Ashley Morrison
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Ashley Morrison | |
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| Born | Salisbury, UK |
| Education | Stowe School, Stowe, Buckinghamshire, UK |
| Occupation(s) | Commentator, broadcaster, writer, filmmaker |
| Website | ashleymorrisonmedia |
Ashley Malcolm Morrison is an Australian/British sports commentator, broadcaster, writer, and documentary filmmaker.
Early life
Born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, he grew up in Purton,[1] near Swindon. He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham and played cricket for Wiltshire.[2]
Career
On moving to Australia, Morrison worked for Impact Publications and was later Cargo Manager Australia & New Zealand for South African Airways.[3]
In 2008 he set up his own media business, Ashley Morrison Media.[4]
Broadcast work
Morrison has appeared on radio in Perth since 1991, first with 6NR covering the
In September 2006 he launched Not The Footy Show, a two-hour radio show that focussed on all sports except AFL, with co-host Darren Harper. It later became a regular podcast with co-host John Lee.[5]
Morrison was part of the
Documentaries
Standing at the Touchlines
In 2010 Morrison produced and directed his first documentary film, Standing at the Touchlines. It is a journey through Africa during the 2010 FIFA World Cup that shows not only how football has played such a key role in so many African communities, but also to look at whether the World Cup would in fact unite a continent, as then President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki had said it would. The film travels through Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda, Kenya, Zanzibar, Lesotho during the competition, finishing in host nation South Africa.[citation needed]
It aired in Africa and Asia and was part of the African World Documentary Film Festival, screening in Jamaica, Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa, where it won an Audience Choice award.[citation needed]
No Apologies
In 2012 he produced and directed No Apologies, a film about two young
No Apologies won the award for Best Editing in a Documentary and Best Documentary at the Southampton International Film Festival.[7] It also won an Award of Excellence and three Honourable Mentions awards at the International Film Festival for Health Environment and Culture[8] and the International Film Festival for Peace Inspiration and Equality.[9] The film was also selected for the Tiger Paw Sports Film Festival in New Delhi, and was selected to be screened during NAIDOC (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee) week around Australia FourFourTwo magazine listed it as one of the one of its "Five Football Documentaries to see Before You Die" in its December 2012 edition.[citation needed]
Mark Our Place
In 2019 he produced and directed the documentary Mark Our Place, the story of three rugby players who all played for the same club in Dublin,
Return To Your Corner
In February 2023 he produced and directed "Return To Your Corner" a documentary on the life of the first boxing world champion born in Africa, Battling Siki. The Premiere was host by the World Boxing Council at the New York Athletic Club.[15] In February 2024 the film was voted Best Documentary at the BCN Sports Film Festival.
Publications
Morrison has written several books:[citation needed]
- Headingley Remembered: A Century of Ashes Cricket
- Please Sir Can I Have My Ball Back – about his battle with testicular cancer
- The Professor: The Azumah Nelson Story –biography of three-time World Champion boxer Azumah Nelson[16]
- Australia's Hockey Grail – about the Australian men's hockey team and their quest for Olympic Gold[17]
- Into The Nest: The Story Behind WASPS Hockey Club
References
- ^ "Ashley is living the dream". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Ashley is living the dream". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "South African's new Aussie link". Business News. 15 April 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Ashley Morrison Media". Ashley Morrison Media. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Not The Footy Show on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Home page". No Apologies. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013.
- ^ "WA independent documentary 'No Apologies' wins Best Documentary and Best Editing for Documentary at the 2013 Southampton Film Festival".
- ^ "'No Apologies' receives 3 honourable mentions at the 2013 International Film Festival for Health Environment and Culture".
- ^ "'No Apologies' is an honourable mention winner at the 2013 International Film Festival for Peace Inspiration and Equality". Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ Festival, Author: Richard Harris Intl' Film (20 October 2022). "Friday Double Feature Screening with Q&A - Richard Harris International Film Festival". Retrieved 27 April 2023.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Result: October, 2022 – Movieplay International Film Festival". Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "November 2022". Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Dublin Movie Awards | Winners – February 2023". Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Results Sept – Oct, 2022 - EdiPlay". 1 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Battling Siki, panel about the life and legacy of the first man born in Africa to win a World Title". Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ ameyawdebrah.com. "The Professor: the Life of Azumah Nelson book released | News Ghana". newsghana.com.gh. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Ashley Morrison and the search for 'Australia's Hockey Grail'". FIH. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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