Charlie King AM is an Indigenous Australian sports commentator and award-winning anti-family violence campaigner working in Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. He is of Gurindji descent.
King is a commentator for ABC Radio's Grandstand sport program based in Darwin. [1] [2] He commentates on various sports including Australian rules football and cricket.
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, he was the lawn bowls commentator for ABC radio. [3] King was a commentator at the 2008 Beijing Olympics for ABC, becoming the first Indigenous Australian to commentate at an Olympic Games. [1] [3] [4]
King has worked in child protection for more than 25 years, volunteering as an independent person supporting children without a parent or guardian in trouble with the law. [5] He established the 'No More' initiative in 2006, which used sport to campaign against family violence in Australia. [6]
King was awarded an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for his service to broadcast media and the Indigenous community in 2015, [7] and was upgraded to Member of the Order of Australia (AM) at the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours for significant service to the Indigenous community of the Northern Territory. [8] In 2016, King won a Northern Territory human rights award. [9] [10]
Charlie King AM is an Indigenous Australian sports commentator and award-winning anti-family violence campaigner working in Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. He is of Gurindji descent.
King is a commentator for ABC Radio's Grandstand sport program based in Darwin. [1] [2] He commentates on various sports including Australian rules football and cricket.
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, he was the lawn bowls commentator for ABC radio. [3] King was a commentator at the 2008 Beijing Olympics for ABC, becoming the first Indigenous Australian to commentate at an Olympic Games. [1] [3] [4]
King has worked in child protection for more than 25 years, volunteering as an independent person supporting children without a parent or guardian in trouble with the law. [5] He established the 'No More' initiative in 2006, which used sport to campaign against family violence in Australia. [6]
King was awarded an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for his service to broadcast media and the Indigenous community in 2015, [7] and was upgraded to Member of the Order of Australia (AM) at the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours for significant service to the Indigenous community of the Northern Territory. [8] In 2016, King won a Northern Territory human rights award. [9] [10]