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Glenn Mitchell

Glenn Mitchell ed ABC Sport in Perth in January 1990. Since then, he has become a familiar voice around the country with his commentaries on AFL football and international and domestic cricket.

He is also currently executive producer of ABC Sport (WA).
He has commentated at the last three Olympics (Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004), and the past two Commonwealth Games (Manchester 2002 and Melbourne 2006). He also called the track and field events on ABC TV's coverage of the 1996 and 2000 Paralympic Games.

One of the ABC's senior cricket commentators, Glenn has broadcast over 110 Tests and one day internationals, covering overseas tours against Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, New Zealand and England.

Glenn has called over 750 football matches in the AFL and WAFL (on radio and television). He has also broadcast men and women's NBL basketball on both TV and radio, along with world championships for cycling, triathlon and water polo, tennis, hockey, golf, boxing and netball.

Away broadcasting, Glenn has held positions on the boards of the Western Australian Sports Federation, the Coaching Foundation of Western Australia, and the Western Australian Paralympic Committee. He is on the induction committee of the Western Australian Hall of Champions.

In 1998, he published 'Pursuing Excellence', a biographical history of Western Australia's leading sportswomen.

In November 2000, Glenn was awarded the Australian Sports Medal by the Governor General for his services to sport.

He is married to fellow ABC sports presenter Karen Tighe.

Glenn is a polished and articulate master of ceremonies and speaker who regularly appears at major corporate, sporting and government functions.

He has witnessed first hand both sporting triumph and disaster. As such he is well place to share his thoughts on what makes a true sporting champion. Through a series of anecdotes Glenn will take you behind-the-scenes into the high pressure world of the sporting elite and share their secrets of success with you in an entertaining, informative and motivational presentation. Choose any of the following speech topics, or Glenn can tailor a presentation to suit your specific requirements.