Eddie McGuire
Eddie McGuire CEO of Nine Network | |
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In office 13 January 2006 – 30 June 2007 | |
Preceded by | David Gyngell |
Succeeded by | David Gyngell |
President of the Melbourne Stars | |
In office 27 July 2011 – 31 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position dissolved[a] |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward Joseph McGuire 29 October 1964 Christian Brothers College |
Occupation | |
Edward Joseph McGuire
McGuire is the former president of the
He hosts Australia's edition of the game show
Early media career
McGuire was born and grew up in the Melbourne suburb of
TV and radio hosting: 1994–present
In 1994, McGuire became one of the hosts of the AFL version of The Footy Show. He was initially on the show until 2005, later returning several times. Australia’s Naughtiest Home Videos
McGuire's role at Nine was further expanded in 1999 when he became the host of the Australian version of
McGuire hosted the annual Australian
In January 2007, McGuire returned to regular hosting on the Australian version of the 1 vs. 100 quiz show.
On 9 June 2008, McGuire temporarily hosted
In early 2011, McGuire hosted another prime time quiz show, The Million Dollar Drop, lasting for only six episodes. He then became the host of the sports-themed quiz show
in 2012, McGuire joined Fox Footy in an AFL commentary and program panellist role, while still remaining at the Nine Network to host Millionaire Hot Seat and the station's Olympic coverage.[11]
In July 2017, amid poor ratings, McGuire returned to The Footy Show, replacing Craig Hutchison, alongside long-time co-host Sam Newman and Rebecca Maddern.[12] His company, JAM TV, produced the show. In 2018, he co-hosted the show with Newman. In December 2018, McGuire announced that The Footy Show was to be replaced by a new format of the show in 2019. The show was cancelled in 2019 after a number of episodes.
In June 2020, McGuire debuted an AFL radio show for American audiences called Aussie Football Rules America with Eddie McGuire accompanied by an AFL match of the week on Sirius XM satellite radio (specifically, Dan Patrick Radio, the channel hosted by the SportsCenter anchor and radio host).[13]
On radio, McGuire has been a football radio caller at Triple M, a station which had previously concentrated on rock music. Rejoining the station in 2009, he co-hosted a breakfast radio show with former AFL footballer Luke Darcy. The show became known as Triple M's Hot Breakfast, however, Triple M announced in November 2020, after 11 years, that the show would end at the end of the month.[14]
Journalism
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McGuire has written football reviews for the Melbourne-based newspaper
CEO of the Nine Network
On 9 February 2006, it was announced that McGuire would become the new CEO of the
Before leaving for the Munich edition of The Footy Show, he announced the elimination of 100 jobs, most in news and current affairs. Despite a vigorous publicity campaign by the CEO these cost-cutting measures severely damaged morale at the network. On one program, McGuire's required job-cuts exceeded the actual number of employees. This raised questions in both the media and within Channel 9 itself about the competence of Nine's executives.[18]
The troubles worsened when an affidavit written by a Channel 9 executive affected by the purges was leaked to the press and Nine failed in its attempts to suppress it. It contained allegations regarding McGuire's treatment of employees. The document's author, Mark Llewellyn (previous head of news and current affairs who has since found work at Channel 7), claimed that McGuire and his staff had told him that he would be forced to "eat a shit sandwich" (accept a dramatic pay-cut). He also recalled conversations with McGuire where the CEO had spoken of wanting to "bone" (reported to mean "fire") Jessica Rowe, co-host of the network's Today show. Following these allegations McGuire guaranteed Rowe her position on the program.[18] McGuire has never denied the allegations. On 6 May 2007, Llewellyn's position was vindicated when it was announced that Jessica Rowe would not be returning to Channel 9.[19]
McGuire's decision to force Jana Wendt off the Sunday program backfired with the relaunch of the show on 3 September 2006. The Nine Network's switchboard was flooded with an unprecedented number of calls complaining about the new format and hosts.[20] This episode was considered by many in the media as a failure by the 'P-plated CEO' (a term coined by Sydney tabloids) to manage the network in a professional and ethical manner. It also fuelled speculation as to his longevity in his position as CEO of Nine.[18] On 30 June 2007, McGuire resigned as CEO of the Nine Network and took on a new position in programming services as well as more on-screen roles.[21]
Collingwood Football Club
On 29 October 1998, McGuire was elected by the vote of the members as president of the Collingwood Football Club, an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League (AFL).[22]
In the on-field areas of McGuire's tenure as president of the club, Collingwood played in back-to-back grand-finals (2002–03) within three years of his appointment. In 2010, Collingwood defeated St Kilda in the AFL grand final replay.[23][24][25] The first match resulted in a draw, prompting McGuire to say before the replay that "he had seen more drawn Collingwood Grand Finals (1977 and 2010) than he had seen premierships".[25][26]
In other on-field areas during McGuire's tenure as president, McGuire oversaw the replacements of three senior coaches at Collingwood. The first was the recruitment of Mick Malthouse as senior coach at the end of the 1999 season to replace Tony Shaw, who resigned due to the club receiving the wooden spoon in the 1999 season.[27] In July 2009, McGuire produced a coaching succession plan in which he oversaw a deal that would see the recently retired player Nathan Buckley join the club as an assistant coach under Malthouse for the 2010 and 2011 seasons before Malthouse would hand over the senior coach position to Buckley at the end of the 2011 season. McGuire called it "a humbling experience as a Collingwood person".[22]
In off-field areas during McGuire's tenure as president, he oversaw the redevelopment and construction of Collingwood's new training and administrative facilities, relocated from Victoria Park to the Olympic Park complex with the indoor training and administrative facilities at the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre and the outdoor training ground being firstly moved to the Olympic Park stadium in 2004.[28] In the later years in McGuire's presidency the club moved its outdoor training ground to the newly developed Olympic Park Oval in 2013 which replaced the outdoor space of the previous Olympic Park stadium which had been demolished in 2012.[29]
In December 2020, McGuire announced he would step down as president at the end of the 2021 season, ending a 23-year stint at the helm of the Magpies.[30][31] However, McGuire stood down earlier than expected in February 2021 due to ongoing pressure after the release of the Do Better report raised allegations of a racist culture at the Collingwood Football Club.[32][33]
McGuire was replaced by Mark Korda as president.[34]
Political views
In politics, McGuire was a prominent campaigner for
Honours
In 2001, McGuire was awarded the Australian Sports Medal (2001) "for service to Australian Football".[37]
In 2005, McGuire was appointed a
On 17 May 2013,
McGuire spent a period as a member of the Australian Government's Social Inclusion Board.[40]
In popular culture
McGuire's one-time near-ubiquity in Channel Nine programming led to him being nicknamed "Eddie Everywhere".[41][42] In 2003, the ABC comedy television program CNNNN featured a satirical skit about his permeation of Australian media called the "Eddie McGuire Virus".[43]
On 8 January 2005, McGuire was on Australia's three commercial TV networks (Seven, Nine, Ten) at the same time, with
Controversies
Bigotry and racism
On 24 May 2013, during a match at the MCG, a 13-year-old Collingwood fan racially vilified
In June 2015, McGuire was labelled a "continual boofhead" in a motion passed by the Upper house of the Parliament of New South Wales for comments he made about an Indigenous dance performed by Goodes, who was praised as a "role model to all".[55]
In June 2016, McGuire, Sam Newman, North Melbourne president
On 29 March 2019, McGuire came under more controversy when he mocked double amputee Cynthia Banham for a pre-game coin toss prior to a match between the Sydney Swans and Adelaide. McGuire apologised and stepped down from calling the Essendon vs St Kilda game for Fox Footy the following day.[57]
Summer Olympics (London)
During the
"Do Better" Report
On 1 February 2021, McGuire held a 50-minute press conference to discuss allegations of systemic racism at the Collingwood Football Club after an independent report, called the "Do Better" Report (which Collingwood says it instigated as a matter of self-reflection and to improve race relations), had been leaked. McGuire courted widespread controversy after introducing his speech by saying: "This is an historic and proud day for the Collingwood Football Club."[60]
The opening remark, as well as the general tone of the entire press conference, was widely criticised as spin in order to present Collingwood as being progressive while simultaneously deflecting from the systemic racism for which, as president, McGuire has ultimate responsibility. McGuire was further criticised for not standing down immediately as president, instead insisting that he intended to stay until the end of 2021, saying that he wanted to ensure the changes were implemented correctly; however, this move was challenged even from within Collingwood's own supporter base.[61] Former Magpie player Héritier Lumumba, himself a victim of racial abuse when he played at Collingwood, said the press conference was "bizarre" and "painful to watch".[62] This incident was at least the third widespread call for McGuire's resignation as president during his 22-year period as Collingwood president.[citation needed]
In addition to Lumumba's vocal appeal for McGuire to be stood down, calls for his immediate resignation or dismissal were also made by people such as
Lidia Thorpe said that "The club has a long way to go to restore the community's faith in their leadership. As a start, the board should grow a spine and get Eddie to resign."[64]
After being accused of spinning the press conference into a positive situation for the club, McGuire later remarked that he was sorry "that my error has acted as a distraction from the importance of the findings on racism".[65] On 9 February 2021, after eight days of heavy media scrutiny following the press conference, McGuire resigned as president of Collingwood Football Club, with immediate effect.[66][67]
Publications
- McGuire, Eddie and ISBN 1-875481-53-2
- McGuire, Eddie and Jim Main. The Footy Show screamers: Wit and wisdom of Dermott, Doug, Jason, Rex, Sam, Tim-God, Plugger and more! Melbourne: Wilkinson Books, 1994. ISBN 0-546-65129-1
Notes
- ^ The Melbourne Stars were integrated into Cricket Victoria, effectively dissolving McGuire's position.
References
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- ^ Footy, for 'love' alone
- ^ Eddie McGuire buys $11million mansion in Toorak, Melbourne | thetelegraph.com.au. Dailytelegraph.com.au (19 October 2008). Retrieved on 14 October 2011.
- ^ "Logies avoid sipping from Oscars' poisoned chalice", Sydney Morning Herald, 12 March 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ Dunn, Emily (10 June 2008). "Eddie McGuire boosts A Current Affair's ratings". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 May 2007.
- ^ a b "Seven Daily report" (PDF). Seven Network. 10 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2007.
- ^ Darren Devlyn, 10 February 2009. "Eddie McGuire to host Channel Nine fundraiser for Victoria fire victims". Retrieved on 9 August 2009
- ^ Knox, David (10 January 2011). "Sound Relief 2 to Queensland's rescue". Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ Quinn, Karl (27 May 2011). "Game over for Eddie's Between The Lines". The Age. Melbourne.
- ^ "Eddie McGuire to host new version of This Is Your Life". Herald Sun. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ "Motorsport Video |Motorsport Highlights, Replays, News, Clips".
- ^ "AF Footy Show". Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ SiriusXM Adds Australian Football League Matches, Weekly Show with Eddie McGuire to Sports Lineup Cision/PR News Wire
- ^ Zanda Wilson (10 November 2020). "SCA axes The Hot Breakfast with Eddie McGuire after more than a decade". Mumbrella. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ Hogan, Jesse (9 February 2006). "McGuire CEO show live on air". Melbourne: The Age. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
- ^ "Gyngell resigns from Nine". APP. Melbourne: The Age. 9 May 2005. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
- ^ "Publishing and Broadcasting Limited Concise Annual Report 2006". Publishing and Broadcasting Limited. p. 76. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
- ^ a b c Silkstone, Dan (2 September 2006). "It's black and white: team says Eddie's out of form". The Age. Melbourne.
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- ^ Harrison, Dan (18 May 2007). "'I wasn't given the flick'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 May 2007.
- ^ a b "The Presidents: Eddie McGuire". Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ Woods, Melissa (2 October 2010). "McGuire weeps tears of joy as Pies win". Melbourne: The Age. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ^ Ballantyne, Adrian (3 October 2010). "Pies dominate Saints to win Grand Final replay by 56 points". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ^ a b Sheahan, Mike (3 October 2010). "Mick Malthouse fixed to take a double". Herald Sun. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
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- ^ "How Eddie took over two Melbourne Olympic venues". 27 May 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ Maddocks, Tom (15 December 2020). "Ex-Collingwood director not surprised by Eddie McGuire's move to stand down as Magpies president". ABC News. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Eddie McGuire to stand down as Collingwood president at the end of 2021 AFL season". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "'Not fair or tenable': McGuire steps down as Pies president, effective immediately". 9 February 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Eddie McGuire stands down as Collingwood president in wake of racism report". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- TheGuardian.com. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ISBN 0-14-027983-0)
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- ^ It's an Honour – Australian Sports Medal
- ^ It's an Honour – Member of the Order of Australia
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- ^ "'Eddie Everywhere' returns to hosting duties for World Cup" Archived 26 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on 9 August 2009
- ^ 21 August 2007. "Eddie Everywhere returns to the commentary box" Archived 22 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on 9 August 2009
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- ^ "Bruce and who? Commentating greats to reunite for State of Origin game". AFL.com.au. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ Ejected teenage fan didn't know 'ape' was racist
- ^ Eddie McGuire apologises to Adam Goodes after a Magpies fan racially vilified the Sydney champion News.com.au
- ^ Matt Thompson, "McGuire apologises for gaffe linking Goodes and King Kong", AFL.Com 29 May 2013 accessed 29 May 2013
- ^ Matt Windley, "Adam Goodes 'gutted' after 13-year-old girl's racial slur, who called the Sydney champion today to apologise". Herald Sun, 25 May 2013, accessed 29 May 2013
- ^ The Advertiser, 30 May 2013, p. 6
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- ^ "'Painful to watch': Heritier Lumumba breaks silence after Pies' 'bizarre' response to report". Fox Sports. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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Further reading
- Stone, Gerald. Who Killed Channel 9?: The Death of Kerry Packer's Mighty TV Dream Machine. Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4050-3815-7
External links
- Eddie McGuire at IMDb