Mark Readings is an Australian

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and commentator. He is formerly a reporter for ''

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'' and

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and also commentates

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matches on

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. Readings began his career at radio station 6PM in 1988 before joining the

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as a sports reporter, he also commentated on sporting events including domestic cricket, AFL Football and Olympic Games for Nine. From 2010 to 2013, Readings the main weeknight sports presenter replacing Michael Thomson who replace Readings following his departure. In 2014, Readings joined the Seven Network as host of ‘The Footy Fix’ program and in 2015, the main commentator of its WAFL coverage and filled in occasionally as an AFL commentator during Seven's coverage. He also was sports reporter on

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and was a filled in as sports presenter on Seven News, in 2020 Readings announced his departure from Seven full time and became a

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. In addition to his work on television, he is also a AFL commentator on 6PR also fills in on its Sportsday program with Karl Langdon. In 2003, Readings received a

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for his coverage of the Bail Bombings on the

. Readings who was on holidays in Bali when the bombings occurred, reported on the tragedy for Nine News in the days that followed. He has a wife and twin daughters.

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