Andrew Lofthouse

Who is Andrew Lofthouse?

Andrew Lofthouse is a television and radio newsreader based in Brisbane, Australia. The English-born former teacher is the weeknight presenter of Nine News Queensland with Melissa Downes, having previously presented on weekends. Prior to working at Nine News, he presented the weekday evening news bulletin of ABC News Queensland, as well as reading the news on the 612 ABC Brisbane radio station on weekday afternoons.

Lofthouse started his broadcasting career at a community radio station on the Gold Coast and began working for ABC Radio in 1990. He moved to ABC Radio Brisbane at the end of 1993. In 2003, he began working on ABC television.

In 2003 Andrew Lofthouse was named the 2003 "Queensland TV Personality of the Year" in an online poll conducted by 612 ABC Brisbane.

Lofthouse is also a musician with the alternative rock band Let's Go Naked which has appeared in concerts in Brisbane and recently released an album, Insides.

In November 2008, Lofthouse departed from ABC News, and joined the Nine News Queensland team from early 2009 as presenter of the weekend news bulletin, replacing Melissa Downes who moved to weeknight presenting.