Best sport coverage by an individual - audio

This award recognises an individual who has delivered exceptional audio coverage of sport through radio or digital media during the nomination period. This could include, but is not limited to, radio and podcast productions.

2021 Winner

Neroli Meadows, Ordineroli Speaking

Ordineroli Speaking, opens in a new tab is a multi-award-winning podcast that celebrates resilience in sport by sharing the human stories behind the stars.

Guests in Season Two tackled issues including childhood trauma, social issues, sexuality, race, grief or mental health with all who shared their stories motivated to help those listening.

Episodes included Sam Stosur discussing her journey to self-acceptance, Caitlin Thwaites on coping with COVID-19 and Hayden Ballantyne on working through grief, with the podcast regularly making news headlines in Australia and internationally.

Finalists

Liam Flanagan, The Scorecard with Liam Flanagan’, LiSTNR

Described as a ‘one stop shop for sport’, Liam Flanagan’s The Scorecard, opens in a new tab brings a new style to sports news in Australia.

Providing a daily fast fun hit of sport, The Scorecard gives its audience everything they need to know for the day and has proved popular with listeners, with more than 1.5 million downloads in the first 12 months.

The Scorecard is now heard by an average monthly audience of more than 130,000, consistently sits in the Top 20 on the Triton Digital Podcast Ranker and has been selected for Spotify’s curated playlists including ‘Podcast Picks of the Week’ and ‘Your Daily Drive’.

Gerard Whateley, SEN

Gerard Whateley shapes and leads the sporting agenda through his daily radio program Whateley and in his role as chief caller for SEN, opens in a new tab where he covers major events not just in Australia but around the world.

The key issues, debates and interviews take place under his thoughtful consideration and sharp questioning spanning AFL, cricket, horse racing, the Olympics and more.

Whateley provides memorable and contentious moments including Nathan Buckley on Collingwood's disastrous salary cap, India's historic win at the Gabba, the call to arms to address the spate of fatalities in the Melbourne Cup to Olympian Genevieve Gregson’s heartbreaking Achilles injury at Tokyo.

Mel McLaughlin, ‘No Turning Back’, Seven News

Mel McLaughlin spoke to a host of amazing athletes, opens in a new tab, from seasoned champions to new stars, who shared their extraordinary stories in the lead up to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

Guests included Madison de Rozario, the Aussie Spirit’s Kaia Parnaby, Bel White and Taylah Tsitsikronis, Jess Fox, Patty Mills, Sam Fricker and Bendere Oboya. Athletes were inspirational, honest and raw as they spoke in depth with McLaughlin on what it meant to represent their country at possibly the most anticipated Games in Olympic history.