ABC Radio will provide coverage of the upcoming Paris Olympics in conjunction with the Nine Network across various capital city and regional stations from Friday July 26, with some beloved commentators returning to be involved.
Bruce McAvaney OAM will headline the ABC’s commentary team for his 11th Olympics bringing his experience, passion and the iconic voice behind Australian winning moments like Cathy Freeman’s gold medal 400m sprint at the Sydney’s Olympics.
McAvaney said:
“I’ve always thought the Olympics is the ultimate event for an Australian sports broadcaster and to be given this opportunity by the ABC means a great deal to me.
These games will be as exciting as any. We have a 75-strong athletics team – our biggest we’ve ever sent overseas – and I’m very optimistic they’re ready to achieve great things.”
Roy and HG
No Olympics feels complete without Roy & HG too. This time it’s People, Medals and Cheese which will air Monday to Friday at 11am on ABC Radio, and 2pm on RN and as a podcast on ABC listen. The pair will meander their way through the top stories of the day, analysing the big and the small, then the brie and gruyere.
Sonya and Jules from Adelaide’s ABC Radio breakfast who will be on the ground in Paris for the Olympics.
ABC Radio Adelaide‘s breakfast presenters Sonya Feldhoff and Jules Schiller will also be broadcasting on the ground in Paris for the duration of the Games. In Adelaide, Hobart, Canberra, Darwin, Gold Coast and regional markets across the country, listeners can hear live daily Olympics coverage from 6.30pm until close of competition across ABC Radio and DAB+.
ABC SPORT’s commentary team will feature former Olympians Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (Athletics), Sarah Ryan (Swimming), Simon Orchard (Hockey), Brad McGee (Cycling), former Davis Cup player John Alexander (Tennis) and Matilda Amy Harrison (Football) alongside the ABC’s Quentin Hull, Corbin Middlemas, Clint Wheeldon, Ben Cameron, Ned Hall, Declan Byrne, Lauren Bordin and Robin Chipperfield.
ABC SPORT will have a dedicated Instagram channel for Paris with the ABC SPORT Daily podcast doing a round up up of the Olympic stories of the day.
Finally Play School will get into the spirit too with Let The Games Begin From Monday July 29 at 9am on ABC Kids. The shows will be hosted by radio broadcaster, podcaster and comedian Tanya Hennessy, getting children ready to run, jump, dive, swim, spin, and twirl for a place on the Play School Games podium.