Charlie King is an Indigenous Australian sports commentator and award-winning anti-family violence campaigner working in Darwin in the

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. He is of

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descent.

Media

King is a commentator for ABC Radio's Grandstand sport program based in Darwin. He commentates on various sports including

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and

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. At the 2006

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, he was the lawn bowls commentator for ABC radio. King was a commentator at the 2008 Beijing Olympics for ABC, becoming the first Indigenous Australian to commentate at an Olympic Games.

Community work

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. He established the 'No More' initiative in 2006, which used sport to campaign against family violence in Australia. King was awarded an

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(OAM) for his service to broadcast media and the Indigenous community in 2015, 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. In 2016, King won a Northern Territory human rights award.

References

1951 births Living people Australian rules football commentators Australian radio personalities People from Darwin, Northern Territory Anti-domestic violence activists Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Members of the Order of Australia Gurindji people {{Australia-journalist-stub