Anthony Maroon

Anthony Maroon
Occupation	radio presenter
Known for	Triple M Sydney Radio Presenter / NRL Commentator

Anthony Maroon is a Sydney radio personality and was born in the same city. Maroon currently works at Triple M Sydney as an NRL commentator.

In late 1989, Maroon graduated from the well-known private Sydney radio school, Max Rowley's Media Academy, and headed for his first on-air radio job at station 2NZ in Inverell, New South Wales. At that time, Maroon was still an extreme rookie, not knowing how to fly the station's on-air equipment, read commercials or project his voice in a professional manner.

An early influence on Maroon was another 2NZ announcer, New Zealand born Jason West, who later changed his name, completed a Journalism MA, and went to work as an Overseas Foreign Correspondent for the BBC World Service. West coached Anthony in several areas such as how to project personality, speaking 1-to-1 and the broadcast concept of "just one listener".

After West left 2NZ (referring to the station as a backward place to work and the town of Inverell as "Inver-Hell"), Maroon soon followed. It was then late 1990. Maroon landed a job doing drive (the early evening slot) at Goulburn station 2GN. From here he quickly progressed to the breakfast position and became one of the more popular of past 2GN breakfast hosts, being able to identify with a country audience that loved sport and the simpler things in life.

Maroon's third station was i98FM in Wollongong, where he commenced back on the late evening shift (a shift he had not done since 2NZ days), but soon after progressed to the breakfast program. It was in Wollongong that Maroon became a TV figure, hosting the football program on the local channel, WIN TV.

A few years later, Maroon scored what he said back in 2NZ days would be his ultimate dream: "to work back in Sydney, my home town - but work in radio." After being offered a job doing late evenings at Sydney station 2MMM, he packed up his bags and quickly transferred his life back to Sydney.

In January 2008, after years of doing nights at 2MMM, Maroon took on the role of anchor for the breakfast radio show The Shebang, and commentator of Triple M's Monday Night Football alongside Phil Gould and Jimmy Smith. In December, Maroon joined Vega 95.3 as a drive presenter, replacing Jason Stavely. He also hosts the post-game functions at the Stadium Australia Stadium Australia for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, and in 2010 was calling North Queensland Cowboys rugby league games on the weekend for 4TO FM in Townsville and 99.5 Sea FM in Cairns.

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