Beatrice Go shares her experience of putting on the headphones to commentate at the FIBA Women’s World Cup in Sydney through the ABC’s WINS program. “Confidence is for the now, hope is for the future.” That was the mentra I received when I was visiting a church in Singapore – not knowing that it was …
We’ve seen welcome changes in sports media recently. Gemma Bastiani and Kirby Fenwick spoke to some of the women in sports media leading those changes. Marissa Lordanic describes her pathway into sports media as a story of “stubborn persistence”. “There’s definitely been times where I’ve thought to myself ‘what am I doing? I’m writing for …
Bobby Macumber shares how highlighting diversity in sports reports is integral when working towards an inclusive community, and how she is part of the charge. I grew up loving sport; both watching and playing. Mainly playing, but it took a few years for me to realise that I was able to play certain sports as …
Siren Sport is beyond thrilled to have been named as a finalist in the 2020 Sport Australia Media Awards! Sport Australia has today announced the finalists for the annual Sport Australia Media Awards. The Sport Australia Media Awards have been running since 2002 and recognise excellence inAustralian sports journalism, broadcasting, production and photography. There was …
From college athlete to commentator-meets-podcaster-meets-producer, sport has opened many doors for Taylor. The best part? She is only just getting started. Taylor Capannolo is a former NCAA Division 1 college athlete, current football producer at 3AW and one half of the Halftime Huddle, a podcast for “gutsy women in Australia calling sport their own”. She …