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Experience
Ben Glover started his full-time career in media as the Sports Editor of the Whitsunday Times in 2009. He moved to The Daily Advertiser in Wagga Wagga in 2010 before scoring a move to Sydney covering NRL for foxsports.com.au. After a six year stint at Fox Sports he moved to Nine in 2018 and has been in his role as WWOS Editor ever since.
Ben loves telling great Australian stories and has had the privilege of shaping the sports content for an audience in the millions in a sports loving nation. Career highlights have included leading Nine’s digital coverage of Paris 2024 and Milano Cortina 2026, but give him a Sunday afternoon on the hill at Brookvale Oval and he’ll be just as happy.
Education
Ben started the pursuit of a career in sports media at the University of Canberra, where he studied a Bachelor of Sports Media from 2004-2006.
He has also completed a range of workplace leadership courses at both Fox Sports and Nine.
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