{"id":1153,"date":"2025-03-05T11:16:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T11:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.radioindustrynews.com.au\/?p=1153"},"modified":"2025-03-05T11:16:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T11:16:12","slug":"journalist-laura-spurway-appointed-as-3aws-first-dedicated-aflw-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/03\/05\/journalist-laura-spurway-appointed-as-3aws-first-dedicated-aflw-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalist Laura Spurway appointed as 3AW\u2019s first dedicated AFLW reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Melbourne\u2019s Number 1 Station, 3AW, has announced renowned journalist Laura Spurway will join the 3AW Football team as the station\u2019s first dedicated AFLW reporter.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

3AW is the first radio station to appoint a dedicated AFLW reporter, with the historic move reflecting the popularity of the women\u2019s code and the station\u2019s intent to help grow the sport.<\/p>\n

Spurway will cover all elements of women\u2019s football, including all state leagues, and her work will feature across Nine Radio\u2019s websites, social media channels, and as part of the network\u2019s news service. She will also work across the station\u2019s AFL coverage.<\/p>\n

Laura Spurway said:\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s an absolute dream come true to join the 3AW Football team. This radio station is the heartbeat of Melbourne and their exceptional coverage extends way beyond that. I can\u2019t wait to join the ranks of some of the most respected voices in the field for a huge 2025 and beyond.<\/em>\u201c<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Stephen Beers, 3AW\u2019s Station Manager, said:\u00a0\u201cWe are delighted to have Laura join the team at 3AW Football in 2025. Laura brings a wealth of experience and is a great addition as we invest in AFLW right across the station to build on the best in AFL coverage.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In a broadcasting career spanning almost two decades that has taken her across the world including as a writer\/producer for CNN in Hong Kong and a placement at German radio giant Deutsche Welle, Spurway\u2019s most recent role was as Sport Reporter for Seven News Melbourne.<\/p>\n

Beginning her career as a producer for Sydney breakfast radio on 2UE, she has previously held roles as a producer\/journalist for ABC NewsRadio, a Today Show producer, 9News Melbourne journalist, and Chief of Staff for The Project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Melbourne\u2019s Number 1 Station, 3AW, has announced renowned journalist Laura Spurway will join the 3AW Football team as the station\u2019s first dedicated AFLW reporter.\u00a0 3AW is the first radio station to appoint a dedicated AFLW reporter, with the historic move reflecting the popularity of the women\u2019s code and the station\u2019s intent to help grow the … Continue reading “Journalist Laura Spurway appointed as 3AW\u2019s first dedicated AFLW reporter”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1153"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1153\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}