Patrick Smith (journalist)
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Patrick Smith is an Australian sports journalist.
He is noted for his pieces in The Australian
newspapers' sports section. He also appears on Hungry for Sport with Kevin Bartlett on SEN 1116
.
He writes pieces on political issues in sport mainly, including the internal runnings of Australian rules football
and Athletics Australia
.
In 2006, Smith won the award for best column in the AFL Media Awards, beating several noted journalists, such as Caroline Wilson
of The Age
, and Mike Sheahan
of The Herald Sun. In 2009 he was awarded a High Commendation in the Graham Perkin Award for journalistic excellence, with the judges liking his "wit and courage, and his disdain for cliché. We were impressed too that he was so often ahead of the news in his sports commentaries."
He is noted for his pieces in The Australian
The Australian
The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Chris Mitchell, the editor is Clive Mathieson and the 'editor-at-large' is Paul Kelly....
newspapers' sports section. He also appears on Hungry for Sport with Kevin Bartlett on 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...
.
He writes pieces on political issues in sport mainly, including the internal runnings 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 Athletics Australia
Athletics Australia
Athletics Australia is the National Sporting Organisation recognised by the Australian Sports Commission for the sport of athletics in Australia....
.
In 2006, Smith won the award for best column in the AFL Media Awards, beating several noted journalists, such as Caroline Wilson
Caroline Wilson
Caroline Wilson is an Australian sports journalist, who currently appears on 3AW's pre-match AFL discussion, as a panelist on Nine Network's Footy Classified, and an occasional panelist on the ABC program Offsiders....
of The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
, and Mike Sheahan
Mike Sheahan
Michael "Mike" Sheahan is an Australian journalist who specialises in Australian rules football. He is Chief Football Writer and Associate Sports Editor for the Herald Sun, a panelist on the Fox Sports program "On the Couch" and former Media Director for the VFL .Sheahan attended Werribee High...
of The Herald Sun. In 2009 he was awarded a High Commendation in the Graham Perkin Award for journalistic excellence, with the judges liking his "wit and courage, and his disdain for cliché. We were impressed too that he was so often ahead of the news in his sports commentaries."