Charlie King (sports broadcaster)

Charlie King is an Australian sports commentator.

Media

He is a commentator for ABC Radio Grandstand and is based in Darwin.^[1][2]

He hosts Grandstand and Sporttalk, Northern Territory style.

He has commentated on various sports including Australian rules football and cricket.

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, he was the lawn bowls commentator for ABC radio.^[3]

King was a commentator at the 2008 Beijing Olympics for ABC, becoming the first Indigenous Australian to commentate at an Olympic Games.^[1][3][4]

Community work

King is active in promoting an anti-domestic violence message in the Northern Territory.^[5][6]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "ABC Sports Broadcaster, Charlie King, Paralympian Tahlia Rotumah and Author Anita Heiss". Speaking Out. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 August 2008. http://www.abc.net.au/speakingout/stories/s2324745.htm. Retrieved 15 March 2010. 
2. ^ King, Charlie (6 July 2004). Charlie King. Interview with George Negus. George Negus Tonight. ABC Television. http://www.abc.net.au/gnt/people/Transcripts/s1148485.htm. Retrieved 15 March 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "The ABC Grandstand Team in Beijing". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.abc.net.au/olympics/2008/abcteam/. Retrieved 15 March 2010. 
4. ^ "Charlie King going for gold!". Radio News. 1 August 2008. http://radionews.com.au/?p=1695. Retrieved 15 March 2010. 
5. ^ Shannon, Kate (14 September 2009). "Charlie King wins national award for community work". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. http://abc.gov.au/local/stories/2009/09/14/2685512.htm?site=northcoast. Retrieved 15 March 2010. 
6. ^ Bannister, Brooke (19 May 2008). "ABC presenter Charlie King kicks off the No More campaign". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/05/19/2248626.htm. Retrieved 15 March 2010. 

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