW AFL Broadcast Team and provide pre-game coverage for Friday night footy matches

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The former 7News presenter, 40, revealed on Sunday she was thrilled to score the coveted gig and couldn’t wait to join her co-presenters on the field

‘I’m not there to call a game. I am there to drive a conversation and that is what I love to do,’ she added.

It comes after Jacqui, who joined 3AW Breakfast last year, teamed up with former AFL champion Jimmy Bartel to temporarily replace hosts Ross Stevenson and Russel Howcroft for two weeks from December 12 through to Christmas.

Felgate and Bartel initially worked together as hosts during the September radio ratings break, during the AFL Grand Final week.

Speaking with the Herald Sun, Felgate praised her fill-in co-host as well as Stevenson and Howcroft.

‘It is a pinch me moment. As someone who grew up in Melbourne and loves footy, to be able to be part of this is really wonderful and special,’ she told the Herald Sun 

Felgate’s role will be to create engaging banter in between the match commentary 

‘Jimmy is great fun, it was awesome to work with him. Ross and Russ, it’s such an iconic radio show, it’s lovely,’ she said.

‘I just love radio. I always did little bits here and there but to be able to host my own show is fantastic.’

The former 7News and sport presenter joined 3AW Breakfast in April and quickly scored a permanent role presenting the foodie segment on the radio show.

At the time, Felgate described the role as her ‘dream gig’ and said she couldn’t wait to ‘sink her teeth’ into Melbourne and Victoria’s ‘wonderful food scene’.

Felgate announced her departure from Seven last year, with The Australian reporting she was ‘less than impressed’ when Rebecca Maddern was ‘parachuted’ to the top newsreader job in January after her defection from Nine.

Jacqui announced her departure from Seven in early April, with reports she was ‘less than impressed’ when Rebecca Maddern was ‘parachuted’ to the top newsreader job in January