Ed Wyatt
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Edward "Ed" Wyatt is an American Australian
sports journalist and television presenter.
He worked as one of two SBS
Television Melbourne-based reporters from 2000 to 2006 and has hosted SBS’s live coverage of the Super Bowl
and the US baseball World Series
since 2002 the and World Ice Hockey Championships since 2004.
, United States
. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Stanford University
. He taught English at Bellarmine Prep in Tacoma while also coaching football and basketball.
, for which he won three Emmy award
s.
He joined Fox Sports World, an international sports network, in 1997 and worked as the face of Australian rules football
and hosted English/Scottish/German Premier League matches. He was also the writer responsible for the weekly English Premier League show that was seen nationally across the USA.
In 2000, Wyatt started his work at SBS-TV
. He reported weekly on US sports for SBS and hosted the Super Bowl
live on that network from 2003 to 2008. When Australia's free-to-air screening rights for the Super Bowl switched to the Ten Network in February 2009, Wyatt joined the move and was seen in studio with Andrew Maher and former AFL star and current NFL punter Saverio Rocca.
In 2004, he joined Melbourne's SEN 1116
where he co hosts Born In The USA with Steve Salisbury. In 2006, Wyatt did the voiceover for the Nine Network
’s Celebrity Golf Shoot-Out
.
In April, 2008 he was appointed Communications Manager of the South Dragons
, a member of Australia's National Basketball League.
American Australian
American Australians are Australians who are either born in, or descended from migrants from the United States and its territories. This can include people of European, African American, American Indian, Latin American, Asian, or Pacific Islander backgrounds....
sports journalist and television presenter.
He worked as one of two SBS
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
Television Melbourne-based reporters from 2000 to 2006 and has hosted SBS’s live coverage of the Super Bowl
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
and the US baseball World Series
World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...
since 2002 the and World Ice Hockey Championships since 2004.
Early life/career
Wyatt grew up in Portland, OregonPortland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. He taught English at Bellarmine Prep in Tacoma while also coaching football and basketball.
Media career
Wyatt's career in television started in Seattle, as both a writer and performer of sketch comedy on the program Almost Live!Almost Live!
Almost Live! was a local sketch comedy television show in Seattle, Washington, USA, produced and broadcast by NBC affiliate KING-TV from 1984 to 1999. A re-packaged version of the show also aired on Comedy Central from 1992 to 1993, and episodes aired on WGRZ-TV in the late 1990s. The show was...
, for which he won three Emmy award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
s.
He joined Fox Sports World, an international sports network, in 1997 and worked as the face of Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
and hosted English/Scottish/German Premier League matches. He was also the writer responsible for the weekly English Premier League show that was seen nationally across the USA.
In 2000, Wyatt started his work at SBS-TV
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
. He reported weekly on US sports for SBS and hosted the Super Bowl
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
live on that network from 2003 to 2008. When Australia's free-to-air screening rights for the Super Bowl switched to the Ten Network in February 2009, Wyatt joined the move and was seen in studio with Andrew Maher and former AFL star and current NFL punter Saverio Rocca.
In 2004, he joined Melbourne's SEN 1116
SEN 1116
SEN 1116 , the acronym standing for Sports Entertainment Network, is a commercial AM radio station based in Melbourne, Australia, operating on 1116 kHz...
where he co hosts Born In The USA with Steve Salisbury. In 2006, Wyatt did the voiceover for the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
’s Celebrity Golf Shoot-Out
Celebrity Golf Shoot-Out
Celebrity Golf Shoot-Out is an Australian television program airing on the Nine Network.The series was screened in early 2006 and the premise was of a handful of well-known Australian celebrities to participate in a golfing contest....
.
In April, 2008 he was appointed Communications Manager of the South Dragons
South Dragons
The South Dragons is a former team in the Australasian National Basketball League . They made their début in the 2006/07 season and played their final season in 2008/09...
, a member of Australia's National Basketball League.