Английская Википедия:Debbie Spillane
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Infobox person Deborah Elizabeth Spillane Шаблон:Post-nominals (born 25 December 1955) is an Australian sports journalist and commentator.
Early life and education
Spillane was born in Sydney, and was educated at Bethlehem College, Ashfield and received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney.[1]
Media career
In 1984, she joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as a sports commentator and reporter, and was the first full-time female broadcaster hired by ABC Sport.[2] In the same year was sent as a reporter to the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and two years later to the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. She was a sideline reporter for ABC's rugby league coverage, and was the first woman to commentate cricket on ABC Radio.[3]
From 1990 to 1995, Spillane co-hosted the drive time program Hard Coffee with Ian Rogerson for Triple J. Around the same time, she was a regular panelist on Andrew Denton's Live and Sweaty program from 1991 to 1994.[1][4]
In 1995, Spillane left the ABC and became the media manager of the Bulldogs national rugby league team. She continued in several sports/media-related endeavours including as media manager of the West Sydney Razorbacks basketball team; as a sports columnist for The Sun-Herald and The Australian; and on the radio stations 2GB, 2Day FM, New FM, KICK AM and 2BL.[1]
In 2002, she returned to the ABC as part of the broadcasting team for ABC NewsRadio, and in 2012 became the host of ABC Radio's Grandstand program.[3]
She was awarded 2017 Australian Sports Commission Media Award for Lifetime Achievement.[5]
On 12 December 2021, Spillane was inducted to the Sydney Cricket Ground Media Hall of Honour, alongside 11 others added to the inaugural 15 media personalities who were celebrated in 2014.[6]
Bibliography
In 2007, Allen & Unwin published Spillane's autobiography, titled Where Do You Think You're Goin', Lady?: Adventures of a Sports-mad Redhead.[7]
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 Who's Who in Australia 2016, ConnectWeb.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Debbie Spillane, ABC Grandstand.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Where do you think you're goin', lady?, Allen & Unwin, 2007.
- Английская Википедия
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Australian sports journalists
- Australian women journalists
- Australian women radio presenters
- Australian sports broadcasters
- Triple J announcers
- Members of the Order of Australia
- University of Sydney alumni
- Страницы, где используется шаблон "Навигационная таблица/Телепорт"
- Страницы с телепортом
- Википедия
- Статья из Википедии
- Статья из Английской Википедии
