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Few people in Australian sporting and media history have made as much of an impact as Eddie McGuire. From humble beginnings as a 17 year old at Channel Ten in 1982, he rose to become CEO of the Nine Network and host of some of Australia's most popular shows including The Footy Show, Who Wants to be a Millionaire and 1v100.
He became President of the Collingwood football club in October 1998. He also established and is Chairman of the Trevor Barker Foundation, and works for many other charitable organizations including the Brainstorm Appeal, the Alfred Hospital Foundation, the Leukaemia Research Fund, the Burnet Research Institute, and the Alannah and Madeline Foundation. Throughout his career, Eddie has received many awards, such as the Australian Sports Medal, The Order of Australia and the Centenary Medal for his services to the media and Australian Rules Football.
Eddie has been a board member of Victorian Major Events Company since 2003. He is also a voting member of the worldwide Laureus Sports Awards.