Rod Young (born 1951)[1][2] is a retired Australian journalist and news presenter, with a career spanning 45 years.
Before moving to the Seven Network, Young was the face of news in Brisbane on the ABC[6] where he began working in the late 1970s.
[7] Young has had a distinguished career after starting in radio at station 2GO at Gosford on the New South Wales Central Coast.
In June 2016, after presenting with Kay McGrath for 14 years on weekdays for ten years and weekends for four, Rod Young announced he would be stepping down from the Brisbane bulletin to present Seven News' new local Gold Coast bulletin from Surfers Paradise.
[7] In July 2021, Young announced his retirement from reading television news.