Ian Cover - Cricket Lover, Masterful MC and “Coodabeen Champion”

About this episode

Ian Cover discusses his long career in sports commentary and his passion for cricket.

Ian Cover is one of the co-founders of the “Coodabeen Champions” who have taken a look at sport on the lighter side for around 40 years on radio; Ian is also passionate about the sport of cricket and a supporter of Taverners Victoria and in particular their Geelong branch. A masterful MC for corporate functions, Ian had a long association with Cricket Victoria and particularly as the MC for the renowned Lindsay Hassett Club luncheons for over twenty years where he interviewed most of the bigg...

People in this episode

Host: Ken Jacobs

Guest: Ian Cover

Topics covered

• cricket
• sports commentary
• radio
• entertainment
• community support

Keywords

• Ian Cover
• Coodabeen Champions
• cricket
• sports MC
• Taverners Victoria

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Coodabeen Champions, Taverners Victoria, Cricket Victoria, Lindsay Hassett Club

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