Williams lands Nine sports director job
By Jonas Lopez in Media News on Friday, 22nd November 2019 at 9:15am
The Nine Network has appointed Brent Williams as the new director of sports.
He comes to the post after recent incumbent Tom Malone was reassigned to head the network’s radio division.
The appointment is part of Nine’s management restructure, where Williams will report to news and current affairs director Darren Wick. The rationale for this is that both sports and news reporting teams will be able to work closely on their coverage.
The move is a big step for Williams, who had previously handled Nine’s cricket and tennis coverage and produced the Footy Show, Sunday Footy Show, and Footy Classified.
“Wide World of Sports is an iconic brand in broadcasting, thanks to the incredibly talented and dedicated WWOS family over many years. I’m luck...
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