Lifetime Achievement Award for contribution to Sports Journalism
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I am very proud to announce that the 2011
recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award
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for Contribution to Sports Journalism is Roy
Masters.
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Now unfortunately Roy could not be here tonight
he has been tied up with another important
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function with a commitment he had earlier
in the year and as we know he is an honourable
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man and he wanted to keep that commitment,
however he has, I am not sure if he has sent
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or his wife Elaine Canty has offered to come
along here tonight to the MCG to accept the
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award on Roy’s behalf. Round of applause
for Elaine as she makes her way to the stage
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we do have a recorded message from the man
of the moment Roy himself.
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I am sorry I can’t be with you this evening
I have had a long standing obligation in Canberra
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which I simply can’t avoid, I am very grateful
to the ASC for giving me this award. I was
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on the board of the ASC when it was propagated,
I understand how highly regarded it is by
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the board of the Sports Commission.
Sports Journalism is a thrilling but exacting
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and demanding occupation I have had essentially
four careers all of them lasting over a decade
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and in many ways sports journalism combines
all of them. I have been fortunate enough
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to cover ten Olympic Games, five Commonwealth
games, multiple World Championships, State
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of Origin Games were always a spine tingling
occasion when you’ve got to produce a story
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right on deadline and let me tell you there
is nothing like the sports desk when a big
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story breaks and there is only one hour to
deadline, that is when you will see tremendous
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team work, just as you see with a great sporting
team, when it flows and is in sync.
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So thanks again for the Award and I am delighted
to say that a former sports broadcaster of
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great renowned, is there to accept the Award
on my behalf. Thank you.
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I knew I sho uld have tidied those book shelves,
I can tell you that Roy is really delighted
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to win this Award and he would have loved
to have been here tonight but he did have
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to honour that commitment in Canberra. Thank
you very much indeed to the Sports Commission,
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it does mean a lot to him and he would also
really like to thank the Sydney Morning Herald
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for the support they have shown. Thank you
very much indeed.
I am very proud to announce that the 2011
recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award
0:00:09.210,0:00:13.750
for Contribution to Sports Journalism is Roy
Masters.
0:00:13.750,0:00:20.750
Now unfortunately Roy could not be here tonight
he has been tied up with another important
0:00:22.239,0:00:25.960
function with a commitment he had earlier
in the year and as we know he is an honourable
0:00:25.960,0:00:30.739
man and he wanted to keep that commitment,
however he has, I am not sure if he has sent
0:00:30.739,0:00:36.760
or his wife Elaine Canty has offered to come
along here tonight to the MCG to accept the
0:00:36.760,0:00:39.460
award on Roy’s behalf. Round of applause
for Elaine as she makes her way to the stage
0:00:39.460,0:00:46.460
we do have a recorded message from the man
of the moment Roy himself.
0:00:50.030,0:00:54.740
I am sorry I can’t be with you this evening
I have had a long standing obligation in Canberra
0:00:54.740,0:01:01.450
which I simply can’t avoid, I am very grateful
to the ASC for giving me this award. I was
0:01:01.450,0:01:06.409
on the board of the ASC when it was propagated,
I understand how highly regarded it is by
0:01:06.409,0:01:11.999
the board of the Sports Commission.
Sports Journalism is a thrilling but exacting
0:01:11.999,0:01:18.999
and demanding occupation I have had essentially
four careers all of them lasting over a decade
0:01:21.369,0:01:28.369
and in many ways sports journalism combines
all of them. I have been fortunate enough
0:01:29.869,0:01:36.869
to cover ten Olympic Games, five Commonwealth
games, multiple World Championships, State
0:01:38.130,0:01:41.799
of Origin Games were always a spine tingling
occasion when you’ve got to produce a story
0:01:41.799,0:01:47.759
right on deadline and let me tell you there
is nothing like the sports desk when a big
0:01:47.759,0:01:51.920
story breaks and there is only one hour to
deadline, that is when you will see tremendous
0:01:51.920,0:01:58.920
team work, just as you see with a great sporting
team, when it flows and is in sync.
0:01:59.920,0:02:06.920
So thanks again for the Award and I am delighted
to say that a former sports broadcaster of
0:02:09.649,0:02:16.649
great renowned, is there to accept the Award
on my behalf. Thank you.
0:02:22.050,0:02:28.130
I knew I sho uld have tidied those book shelves,
I can tell you that Roy is really delighted
0:02:28.130,0:02:32.620
to win this Award and he would have loved
to have been here tonight but he did have
0:02:32.620,0:02:36.580
to honour that commitment in Canberra. Thank
you very much indeed to the Sports Commission,
0:02:36.580,0:02:41.130
it does mean a lot to him and he would also
really like to thank the Sydney Morning Herald
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for the support they have shown. Thank you
very much indeed.
