Andrea McVeigh

Andrea McVeigh is a New Zealand sports commentator and former netball player.

McVeigh has been in television broadcasting for over 20 years, primarily as a sports broadcaster. She hosted Blood, Sweat and Tears on TV3 starting in 1996,[1] and Trackchat from 2000.[2] She joined the Sky Sport netball commentary team in 2007, covering the 2007 Netball World Championships and the ANZ Championship from 2008.[3]

McVeigh starting playing netball in North Harbour, where she was named North Harbour Netball's ASB Player of the Year in 1993.[4] She represented Waikato and Canterbury from the ages of 22 to 29. She was signed with the Counties Manukau-Thames Valley Cometz in the 1998 season of the Coca-Cola Cup, under head coach Ruth Aitken.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "TV3's new year line-up varied". The Press. 30 November 1996. p. WE22.
  2. ↑ Dillon, Mike (1 November 2000). "Topliner puts Cox Plate shocker behind him, gallops like champ". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  3. ↑ SKY Sports. "Netball Commentator bios". Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Goal keep gets her reward". North Shore Times Advertiser. 12 October 1993. p. 45.
  5. ↑ "Ex-Silver Ferns named in team". Waikato Times. 2 February 1998. p. 13.


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