Craig Willis (born 1954) is a former Australian announcer who has appeared as the voice of many of Network Ten / One HD and Seven Network's

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Grand Final, Anzac Day and major Finals Broadcasts from the early 2000s to 2018. He is colloquially known as the 'voice of the AFL'.

Career

Willis has also performed voiceovers at non-AFL major events, including the

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and is regarded as one of Australia's premier announcers. Willis is often a Master of Ceremonies and hosts the traditional

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, a fixture of the AFL grand final day. Additionally, he does voiceovers and is occasionally a fill in presenter on Melbourne radio station

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. In 2000, he was the ground announcer at the

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, a role he also fulfilled at the Athens Olympics four years later. Willis is also heavily involved in Tennis coverage and announces the players at the

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. He also narrates the Fox Sports television show ''ATP Tennis'' and acted as a player announcer at the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL). In recent times, he has become the voice of Bank of Melbourne for directing customers through call queue options.

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Australian male voice actors Australian television personalities Living people 1954 births {{australia-actor-stub