Karen Tighe
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Karen Tighe is an Australian Broadcasting Corporation
radio and television sports presenter. She grew up and was educated in Sydney, and completed a Bachelor of Arts
in communications and psychology at Macquarie University
. She joined the ABC sports department as a television reporter and presenter in 1989. In 1997 she moved to ABC radio as the anchor of the "ABC Radio Grandstand
" sports program.
Tighe has covered various sports and sporting events including the Paralympic Games
in Barcelona, Atlanta, Lillehammer, and Sydney. She also reported at the Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games
and the Hopman Cup
.
In the early 1990s, she was a panel member on the Friday night ABC television show Live and Sweaty
where she presented a news segment.
In 2003 she married fellow sports presenter, Glenn Mitchell
and relocated to Perth, Western Australia
from where she still works for the ABC, providing ABC television sports reporting as well as presenting the Grandstand show.
She is the first person to have won the Sport Australia Awards (Media Award) twice. Prior winners have been Bruce McAvaney
, Roy Masters and Ron Reed. In 2000 Tighe was awarded the Australian Sports Medal
for "many years outstanding service to the Paralympic movement".
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
radio and television sports presenter. She grew up and was educated in Sydney, and completed a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in communications and psychology at Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
. She joined the ABC sports department as a television reporter and presenter in 1989. In 1997 she moved to ABC radio as the anchor of the "ABC Radio Grandstand
ABC Radio Grandstand
ABC Radio Grandstand is a live radio sports focused commentary and talk-back program which runs on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation local radio network across Australia. The program runs on Saturdays and Sundays, typically from noon or an hour before, until 6 pm...
" sports program.
Tighe has covered various sports and sporting events including the Paralympic Games
Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and Cerebral Palsy. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which are held immediately following their...
in Barcelona, Atlanta, Lillehammer, and Sydney. She also reported at the Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
and the Hopman Cup
Hopman Cup
The Hopman Cup is an annual international team tennis tournament held in Perth, Western Australia in early January each year, which plays mixed teams on a country by country basis...
.
In the early 1990s, she was a panel member on the Friday night ABC television show Live and Sweaty
Live and Sweaty
Live and Sweaty was an Australian sports television program, broadcast on the ABC from 1991 until 1995. Hosted by Andrew Denton , the show was part panel-based, part talk show and part comedy, and predated The Footy Show which has a similar format.-Live and Sweaty regulars:Andrew Denton was the...
where she presented a news segment.
In 2003 she married fellow sports presenter, Glenn Mitchell
Glenn Mitchell (sports broadcaster)
Glenn Mitchell is a former sports commentator and writer for Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio's Grandstand program in Perth.He joined ABC Radio Sport in January 1990 with commentaries on Australian rules football and cricket....
and relocated to Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
from where she still works for the ABC, providing ABC television sports reporting as well as presenting the Grandstand show.
She is the first person to have won the Sport Australia Awards (Media Award) twice. Prior winners have been Bruce McAvaney
Bruce McAvaney
Bruce William McAvaney OAM is an Australian sports broadcaster with the Seven Network, well-known for his commentary of Australian rules football matches as well as covering every Summer Olympic Games from Moscow 1980 until Beijing 2008.- Early years :The son of an Adelaide accountant, McAvaney...
, Roy Masters and Ron Reed. In 2000 Tighe was awarded the Australian Sports Medal
Australian Sports Medal
The Australian Sports Medal was an award given during 2000 to recognise achievements in Australian sport.Recipients of the award included competitors, coaches, sports scientists, office holders, and people who maintained sporting facilities and services. Over 18,000 Medals were...
for "many years outstanding service to the Paralympic movement".