Kelli Underwood

Kelli Underwood
Born1974
Alma materUniversity of South Australia
Occupationsports commentator
Years active2001–present
Employer(s)Foxtel and Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Known forbeing the first women to commentate an AFL match on television and radio
TelevisionOffsiders, The Back Page

Kelli Underwood (born 1977) is an Australian radio and television sports journalist and sportscaster specialising in Australian rules football, netball and tennis.

She was the first woman to call an Australian Football League match on television and radio.[1][2]

Underwood is host of ABC's Offsiders and a regular panellist on the Fox Sports program The Back Page. She also calls AFL and AFLW football on Fox Footy and ABC Grandstand.[3]

  1. ^ "Backstory: Offsiders host Kelli Underwood's journey from sports fan to broadcasting pioneer". ABC News. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2023. becoming the first woman to call AFL on radio and television
  2. ^ Devlyn, Darren (23 February 2009). "Kelli Underwood a worthwhile punt for Channel 10". Herald Sun. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  3. ^ "Fox Sports broadcaster Kelli Underwood talks about her career, the industry and the future". The Daily Telegraph. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2023.