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.

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