Best sport coverage by an individual - video

This award recognises an individual who has delivered exceptional media coverage of sport in video format, notably television or online, during the nomination period.

2020 joint winners

Kelli Underwood, ABC and Fox Sports Australia

Kelli Underwood rose to the challenge of covering one of the toughest ever years for sport. As the host of ABC Offsiders, opens in a new tab she kept audiences across every twist and turn in all major sporting codes while demonstrating her impeccable contacts, research and preparation. Underwood also returned to the TV commentary box to broadcast AFL for the first time in a decade and received an overwhelmingly positive response.

Zac Bailey, NRL.com

As a reporter and presenter for NRL.com, Zac Bailey, opens in a new tab covered day-to-day issues related directly to the NRL. He also took on bigger projects that addressed societal matters including racism, mental health, child sexual abuse, a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa, bushfires, COVID-19 and how all of these issues related to rugby league and its players. These features helped create awareness and helped viewers become empathetic to the subjects affected.

Finalists

Brenton Speed, Fox Sports Australia

Brenton Speed, opens in a new tab is the first person in Australian television to commentate on three different football codes - and sometimes all on the same weekend. His commentary in 2020 included AFL, NRL, A-League, Matildas and Olyroos action, including his first A-League grand final backed up by calling the NRLW Grand Final. He was also on the microphone when Australia qualified for the Olympics in both men’s and women’s football for the first time since 2004.

Amanda Shalala, ABC

Amanda Shalala’s mini-documentary video series In Her Words for ABC Sport, opens in a new tab hears directly from sportswomen on challenges they’ve faced in pursuing their passion. The seven-episode series explores underrepresented issues in women's sport including fertility struggles, cultural barriers, body shaming, transgender participation, maternity protections and periods, helping facilitate conversations which are long overdue. Unlike much coverage of women in sport, Shalala seeks out audiences beyond traditional sports fans.