International Speakers Group

After graduating from Murdoch University in 1993, Basil joined Channel Seven Perth as a final year cadet reporter. He worked his way up to the position he holds today – senior sports presenter for Seven Perth, as well as a host and commentator for Seven Sport around Australia. Basil hosts and commentates AFL matches for[…] Read More

A swashbuckling middle-order batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler, Mark Nicholas made 36 centuries (including two against Australia) for and skippered Hampshire to four major trophies, the Benson & Hedges Cup in 1988 and 1992, the Sunday League (now National League) in 1986, and the NatWest Trophy (now C&G Trophy) in 1991. Since retiring from cricket,[…] Read More

Glenn Ridge’s career in the broadcast industry began well before he became a household name in 1991 as host of Nine’s Sale of the Century, a position he held for over 11 consecutive years. Born in Adelaide, Glenn launched his career in radio and television in Bendigo in the late ’70s where he was a[…] Read More

Brian Taylor is a much loved sporting media personality and former AFL footballer with the Richmond and Collingwood Football Clubs. His current media commitments include Channel 9, Fox Sports and Triple M radio. The moustachioed Taylor, known as ‘Barge’, ‘Bristle’ or ‘BT’, began his VFL career with Richmond in 1980. He eventually left the Tigers[…] Read More

Mitchell began at the Nine Network in 1977 as a sport reporter. In this position he covered sports such as Australian rules football, golf, tennis and the Commonwealth Games. In 1982, Peter became a general news reporter and in this position he covered many major stories including Victoria’s horrific Ash Wednesday bushfires in 1983. In[…] Read More

Denise Drysdale is TV Royalty! Melbourne born Ding Dong began her showbiz career as a three year old dancing in pantomimes. At 14, Denise – just 157 cms tall – joined the GTV9 Ballet on In Melbourne Tonight with Graham Kennedy. As well as appearing on The Ernie Sigley Show twice weekly throughout 1975, Denise[…] Read More

Lehmo is one of Australia’s most experienced and well traveled comedians. Lehmo’s live work has seen him headline at comedy clubs for well over twenty years and work all corners of the globe!  USA, UK, Ireland, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Thailand. Lehmo has also become Australia’s number one “combat comic”, having completed[…] Read More

Emma Freedman is widely regarded as one of Australia’s brightest talents. From early beginnings in the sport of horse racing, she has quickly expanded her involvement in media, fashion, sport and entertainment, capturing the attention of industry leaders and consumers alike. The past 12 months of Emma’s professional career have been a whirlwind of events,[…] Read More

Jason Richardson has been involved in elite sport for over 20 years, firstly as a track & field sprinter (100m – 400m), then as a sports broadcaster in various radio & television capacities. He started his journey into elite sport by winning the 1993 Stawell Gift, and has the record of being the only athlete[…] Read More

There’s been one great constant in Australia’s pop life for the last decade and a half and her name is Delta Goodrem. From the moment Delta first appeared on our small screens in Neighbours, Goodrem emitted a charisma that would soon make her a part of our shared cultural fabric. Delta’s inherent gift, which is[…] Read More

Jo McKinnon is a TV presenter, MC and journalist. Jo began a career at Herald and Weekly Times as a copy girl before being selected as one of only 8 from thousands of applicants for a prized cadetship. She spent three years working on Herald Sun, Weekly Times, Sunday Herald Sun and Sporting Globe newspapers[…] Read More

In the era before Shane Warne when spin bowling was on its uppers, John Emburey was perhaps the best offspinner in the world, which did not say much. He was tall with a classically looping action, and capable of getting huge amounts of bounce and away-drift. But his qualities were submerged amid the grim battles[…] Read More