Jake Niall
Jake Niall is a sports journalist at Fox Sports Australia and ABC Grandstand based in Melbourne, Australia.[1] He specialises in covering the Australian Football League, and currently appears on AFL Tonight on Fox Sports News and Fox Footy amongst other appearances on the network. He has also appeared as a guest host on AFL 360 when regular host Mark Robinson is absent.
Jake Niall | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Sports Journalist |
He moved to Fox Sports in 2016, having previously worked for The Age newspaper since 1995, covering AFL as well as tennis and American sports amongst others.[2] He has also appeared on radio stations Triple M and SEN. On 28 November 2017, it was announced that Niall would return to The Age as chief football (AFL) writer, replacing Caroline Wilson.[3]
Awards
- 2007 - Melbourne Press Club Quill Award
- 2012 - Alf Brown Award
- 2013 - Walkley Award (shared with Richard Baker, Nick McKenzie, Caroline Wilson, John Silvester and The Age team)[1]
References
- Perry, Kevin (11 February 2016). "Sports journalist Jake Niall to join the team at Fox Footy". Decider TV. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- Caldwell, Alison (27 August 2002). "AFLs worst kept secret". ABC Online. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- "Caroline Wilson steps down as The Age's chief football writer; Jake Niall to take over". The Age. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
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