Mark Burrows

Mark W. Burrows He has been a journalist for the Nine Network for more than four decades.

Career Burrows spent almost six years as Nine’s United States correspondent, covering two US presidential elections, the Los Angeles riots and several major earthquakes. In 1996 he was Nine’s reporter at the Atlanta Olympics.

In 1997, Burrows was posted to Nine’s London bureau, where he covered the death of Princess Diana, and the Iraq War. He also made numerous trips to Majorca, Spain, reporting on fugitive businessman Christopher Skase.

In 2000, Burrows was part of Nine’s Sydney Olympics reporting team.

He led Nine’s coverage of the 2002 Bali bombings, with the network’s reporting earning both a Walkley Award and a Logie Award. He later reported on the Bali Nine drug arrests and the conviction of Schapelle Corby.

In June 2026, Burrows was appointed Friday and Saturday presenter for Nine News Sydney, replacing Georgie Gardner. After three years at the University of Tasmania, he turned his back on a career in the law and joined Hobart's TVT6, where he covered the Franklin River dam controversy under the mentorship of journalist Hendrik Gout.

Family Burrows is married and has two sons.

Awards Burrows has won many awards while working for decades as a journalist.