Charlie King (sports broadcaster) explained

Charlie King is an Indigenous Australian sports commentator and award-winning anti-family violence campaigner working in Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. He is of Gurindji descent.

Media

King is a commentator for ABC Radio's Grandstand sport program based in Darwin.[1] [2] He commentates 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.[4]

Community work

King has worked in child protection for more than 25 years, volunteering as an independent person supporting children without a parent or guardian in trouble with the law.[5] He established the 'No More' initiative in 2006, which used sport to campaign against family violence in Australia.[6]

King was awarded an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for his service to broadcast media and the Indigenous community in 2015,[7] and was upgraded to Member of the Order of Australia (AM) at the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours for significant service to the Indigenous community of the Northern Territory.[8] In 2016, King won a Northern Territory human rights award.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ABC Sports Broadcaster, Charlie King, Paralympian Tahlia Rotumah and Author Anita Heiss. 3 August 2008. Speaking Out. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 March 2010.
  2. King . Charlie . Charlie King (sports broadcaster) . . Charlie King . ABC Television. 6 July 2004 . George Negus Tonight . 15 March 2010.
  3. Web site: The ABC Grandstand Team in Beijing. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 March 2010.
  4. News: Charlie King going for gold!. 1 August 2008. Radio News. 15 March 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091015215001/http://radionews.com.au/?p=1695. 15 October 2009.
  5. Web site: Charlie King. https://web.archive.org/web/20220209111117/https://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/charlie-king/414/. dead. 9 February 2022. Australian of the Year Awards. 9 February 2022. 2010.
  6. News: ABC presenter Charlie King kicks off the No More campaign. Bannister. Brooke. 19 May 2008. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 March 2010.
  7. News: McDonald. Shae. Charlie King awarded an Order of Australia Medal. 29 January 2017. NT News. 26 January 2015.
  8. Web site: Mr Charlie KING OAM . It's an Honour . Australian Government . 13 June 2021.
  9. News: Roussos. Eleni. Broadcaster Charlie King uses human rights award win to call for violence-free Christmas. 29 January 2017. ABC News. Australia. 8 December 2016.
  10. Web site: Charlie King wins national award for community work. Shannon. Kate. 14 September 2009. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 March 2010.

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