Edward Joseph McGuire (born 29 October 1964) is an Australian television and radio presenter, journalist, Australian Football League commentator and former TV executive. He is also an occasional Herald Sun newspaper columnist. He hosted Nine Network's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and later its spin-off, Millionaire Hot Seat from 2009 to 2023, Wednesday night episodes of Footy Classified, and Network 10's coverage of the Melbourne Cup Carnival (since 2022).
McGuire is the former president of the Collingwood Football Club; he stood down in 2021 after criticism of his handling of a report outlining systemic racism and involvement in racism at the club. He has worked in sports journalism, sports broadcasting and as a game show host. McGuire previously hosted Nine Network's the Footy Show from its first airing in March 1994 until his departure in 2006. He returned for two years in 2017, leaving upon the show's termination in 2018, prior to its short-lived reformat.
He hosted Australia's edition of the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and, previously, 1 vs. 100. He is a former Nine Network CEO, resigning on 30 June 2007. He returned to commentating Friday night football in August 2007 contractually with Melbourne radio station SEN 1116, commentating one match a round. He is a director at the Victorian Major Events Company. He formerly hosted Triple M Melbourne's breakfast show The Hot Breakfast. His son, Xander, is a journalist and media commentator.
McGuire was born one of four to parents Edward McGuire Snr. and Bridie Brennan, who had emigrated in 1958 from Scotland and Ireland, respectively. His father worked in the coal mines before serving in World War II, before the family settled and in the Melbourne suburb of Broadmeadows. He and his older brother Frank McGuire both won scholarships to Christian Brothers' College, St Kilda.
McGuire's brother Frank who worked as a newspaper sports reporter, helped him to get his first job in the media as an Australian Rules Football statistician and cricket reporter for The Herald (1978–1982). Later he became a cadet sports reporter for Network Ten and then transferred, in 1993, to the Nine Network, where he became the host of a sports variety program.
In 1994, McGuire became one of the hosts of the AFL version of The Footy Show. He was initially on the show until 2005, later returning several times.
McGuire's role at Nine was further expanded in 1999 when he became the host of the Australian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, a franchise of the globally exported television quiz show. In the same year he also hosted the Sydney New Year's Eve 1999–2000 telecast. He hosted Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? from its première on 18 April 1999 until 3 April 2006. He briefly returned to the show after an 18-month hiatus in 2007 and has occasionally hosted a number of special episodes since then.
McGuire hosted the annual Australian Logie Awards show in 2003 and 2004 and co-hosted in 2005.
In January 2007, McGuire returned to regular hosting on the Australian version of the 1 vs. 100 quiz show.
On 9 June 2008, McGuire temporarily hosted A Current Affair while regular host Tracy Grimshaw was on leave. This saw the ratings of the show increase, with 1.42 million viewers tuning in to watch on his first night of hosting. Rival program Today Tonight still eclipsed ACA with 1.470 million viewers. However, the ratings for ACA slumped to 1.217 million viewers the following Tuesday, while Today Tonight achieved 1.549 million viewers. In February 2009, McGuire hosted a telethon for the victims of the Victorian bushfires. From April 2009 to November 2023, McGuire hosted the teatime game show Millionaire Hot Seat program, which aired at 5:00 pm. He also hosted a fundraising telethon from Brisbane on 9 January 2011 for victims of the 2010–2011 Queensland floods alongside Leila McKinnon and Karl Stefanovic at Suncorp Piazza.
In early 2011, McGuire hosted another prime time quiz show, The Million Dollar Drop, lasting for only six episodes. He then became the host of the sports-themed quiz show Between the Lines. His return was short-lived when the show quickly failed in the ratings, being axed by Nine after only three episodes had been aired. The fourth and final episode was broadcast on 2 June 2011. During 2011, he hosted This is Your Life; however, the show did not return in 2012.
in 2012, McGuire joined Fox Footy in an AFL commentary and program panellist role, while still remaining at the Nine Network to host Millionaire Hot Seat and the station's Olympic coverage.
In July 2017, amid poor ratings, McGuire returned to The Footy Show, replacing Craig Hutchison, alongside long-time co-host Sam Newman and Rebecca Maddern. His company, JAM TV, produced the show. In 2018, he co-hosted the show with Newman. In December 2018, McGuire announced that The Footy Show was to be replaced by a new format of the show in 2019. The show was cancelled in 2019 after a number of episodes.
In June 2020, McGuire debuted an AFL radio show for American audiences called Aussie Football Rules America with Eddie McGuire accompanied by an AFL match of the week on SiriusXM satellite radio (specifically, Dan Patrick Radio, the channel hosted by the SportsCenter anchor and radio host).
On radio, McGuire has been a football radio caller at Triple M, a station which had previously concentrated on rock music. Rejoining the station in 2009, he co-hosted a breakfast radio show with former AFL footballer Luke Darcy. The show became known as Triple M's Hot Breakfast, however, Triple M announced in November 2020, after 11 years, that the show would end at the end of the month.
In May 2026, ARN Media and Nine Entertainment announced that McGuire would host a show titled The Long Weekend with Karl Stefanovic from 19 June, the show will be available via streaming platforms including 9Now, Stan, iHeart and will be broadcast on the Gold Network. Separately from hosting with Stefanovic, McGuire will be hosting a new sports podcast exclusively for iHeart. On 17 July 2026, McGuire announced that the show would conclude in its current form.
In July 2026, ARN Media confirmed that McGuire would transition from The Long Weekend into a new twice‑weekly program titled GOLD Sport with Eddie McGuire and Abbey Gelmi, launching on 24 July 2026. The show airs every Monday and Friday at 6pm across the Gold Network and features McGuire’s analysis of major sporting stories, personalities and events.
On 9 February 2006, it was announced that McGuire would become the new CEO of the Nine Network, filling a vacancy created by the departure of David Gyngell in May 2005. McGuire had to sacrifice his on-air commitments including hosting The AFL Footy Show and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, as well as AFL commentary, for what turned out to be a very short term tenure. According to Business Review Weekly McGuire's on-air salary was $3.5 million a year. Gyngell had earned $1.1 million a year by comparison. According to the 2006 PBL annual report, McGuire was reported to be on a $4 million fixed remuneration contract. By May 2006, McGuire had travelled to Beaconsfield, Tasmania, to rally Nine News reporters covering the mine collapse. McGuire came out of on-air retirement to host the event, which was broadcast as part of The AFL Footy Show (both versions).