Episode 249 - Emma Freedman Interview

Off The Podium - An Olympics Podcast

A special treat for you on the show today as we speak with one of Australia's favourite broadcasters Emma Freedman about her amazing career and her time involved in broadcasting the Olympics! We find out the unique story behind how Emma got called up to be involved in Channel Seven's Olympic coverage for Tokyo and just how she loved every single second of working on them. We also find out just why she watched the Olympics differently as a kid and which star of the Sydney 2000 Olympics she idolised and wanted to be like. Added to this we find out which Olympic superstar she got to spend an hour with, just how amazing it was to work with Matt Shirvington during Beijing and teaching us some more amazing stories about the legend that is Bruce McAvaney. It's an incredible chat you won't want to miss!