{"id":2208954,"date":"2025-12-22T19:16:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T19:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2208954"},"modified":"2025-12-22T19:16:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T19:16:44","slug":"duncan-mckenzie-mcharg-dead-at-41-sports-reporter-fell-from-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/duncan-mckenzie-mcharg-dead-at-41-sports-reporter-fell-from-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Duncan McKenzie-McHarg Dead at 41: Sports Reporter Fell From Building"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Australian sports reporter <strong>Duncan McKenzie-McHarg<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/celebrity-deaths-of-2025-stars-weve-lost-this-year\/\">died<\/a> on Wednesday, December 17, after apparently falling from a building in Los Angeles, where he was based. He was 41.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Duncan \u2014 a deeply loved son, a devoted father to his precious boy Harrison, and a cherished brother to his three siblings,\u201d his family said in a statement obtained by Australia\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/sport\/sports-life\/sport-presenter-duncan-mckenziemcharg-found-dead-aged-41\/news-story\/1bbd46468d695b9d8d71c0a4c2abb0d7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new.com.au<\/a> on Monday, December 22. \u201cHis passing has come as an unimaginable shock, leaving our family heartbroken and at a loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement continued, \u201cDuncan was truly extraordinary \u2014 a man whose positivity, care and humour touched everyone he met, and who sat at the heart of so many lives, bringing warmth, laughter and joy wherever he went. Our Darling Ducky.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles County coroner\u2019s office told news.com.au that McKenzie-McHarg fell from the top of a building and landed on the roof of another building in central L.A.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Duncan McKenzie-McHarg,\u201d a spokesperson for his employer, Australian streamer Stan, said in a statement to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/culture\/tv-and-radio\/deeply-saddened-tributes-flow-after-australian-sports-presenter-dies-in-la-aged-41-20251222-p5nphe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Sydney Morning Herald<\/em><\/a> on Monday. \u201cDuncan was a valued contributor to Stan Sport, and our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues at this very difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McKenzie-McHarg was known at Stan for his work on the outlet\u2019s Grand Slam tennis coverage, with his Instagram page littered with photos and videos from Wimbledon, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/stylish\/pictures\/best-celebrity-style-at-us-open-2025-brittany-snow-more\/\">U.S. Open<\/a> and more. His work included interviews with tennis greats like <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/aryna-sabalenka-breaks-down-in-tears-shades-elena-rybakina-after-loss\/\"><strong>Aryna Sabalenka<\/strong><\/a>,<strong> Carlos Alcaraz<\/strong> and <strong>Iga Swiatek<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A veteran sports reporter, McKenzie-McHarg previously worked for Australian networks Channel 7 and Network 10, and Fox Sports U.S. His first major opportunity came as part of Australian radio station Triple M Melbourne\u2019s<em> Hot Breakfast<\/em> show alongside host <strong>Eddie McGuire<\/strong>. Mcguire, 61, told the Morning Herald that McKenzie-Mcharg\u2019s death \u201cwas heartbreaking and devastating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat he turned his natural happy and kind disposition into a skill set that disarmed the world\u2019s biggest stars and built his international career from scratch brought great admiration from his old mates,\u201d he said. \u201dOur deepest condolence[s] to Duncan\u2019s family and friends. We are all so sad.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/wrestlers-and-celebrities-react-to-hulk-hogans-death-ric-flair-and-more\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/wrestlers-and-celebrities-react-to-hulk-hogans-death-ric-flair-and-more\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Wrestlers and Celebrities React to Hulk Hogan\u2019s Death at Age 71<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSince news broke of legendary wrestler Hulk Hogan\u2019s death on Thursday, July 24, at age 71, wrestlers and celebrities have come forward to share their condolences and memories. Hogan suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater, Florida and was pronounced dead at a local hospital, according to the Clearwater Police Department. TMZ was first [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>McKenzie-McHarg previously called working in Los Angeles a \u201cdream job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wake up every day in Los Angeles, and 90 percent of the time, it\u2019s 25 degrees [77 degrees fahrenheit] and sunny,\u201d he said in a 2023 interview with <em>Radio Today<\/em>. \u201cI work a lot in shorts and thongs.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Since news of his death broke, friends and fans have taken to his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C9kQeUItIFl\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> comments to express their condolences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been thinking of you mate,\u201d one fan wrote. \u201cOf the great projects, beers, coffees and banter. I\u2019ll keep the memories close. You are missed. Such sad news for us all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>9 Radio Tennis reporter <strong>Craig Gabriel<\/strong> added, \u201cThis is heartbreaking news. I can\u2019t believe it. It\u2019s just awful. We\u2019d see one another working at the tennis through out the year. I feel numb. Too sad and tragic. Thoughts with Dunc\u2019s family. RIP DMM.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian sports reporter Duncan McKenzie-McHarg died on Wednesday, December 17, after apparently falling from a building in Los Angeles, where he was based. He was 41. \u201cIt is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Duncan \u2014 a deeply loved son, a devoted father to his precious boy Harrison, and a cherished brother [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2208955,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[22062,21741,21848],"class_list":["post-2208954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-deaths","tag-entertainment","tag-sports"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Duncan-McKenzie-McHarg-Dead-at-41-Sports-Reporter-Fell-From-Building.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2208954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2208954"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2208954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2208956,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2208954\/revisions\/2208956"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2208955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2208954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2208954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2208954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}