Neroli Meadows
| Neroli Meadows | |
|---|---|
| Born | Neroli Meadows 16 September (unknown year) Collie, Western Australia |
| Residence | Perth, Western Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | Nez |
| Alma mater | West Australian Academy of Performing Arts |
| Occupation | |
| Employer | |
| Relatives | Ian Meadows (brother) |
Neroli "Nez" Meadows (born 16 September) is an Australian sports journalist and commentator. Meadows hosts the Fox Sports program Game Day Live and the Fox Footy program AFL Today, and is also a boundary rider for Triple M's Australian Football League (AFL) and cricket coverages.
Early life and education
Meadows was born and raised in Collie, Western Australia, and supports the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1] She has two older brothers: Ross, who played hockey for Australia,[2] and Ian, an actor known for his role on Home and Away.[3] Meadows studied journalism at Curtin University and completed a diploma in broadcasting at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts. She also studied in the United States at the University of Tennessee on a student exchange program.[1]
Career
Meadows began her career as the weekend sports producer at Perth radio station 6PR in 2006 before spending four years at the Seven Network as a sports reporter on Today Tonight.[1] She was a panel member on the Network Ten program Before the Game, alongside Andy Maher, Mick Molloy, Dave Hughes and Anthony Lehmann, in the program's final year in 2013, and has also appeared on the association football-themed comedy show Santo, Sam and Ed’s Total Football and the game show Have You Been Paying Attention?.[2] Meadows currently hosts the Fox Sports program Game Day Live, where she speaks to Australian sportspeople from a variety of sports,[1] and the Fox Footy program AFL Today, where she speaks to players and other personalities involved in the AFL.[4] She also joined Triple M in 2017 for their coverages of AFL[5] and cricket.[6]
In January 2016, Meadows recorded an interview with the ABC program 7.30 regarding inappropriate comments made by Jamaican cricketer Chris Gayle towards her and fellow sports reporter Mel McLaughlin (who worked for Network Ten at the time).[7] In March 2017, Meadows spoke out against Herald Sun chief football writer and fellow Fox Footy journalist Mark Robinson about an article he wrote describing Adelaide premiership co-captain Erin Phillips kissing her wife at that year's AFL Women's awards ceremony as "a touch sensual for a number of men".[8]
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