Nine will play host to 2024’s Paris Olympics and bring with them a plethora of hosts and expert commentators to call all the action across the fortnight.
Channel Nine will feature Olympics coverage 22 hours a day with Wide World of Sports commentary News Hours at 11 am and 6 pm daily.
9Gem will feature Olympics coverage 24 hours a day with Wide World of Sports commentary and 15 hours live/9 hours of hosted replays.
9Now features 40 streams in FHD, and will screen live every event featuring an Australian athlete with Wide World of Sports commentary. It will also feature Live Streams, replays, highlights and behind-the-scenes.
Channel Nine schedule:
6:30 am – 11:00 am AEST – Sarah Abo and Karl Stefanovic: As Australia wakes up
11.00 am – 12.00 pm AEST – 9News Bulletin
12.00 pm – 3.00 pm AEST – Todd Woodbridge: Capturing the Magic Moments of the Day
3.00 pm – 6.00 pm AEST – Leila McKinnon and Dylan Alcott: As Live Sport Begins
6.00 pm – 7.00 pm AEST – 9News Bulletin
7.00 pm – 1.00 am AEST – Ally Langdon and James Bracey: All the prime-time action
1.00 am – 6.30 am AEST – Eddie McGuire: From Paris including Competition Finals
9Gem schedule:
5.00 pm – 10.00 pm AEST – Sylvia Jeffreys
10.00 pm – 3.00 am AEST – Nick McArdle
3.00 am – 8.00 am AEST – Sam McClure
8.00 pm – 5.00 pm AEST – Hosted long-form replays
Olympic Hosts:
Sarah Abo
Sarah Abo joined Channel 9’s Breakfast program, Today as co-host with Karl Stefanovic in January 2023. She has covered major world events including the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, the 2016 US presidential election, the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, and the 2017-18 refugee crisis in Lebanon, Turkey and Greece.
She has also hosted the Carols by Candlelight. Born in Damascus, Sarah moved to Australia with her family when she was four. Hailing from Melbourne, Sarah now lives in Sydney and is a diehard Collingwood fan.
Karl Stefanovic
Karl Stefanovic hosts Today alongside Sarah Abo and has hosted the Olympic Games London 2012 for the 9Network.
He has hosted coverage of major global events including the Christchurch earthquake, the Japanese tsunami, the Bali Bombings, the terror trials in Guantanamo Bay, the funerals of Ronald Reagan, Ray Charles and Marlon Brando, the Oscars and the Golden Globes.
Todd Woodbridge
As Nine’s lead commentator for the Australian Open, Todd Woodbridge is a former world No.1 doubles player and Olympic gold medalist. Winning 83 doubles titles during his elite career, he won many of those with compatriot Mark Woodforde, including Olympic gold in Atlanta in 1996.
Woodbridge’s broadcasting career began in 2006 and he has since hosted the Olympics, the Commonwealth Games, tennis, cricket, and golf tournaments. In 2021, he joined Postcards, Channel 9’s Victorian travel program, as a presenter, and currently hosts Tipping Point on the 9Network.
Leila McKinnon
In 2012, she co-hosted Channel 9’s coverage of the Olympic Games in London and did the first live television interview with Princess Kate and William.
Away from television, McKinnon is the editor of Australia’s Favourite Recipes, a cookbook that raises money for the charity Legacy and features the family recipes of ordinary Australians. She is on the board of The Ricky Stuart Foundation, a charity committed to creating an inclusive Australia for individuals with autism and their families, and is an ambassador for the Gidget Foundation.
Dylan Alcott AO
Alcott is one of the elite few to win Olympic/Paralympic gold in two sports: wheelchair basketball (Beijing 2008) and tennis (Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020).
Alcott was awarded the Newcombe Medal in 2016 and 2021. He retired in 2022 after winning 23 Grand Slam tennis titles. He is a commentator for the 9Network’s coverage of the Australian Open and in 2019, he became the first Paralympian to win a Silver Logie for Most Popular New Talent.
Ally Langdon
Langdon is the host of A Current Affair and previously co-hosted Today and Weekend Today, reported for 60 Minutes and presented the 6.00 pm 9News Sydney bulletin.
James Bracey
The Olympics are familiar territory for Bracey. He covered three Olympic Games (Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio de Janeiro 2016) and two Winter Olympics (Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014) during his previous role as sports reporter for Sky News.
His experience includes reporting on the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi and the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, and hosting the 9Network’s State of Origin series and NRL Grand Final coverage. He has hosted the Presidents’ Cup golf tournament and co-hosts Nine’s Australian Open tennis coverage.
Eddie McGuire
McGuire has hosted coverage of international events including the Olympic Games London 2012, the Vancouver Winter Games, the Commonwealth Games and the Australian Formula One Grand Prix.
He received the Australian Sports Medal in 2001 for service to Australian Football and was named a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2005 for service to the community and to broadcasting.
Sylvia Jeffreys
Jeffreys is the co-host of Today Extra alongside David Campbell. She also files stories for A Current Affair.
She joined A Current Affair in 2019 and covered a wide range of stories, as well as filling in as co-host of Today Extra in 2019.
Nick McArdle
Nick McArdle’s career spans more than three decades in the Australian media across radio and television. Paris 2024 will be his fourth Olympic Games, along with a number of Commonwealth Games and World Swimming and Athletics Championships. McArdle – who appears on 9Gem as an Australian Open host – has also hosted and reported on numerous Rugby and Cricket World Cups, Ashes tours, Grand Slam tennis tournaments and World Alpine Ski Championships.
Sam McClure
Sam McClure spent six years at 3AW from 2011, producing, reporting and contributing across various programs. In 2017, he joined radio station SEN as a reporter on the Breakfast program. He also worked as a football reporter for the 7 Network.
The Australian Football Media Association awarded him the Clinton Grybas Rising Star Award in 2015, while in 2021 he won the AFL Brown Award for most outstanding football journalist of the year.
Nine will also have an array of Olympics experts & commentators to call the action across all events. Those names include:
• Ian Thorpe – Swimming
• Giaan Rooney – Swimming
• Ellie Cole – Swimming
• Mat Thompson – Swimming
• Cate Campbell – Swimming
• Roz Kelly – Swimming
• Gerard Whateley – Athletics
• Michael Johnson – Athletics
• Steve Hooker – Athletics
• David Culbert – Athletics
• Tamsyn Lewis-Manou – Athletics
• Tony Jones – Athletics
• Andrew Gaze – Basketball
• Jenna O’Hea – Basketball
• Kerri Pottharst – Beach Volleyball
• Caroline Buchanan – BMX Racing
• Ryan Williams – BMX Freestyle
• Mitch Tomlinson – BMX Freestyle
• Andy Raymond – Boxing
• Richard Fox – Canoe Slalom
• Shane McInnes – Canoe Sprint
• Kate Bates – Cycling Track
• Scott McGrory – Cycling Track
• Phil Liggett MBE – Cycling Road
• Cadel Evans – Cycling Road
• Sophie Smith – Cycling Road
• Sam Fricker – Diving
• Mark Taylor – Diving
• Adam Papalia – Men’s Football
• Grace Gill – Women’s Football
• Brenton Speed – Women’s Football
• Georgie Parker – Hockey
• Will Davies – Hockey
• James Tomkins – Rowing
• Matt Hill – Rowing
• Annabelle Williams – Rowing
• Sean Maloney – Rugby Sevens
• Sera Naiqama – Rugby Sevens
• Drew Mitchell – Rugby Sevens
• Russell Mark – Shooting
• Peter Psaltis – Shooting
• Nick Boserio – Skateboard
• Will McCloy – Triathlon
• Emma Snowsill – Triathlon