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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