Ken Sutcliffe
Ken Sutcliffe OAM | |
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Born | Retired (formerly Nine Network) | 15 November 1947
Known for | Wide World of Sports Nine News |
Spouse | Anne Sutcliffe |
Children | Rachael, Simone, Scott[2] |
Ken Sutcliffe
Career
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Sutcliffe was born in
He made his television debut in 1982, hosting Bedtime stories with Ken and Daz alongside Darrell Eastlake. The show only lasted 8 episodes.[4] He became the main sports presenter on TCN-9 Sydney's evening news in 1988 following the departure of Mike Gibson to Ten[5] and remained in that role until his retirement and final Nine News sports report on 8 December 2016 (34 years).
He was a long-time host of the Nine Network's Wide World of Sports productions, initially joining the programme in 1982. After a year as a co-host on Graham Kennedy's late night news programme in 1988, he rejoined WWOS as host in 1989.
During his time with Wide World of Sports and Nine News, Sutcliffe hosted coverage of and reported on the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles (1984) and London (2012), the America's Cup defence in Fremantle (1987), and the Winter Olympics in Calgary (1988), Albertville (1992), Lillehammer (1994) and Vancouver (2010).[5]
He also hosted four Commonwealth Games for the network: Brisbane in 1982, Auckland in 1990, Kuala Lumpur in 1998, and Melbourne in 2006.
In addition he presented
Sutcliffe also hosted Rugby League Grand Finals and the State of Origin series, as well as the US Open Golf, the Pan Pacific and Olympic swimming trials plus the World Swimming Championships in Japan and the Brisbane Goodwill Games.
In 2014, he was awarded
On 2 November 2016, Sutcliffe announced he would retire from his role as Nine News sports editor and Nine News Sydney sport presenter at the end of the year. He was replaced by Cameron Williams.[6]
Sutcliffe was awarded the
Other media
Memoirs
Sutcliffe published a book of memoirs in 2009, The Wide World of Ken Sutcliffe.[8]
The Twelfth Man
He was a featured character in
References
- ^ a b Birmingham, Billy. "Max Walker dies, 12th Man tribute: Billy Birmingham says goodbye to Big Maxy". Daily Telegraph. News Limited. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Ken Sutcliffe". ICMI Speakers & Entertainers. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Ken Sutcliffe". Celebrity Speakers. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Retirement".
- ^ a b "Ken Sutcliffe". Nine Network Australia. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ Styles, Aja. "Nine News sports presenter Ken Sutcliffe announces retirement". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Kenneth Sutcliffe". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ISBN 9781741757903.
- ^ "The 12th Man v Warney". YouTube. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
External links
- Ken Sutcliffe at IMDb