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| On Updated : Oct 5, 2020 11:53 AM IST

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Neroli Meadows IPL Host:  Australian TV presenter Neroli Meadows was born on 16th September 1985 in Western Australia. Her older brothers are also famous in Australian fraternity. Ross Meadows has played Hockey for Australia while Ian Meadows is famous for his role in Home and away.

She brought up in Collie and had the aspirations to take up journalism from the very young age. She completed a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Curtin University and did a diploma in broadcasting from West Australian Academy of Performing Arts. She also spent some time at the University of Tennessee in the USA as a part of a student exchange program.

Neroli Meadows Career

Neroli Meadows started her career as a weekend sports producer at Perth Radio Station 6PR in the year 2006. Then she moved on to TV and spent four years as a sports reporter on Today Tonight at the Seven Network. She was also a panel member on AFL show Before the Game on the Network Ten and appeared on a couple of Football based comedy shows as well.

In 2017, Neroli Meadows joined Fox Footy’s first AFL women’s commentary team. Along with that, she signed up for Triple M for its AFL and Cricket coverage. She also started hosting National Basketball League (NBL)’s 2017-18 season on Fox Sports. She was the face of Game Day Live on Fox Sports during that time and spoke to a number of Australian sportspeople. In 2018, Neroli Meadows hosted Fox Footy program On the Mark along with Sarah Jones and Kelli Underwood.

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In February 2019, Neroli Meadows joined hands with Nine Network for its revamped AFL Footy show but the show was forced into cancellation after just seven episodes due to very poor response. In October 2019, Fox Sports terminated the contract with Neroli Meadows in a shocking move. Fox Sports sighted the reason for cost-cutting behind the move.

In 2020, Neroli Meadows rejoined Nine Network and covered Australian Open and Brisbane International Open in January. A month later, she was in Miami to cover Super Bowl LIV for ESPN Australia. Another feather in her cap was added in 2020 when Star Sports India brought her on board for the coverage of Indian Premier League’s 2020 edition in UAE. It was in continuation to her experience in the cricket broadcasting as she has previously hosted Big Bash League, Ashes & India’s tour of Australia in 2018-19.

During the lockdown in 2020, Neroli Meadows launched her own podcast ‘Ordineroli Speaking’ where she shares the stories of various Australian sportspersons by inviting them on the podcast.

Personal Details

Full Name: Neroli Meadows
Nickname: Nez
Father’s Name: NA

Mother’s Name: NA
Sisters’ Names: NA
Neroli Meadows Brother’s Name: Ross Meadows & Ian Meadows
Date of Birth: 16th September 1985
Neroli Meadows Age (as on September 2020): 35 Years
Place of Birth: Collie, Western Australia, Australia
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Husband Name: NA
Boyfriend Name: NA
Residence: Perth, Australia
Education: Graduation in Journalism, Diploma in Broadcasting
School: NA
College: Curtin University, Perth & University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Religion: Christianity
Hobbies: Playing Sports, Photography, Travelling
Tattoo: NA
Net Worth: NA

Physical Appearance

Neroli Meadows Height: 170 cm/ 5’7”
Weight: NA
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Brown
Neroli Meadows Figure, Body Measurements: 34-26-32

Neroli Meadows Controversies

  • Neroli Meadows came out to record an interview on the ABC program 7.30 with regards to inappropriate comments made by cricketer Chris Gayle towards her and fellow reporter Mel McLaughlin during a BBL match broadcast in 2016.
  • In 2017, Neroli Meadows hit out at Herald Sun chief football writer and Fox Footy presenter Mark Robinson regarding an article he wrote about an incident at AFL Women's awards ceremony that year.

Lesser Known Facts

  • Neroli Meadows had early desires of becoming a Basketball player from childhood but she didn’t pursue her career in Basketball because of her height.
  • Neroli Meadow’s grandfather Paul Ritter was a famous architect in Western Australia.

Neroli Meadows Favourites

Favourite TV Series: Game of Thrones
Favourite Holiday Destination: Maldives
Favourite Colour: Grey
Favourite Sport: Cricket
Favourite Cricketer: George Bailey
Favourite Restaurant: Maha, Melbourne, Australia

Neroli Meadows Social Media Handles

Twitter: @Neroli_Meadows
Instagram: @nezm

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