- Jason A. Richardson
:"For the
Charlotte Bobcats shooting guard , seeJason Richardson ."Jason Richardson (born1969 ) is an Australian athlete turned radio presenter.Athletics career
In
1993 , he won theStawell Gift off the mark of 7.5 meters. [ [http://www.stawellgift.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=30 Australia Post Stawell Gift Results 1878 - 2006] at Stawell Gift] Also won the 1992 'novice' 100m at Stawell, and followed his Gift win in 1993 with a win in the backmarkers 120m invitation in 1994 - the only person in the 125 years of the Stawell Gift to win all three in successive years.He is married to
1998 Commonwealth Games 5000m Gold medallist,Kate Anderson . Kate represented Australia in the 5000m at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. They have 3 daughters, Ruby, Milla and Cleo.Radio career
Currently he is a radio personality on Melbourne sports radio station
SEN 1116 . Nicknamed "Richo", Jason is considered by those who know him to be "full of energy and raring to go". He hosts the morning timeslots on the weekends, and also is a fill-in "Morning Glory" host during January 2006. He can be heard on Morning Glory after 6:30 am every morning with an overnight and overseas news update for half an hour. He is also SEN 1116's athletics specialist.Currently hosts "On The Rise" on SEN with Daniel Harford on Sunday mornings from 9am to 11am.
TV career
Reporter on Channel 10's Inside Sport TV in 2001.
Currently he hosts live coverage of horse racing meetings around Victoria on TVN, which can be seen on Foxtel.
References
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