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 aaron kearney broadcaster , journalist , sports commentator
aaron kearney

aaron kearney -lrb- 3 july 1971 -rrb- is a multi-award winning broadcaster , journalist and sports commentator with the australian broadcasting corporation and the 44th meaa prodi journalist of the year .
he is a walkley award and two-time new york festival world radio award winner , kennedy award finalist and is one of the few australians to win awards for his work for television , radio and newspapers , magazines and online .
featured in the australian edition of who 's who , and described by comedian mikey robins as `` the greatest broadcaster you 've never heard of , '' he is the host of 1233 abc newcastle breakfast show , which features the story box - a popular blind interview segment .
he is an a-league soccer/football commentator , occasional host of the a-league lounge podcast , has called the w-league for abc tv and is a freelance writer .
he has covered some of the world major sports events from the olympics , to the fifa and rugby league world cups and afc champions leagueand is the creator of a sports commentary training course used by broadcasters in papua new guinea and the tiwi islands .
