Two groundbreaking ABC investigations took home top honors at the Australian Sports Commission Awards on Wednesday night.
The award was won by the ABC News Tasmania team led by Jessica Moran, Chris Rowbottom, Andy Burns and Charlotte King. The best coverage of local sports issues – local and regional media For their report 'Stacking the odds: Inside Tasmania's harness racing behemoth'.
Revelations in the Harness Racing Inquiry led to the Ray Murray Inquiry, which made scathing discoveries about the state of the industry.
ABC national sports reporter David Mark was co-winner. The best reports on sports issues For investigating pedophile rock climbing coach Stephen Mitchell.
and ABC Sports' Samantha Lewis received high praise in the following categories: Best Sports Profile – Written Her piece 'Meet Angela Iannotta, Australia's forgotten World Cup pioneer'.
The ASC Media Awards have been running for over 21 years and recognize excellence in Australian sports journalism, broadcasting, production and photography.
Other ABC finalists are:
The best individual sports coverage – Broadcast
- Corbin Middlemas ABC Sports
best sports podcasts
- ABC Sports Daily, Patrick Stack/ABC Sports
The best coverage of local sports issues – local and regional media
The best coverage of sports for people with disabilities
