Robert Grasso is a Sydney-based sports presenter, producer and reporter with SBS Television. He is currently a sports presenter for the network's flagship news program, World News Australia, nightly from 6:30 pm.

Grasso is one of SBS' longest-serving members, having worked on some of the station's biggest sporting events including the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2001 and 2003 IAAF Athletics World Championships.

Career

With a degree in Commerce (Marketing), he began his career as a publicist for SBS TV promoting News and Current Affairs and Sport.

After attending the Australian Film, TV and Radio School and Max Rowley

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Media Academy, he embarked on a career in radio. His big break in television came in 1997, working as a weekend reporter on SBS TV's nightly sports show, Toyota World Sports.

He has covered many sports, including tennis, association football, athletics (both domestically and internationally), winning an Athletics Australia media award for television news coverage in 2002.

Awards

Grasso has been recognised for his coverage of various sports throughout his career. His awards include the 1998 Soccer Australia Media Award, 2000 Tennis Australia Media Award and Athletics Australia Media Awards.

External links

• Robert Grasso's blog at sbs.com.au