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Sam Lane is a pioneering broadcast journalist and author. Her award-winning work spans print, television, radio and podcast. The new co-host of ABC radio’s flagship national sports program, ‘Summer Grandstand’, Sam also hosts the ABC podcast, ‘The W – with Sam Lane’.
A trailblazer in Australian sports media, Sam forged new ground in AFL men’s telecasts and coverage, was an inaugural member of Channel Seven’s AFLW broadcast team, and a voice of authority since season one.
A sought-after specialist interviewer, Sam was engaged to lead an audience with Andre Agassi at a leadership summit in 2024, conducted powerful interviews with Jelena Dokic at the Australian premieres of her documentary ‘Unbreakable’, has worked closely with Australian of the Year Adam Goodes, and co-hosted the acclaimed national speaking tour of basketball legend Luc Longley in sold-out theatres.
In diverse settings, and for a broad range of clients, Sam is consistently praised for enhancing events through her research, delivery, engagement and warmth.
Sam’s first book, ROAR, is the definitive account of the birth of the Australian Football League’s elite competition for women. Published in 2018, ROAR was formally endorsed by Australia’s first woman Prime Minister, Julia Gillard. ROAR became part of the global movement for gender equity, diversity, and inclusion, with the AFLW catalysing profound change on and off-field. Sam’s keynote presentations on the topic include one at the Australian Embassy in Paris.