Tim Gilbert announced as Ben Fordham’s replacement as sports presenter on The Today Show

WHILE we still can’t quite believe it, Ben Fordham will be leaving the Today Show at the end of the year and Nine has announced who will fill his shoes.

Ben Fordham on the set of channel Nine's Today Show in Sydney. He is taking part in the 100 day challenge to raise money for a men's health centre. pic mark evans

WHILE we still can’t quite believe it, Ben Fordham will be leaving the Today Show at the end of the year.

His replacement has was announced on Twitter yesterday, with Tim Gilbert stepping up to fill Fordham’s shoes.

Welcome @TimgGilbert! We’re delighted to announce that Tim Gilbert will be our next Sport Host! #Today9 pic.twitter.com/N4HX5Q2jU1

— The Today Show (@TheTodayShow) September 28, 2014

Gilbert is the sports presenter on Weekend Today and often fills in during the week.

Gilbert has worked with Channel Nine for almost 20 years, first starting with the network in 1996.

Tim Gilbert is the host of Weekend Today.

Fordham, who announced he was leaving the show back in March, took to Twitter to congratulate his successor.

After 4 years of 4am alarms I'm saying goodbye to @thetodayshow at the end of 2014 to be on early morning baby duty but the good news is...

— BenFordham (@BenFordham) September 28, 2014

The super talented @TimgGilbert joins @karlstefanovic @Lisa_Wilkinson @RichardWilkins @SylviaJeffreys @sjweather9 in 2015 #CongratsTG

— BenFordham (@BenFordham) September 28, 2014

Fellow Nine reporter Wendy Kingston called Gilbert “one of the nicest guys on TV” while Lisa Wilkinson and Richard Wilkins also took to Twitter to congratulate their new co-host.

It was announced in March that Fordham who is expecting his first child with Jodie Speers, was leaving the program to concentrate on his radio commitments.

Today show cast Steve Jacobs, Sylvia Jeffreys, Karl Stefanovic, Richard Wilkins, Lisa Wilkinson and Ben Fordham.

Fordham, who hosts the Drive program on Sydney talkback radio station 2GB, said: “This is now the fourth and final year that I can work both ends of the day.”

“(My wife) Jodie has been incredibly understanding with my work arrangement but I need to be realistic about what I can do and how long I can do it.”

Tim Gilbert is well known to Today Show viewers.