Commentator Jo Wotton will create history today as Channel 7\u2019s first female caller.<\/p>\n
Hoping to make the coverage \u201cricher\u201d with her involvement, Wotton becomes the third female to take the microphone on television for the men\u2019s game after Fox Footy\u2019s Kelli Underwood and Jess Webster.<\/p>\n
Wotton will be part of the team for the St Kilda v GWS Giants match at Marvel Stadium.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been fortunate to work alongside some outstanding men and women in football media throughout my career \u2014 most recently calling footy on SEN and Seven\u2019s AFL Women\u2019s coverage,\u2019\u2019 Wotton said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve never had so many diverse voices reporting on and calling our game, and I think that\u2019s really important for the future of football.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe standard of commentary and analysis across the game is incredibly strong, and it\u2019s only getting better as more people from different backgrounds come into the industry. I hope that continues to grow because it makes the coverage richer for everyone watching.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wotton will call play-by-play alongside Jack Heverin, with Tom Morris hosting and reporting from the boundary and Cameron Ling and Campbell Brown doing expert commentary.<\/p>\n
She will return to call Essendon v St Kilda in Round 17.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re all incredibly talented broadcasters and great people, so I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll have a lot of fun while calling what is shaping up to be a brilliant match,\u2019\u2019 Wotton said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a really exciting time to be a footy caller. The game has opened up considerably and we\u2019re seeing much more free-flowing football, which makes for a fantastic spectacle.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve also been spoiled with some incredible finishes over the past few weeks. First and foremost, I\u2019m a footy fan. I love a tight contest that goes right down to the wire just as much as the viewers watching at home or in the stands.\u201d<\/p>\n
Channel 7\u2019s Head of AFL and Sport Innovation, Gary O\u2019Keeffe, said Wotton had consistently impressed.<\/p>\n
\u201cJo is an exemplary caller who has earned this opportunity through her talent, professionalism, and dedication to her craft over many years,\u2019\u2019 he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cJo has consistently impressed us with her preparation, football knowledge and ability to bring the game to life for viewers, both on our AFLW coverage and through her men\u2019s football commentary on radio. She has been a valued member of Seven\u2019s AFLW broadcast team since 2020 and will bring a fresh voice to our men\u2019s AFL coverage.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Commentator Jo Wotton will create history today as Channel 7\u2019s first female caller. Hoping to make the coverage…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":475931,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[156,111,139,69,437],"class_list":["post-475930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=475930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/475931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=475930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=475930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=475930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}