The musical chairs are continuing in free-to-air broadcasting with the news veteran Seven sports commentator Bruce McAvaney has defected to a rival to cover the Paris Olympics.
One of Australia’s longest serving on-air talents has officially defected from Seven to a rival broadcaster ahead of the Paris Olympic Games, ending a four-decade long tradition.
McAvaney will be behind the mic calling the athletics portion of the games alongside Aussie Olympics stars like ex-sprinter Melinda Gainsford-Taylor and Olympic gold medalist Sarah Ryan. Perhaps most memorably, McAvaney covered Cathy Freeman's iconic gold medal run in Sydney during the 2000 Olympics and became part of the fabric of the country’s sporting history.
The network paid about $305 million last year to secure the exclusive rights to broadcast the next five Summer and Winter Olympic Games on its Nine Networks and Stan assets, including the 2032 Brisbane Games.
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