Mike Gibson (sports journalist)
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- Journalist
- columnist
- commentator
- radio and television presenter
Mike Gibson | |
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| Born | 27 May 1940 |
| Died | 23 September 2015 (aged 75) |
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| Years active | 1960s−2013 |
| Employer(s) | Radio 2SM, 2GB (1970-1981) Television, Nine Network (1981-2003) |
| Known for | Wide World of Sports, Fox Sports |
Mike Gibson (27 May 1940 – 23 September 2015), often also known by the nickname "Gibbo", was an Australian sports journalist, columnist, commentator, and radio and television presenter.
Gibson began his media career as a print journalist covering greyhound racing and rugby league.
Media and broadcasting career
He started in radio at 2SM, presenting there radio breakfast show in the 1970s before going to 2GB in 1979.[1]
He moved to television at the Nine Network hosting Wide World of Sports in 1981. He also wrote a regular column for The Australian Women's Weekly, having previously written columns for two Sydney daily newspapers.[2]
He co-hosted Good Morning Australia with Kerri-Anne Kennerley for several years from 1988.
He was an original presenter of the Nine Network's program Nine's Wide World of Sports, opposite former Australian cricket captain Ian Chappell. He hosted The Back Page, with friend and comedian Billy Birmingham, on Fox Sports for 16 years.[3] Birmingham parodied Gibson on the program in a segment called "The Wired World of Sports".
