Tony Jones (sports journalist)
| Tony Jones | |
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| Born |
1 October 1961 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | Chompers, Chomper, Chomp[1] |
| Occupation | Sports journalist |
| Years active | 1986-present |
| Employer | Nine Network |
Tony Jones (born 1 October 1961) is an Australian sports journalist, based in Melbourne.[2]
Career
Jones studied at a radio school before beginning his career in radio newsrooms in country Victoria and Melbourne's 3AW. He joined the Nine Network in May 1986, making the move from news into sport.
Jones began presenting weekend sports bulletins in 1988 and moved to weeknight sports presenting in 1990.
He is also a fill-in presenter for Peter Hitchener on Nine News Melbourne.
In his career, Jones has been most noted for his work with the Nine Network in Australia, as a sports reporter for Nine News and hosting The Sunday Footy Show between 2006 and 2008, before returning as host in 2017.[3] He is the weeknight sport presenter for Nine News Melbourne.[2]
In addition to his work on Nine News, he has also been a boundary rider during Nine's AFL coverage, and has co-hosted Prime Time Sport Interactive with Michael Christian on Radio Sport National from March 2010.
In February 2010, Jones covered the Winter Olympics in Vancouver for the Nine Network.
On 5 May 2011, he celebrated 25 years with the Nine Network.
Despite the prevalence of it, he does not like the nickname "Chompers"; this is a reference to his extremely white teeth.
References
- ↑ Tyson Otto (23 July 2016). "Danny Frawley lands knockout blow in footy media feud". news.com.au. News Limited. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- 1 2 Tony Jones (9 News) Archived 11 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Channel Nine drops Tony Jones from Sunday Footy Show
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| Preceded by Rob Gaylard |
Nine News Melbourne Sports presenter 1990 - present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |