Wilson made Australian television history in August 2012 when he replaced
Tony Squires as sports presenter on
Seven News Sydney. This was the first time a married couple has anchored an Australian news bulletin as Wilson is married to
Seven News presenter
Chris Bath. In August 2013, Jim was appointed sport presenter on a revamped
Seven Afternoon News. Since February 2017, Wilson has also presented the sport on the Tuesday to Friday editions of
Seven Morning News. Wilson was also a reporter for the
Seven Network during the
2012 London Olympics, appearing on various Seven Network news bulletins and programs. This was also the sixth time Jim had covered the Olympics, either as a reporter or as a commentator. Wilson anchored the panel for Seven's coverage of
Liverpool and
Tottenham Hotspurs' friendly matches against
Melbourne Victory and
Sydney FC respectively in 2013 and 2015. He is a
Western Sydney Wanderers fan, and was an official ambassador for the
2015 AFC Asian Cup, which was hosted by Australia. In March 2016, it was announced that Wilson would lead Seven's sport team and continue to present sport on
Seven News on Fridays and Saturdays, making way for new recruit
Mel McLaughlin. Wilson was the lead anchor of
Seven's coverage of the
2017 Rugby League World Cup. In 2018, it was announced that Wilson will host Seven's coverage of the
Big Bash League and
Women's Big Bash League. In June 2020, Wilson announced his resignation from the
Seven Network, leaving the network after 28 years to join
2GB as Drive presenter replacing
Ben Fordham. Jim finished with the
Seven Network on 27 June. In November 2022, Wilson announced that he will host his last
2GB Drive radio show on 10 November 2022. It was later announced that
Nine News reporter Chris O'Keefe will replace Wilson. In February 2023, it was announced that Wilson had parted ways with the Nine Network. ==Personal life==