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.

2020 Winner

Quentin Hull, ABC Radio

Quentin Hull, opens in a new tab covered some of sports most defining moments in a year like no other. With the AFL season shifted predominantly to Queensland, Hull became the leading voice on the ground. He covered the suspension and resumption of the NRL season, international rugby union and cricket. He created and hosted the "Grandstand Cafe, opens in a new tab", which gave new light to some of the greatest moments in Australian sport.

Highly Commended

Neroli Meadows, Ordineroli Speaking

Ordineroli Speaking, opens in a new tab celebrates resilience in sport by giving sports people a safe place to share their most personal stories. The podcast has created national and international news, paving the way for important conversations. Guests for the first season included international cricket stars Glenn Maxwell, Nathan Lyon and Peter Siddle, AFL stars Dale Thomas and Adam Treloar, triple Olympian Eamon Sullivan and Netball champion Natalie Medhurst.

Finalists

Gerard Whateley, SEN

From the very first day of the COVID-19 crisis in Australia, Gerard Whateley led the conversation, opens in a new tab and coverage through the prism of sport, beginning with the cancellation of the Australian Grand Prix, the banning of crowds at sporting events and the creeping sense of dread that sport was under threat. Each day for three months, Whateley staged discussions and debates with those in charge, asking vital questions and exploring the complexities.

Tracey Holmes, ABC Radio

Whether it is doping, funding, racism, protest, or winning the right to host a FIFA World Cup, The Ticket is a weekly, one hour, in depth look at the biggest issues and events in global sport, opens in a new tab. It is not about headlines, or clickbait, it is a genuine attempt to understand the many complexities and shades of grey confronted by those who run sport and the impact they have on those who play it.