Hamish McLachlan

Who is Hamish McLachlan?

Hamish Angus McLachlan is an Australian sports broadcaster currently employed with the Seven Network and Austereo. McLachlan co-hosts AFL Game Day on Sunday mornings, and calls Australian Football League matches for the Seven Network and Triple M on Saturdays and Sundays respectively. McLachlan is also an anchor and caller of the Australian Open tennis tournament for the Seven Network.

McLachlan was originally from Adelaide, South Australia, where he attended St Peter's College and the University of Adelaide, graduating with a degree in commerce. He began work with Elite Sports Properties in 1998, working in sports management. As general manager of the Events and Entertainment Division, he was involved in a number of different sporting events, including the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 2002 Winter Olympics, the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and the 2002 Commonwealth Games. In 2004, McLachlan became a director of the AFL Hall of Fame and Sensation exhibition in Melbourne, which was placed into administration two months after opening due to severe debt. He had previously co-founded Spyglass Management, which was awarded the licence to operate the Hall of Fame. In November 2004, the Federal Court of Australia described Spyglass Management as "hopelessly insolvent", with "many creditors, whose debts in aggregate exceed $26 million".