Stephanie Brantz
Type: | Player/Athlete |
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Location: | Australia |
Occupation: Sports Presenter
Stephanie Brantz is a sports presenter on ABC TV and a self-confessed 'sports nut'.
Before joining the national broadcaster in 2010, Stephanie spent four years at Channel 9 where she presented sport on National Nine News, Nightline and The Sunday Show and the 2006/7 Ashes series as well as hosting the NBL highlights show. Stephanie spent the six years prior at SBS where she was host of SBS World Sport and the face of the 2006 World Cup coverage in Australia. She originally joined the SBS Sports team in 2000 working for On the Ball.
At ABC she hosts the Women's football, basketball and golf as well as the Champions Trophy Hockey, the Lanco Super Series and over winter the Shute Shield rugby.
She also hosts the Australian of the Year Awards, the Anzac Day Dawn Service from Gallipoli and the Paralympic coverage from London in 2012.
Before embarking on her sports presenting career, Stephanie represented her home state of Queensland in netball, basketball and swimming. She was a naturopath for more than 10 years, before a career change into media.
Stephanie is married to Simon Hill (Fox Sports football commentator) and has three children, aged between 18 and 11.