Gerard Whateley (born 28 October 1974) is a Melbourne-based sports broadcaster and writer. He is regarded by many as Australia’s pre-eminent sports broadcaster.[1] Since January 2018, he has been chief sports caller and host of the Whateley program on the sports radio station SEN1116.[2] He is also co-host of Fox Footy's AFL 360 and an occasional sports columnist for the Herald Sun newspaper. Whateley’s sport broadcasting career has included calling major Australian and international events, including 21 AFL Grand Finals, International Cricket both in Australia and abroad, the Melbourne Cup and both swimming (London and Rio) and athletics (Paris) at the Summer Olympics.[3] Whateley travelled to Royal Ascot in 2012 to call Australia’s racehorse Black Caviar win the Diamond Jubilee Stakes and wrote a book on the horse’s career.[4] He is the first and only Australian to call the Super Bowl play-by-play, a broadcast he has delivered since Super Bowl LII in Minnesota.[5]
- ^ Marshall, Konrad (9 August 2024). "'It comes at you so ferociously': Calling from the Olympics hot seat". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Whateley to head SEN sports coverage". sen.com.au.
- ^ McClure, Sam (29 June 2024). "'I'll be me': Whateley vows to cover Olympics his way". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Black Caviar". HarperCollins Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Curtis, Bryan (29 January 2019). ""Tom Brady Bereft on the Turf!": How Australian Broadcaster Gerard Whateley Calls the Super Bowl". The Ringer. Retrieved 12 November 2024.