Great Australian Lives - Tony Jones
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In this episode, host Craig Willis talks with Australian sports presenter and journalist – Tony Jones. Tony Jones has been a prominent face of sports journalism in Australia for over 30 years. Joining the Nine Network in 1986, he has been a regular sports reporter ever since, hosting the Sunday Footy Show as well as covering numerous AFL Grand Finals and the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Jones has received great critical acclaim for his tribute to Victorian football legend E.J. Whitten, and received the Victorian Cricket Association’s Best Television Story Award for his exclusive on Dean Jones’ retirement from international cricket. Beyond sport he has reported from the scenes of Victoria’s Black Saturday bushfires in 2009 and broadcasted the news of the death of his lifelong colleague and friend, legendary Channel Nine newsreader Brian Naylor. Thanks to Tobin Brothers Funerals - Celebrating LivesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
