Seven West Media (SWM) has named Alessandro Rosini as this year's recipient of the annual David Leckie Seven Scholarship Program.

A recent graduate of Melbourne’s Swinburne University of Technology, Rosini majored in journalism during his bachelor's degree in media and communications. He will be joining the Sydney digital division of Seven West Media.

The David Leckie Seven Scholarship Program was established in late 2012 to honour the career and legacy of the late David Leckie, former Seven West Media Chief Executive Officer. The program offers a 12-month role at Seven West Media for a graduate with a passion for sales, programming or news.

The selection process is overseen each year by Skye, Harry and Ben Leckie, along with senior Seven West Media executives.

"We are greatly honoured that Kerry Stokes and Seven provide this wonderful program for a young person. Alessandro is an outstanding individual and we are so thrilled for him to have this extraordinary opportunity. It’s a chance for him to be able to fulfill his dream and be immersed in the ever-changing media world. David had many loves during his years in media, but TV was his #1. We are thrilled that his legacy can continue and allow others to have the experience of working in TV. Thank you to Jeff and the team at Seven for yet again finding such impressive candidates for this great scholarship program," said Skye, Harry and Ben Leckie in a joint statement,

"Alessandro was an outstanding candidate and is a really deserving recipient of this year’s scholarship. He is passionate about the media business, highly motivated and very keen to learn," said Seven West Media Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Howard. "David was a legendary leader at Seven and in the media industry, and his legacy lives on in the many people in our business he mentored, the content and strategies he championed, and the passion for media he instilled in everyone he met. It also lives on in this scholarship program, which is both a tribute to David and a great way for Seven to support and develop new recruits. It’s great to welcome Alessandro to Seven today and along with Skye, the Leckie family and the entire Seven team, I wish him every success."