Master of Ceremonies (MCs) & Hosts

Charlie King OAM

Indigenous Australian sports commentator. Award-winning anti-family violence campaigner

Decades spent working in community development, juvenile justice, child protection and family violence across the Northern Territory gives Charlie King OAM unique perspective on the strengths and challenges that face our community.

A Gurindji man whose mother was born in Limbunya Station and grew up in Khalin Compound, Charlie carries the legacy of the stolen generation.

Charlie has been a sports commentator on the ABC since 1990, hosting Grandstand and has commentated on various sports including Australian Rules football and cricket. As a broadcaster, Charlie was the first Indigenous Australian to commentate at an Olympic Games, in Beijing 2008. Charlie was the Chair of the Bonner Committee for 6 years, advising the ABC on Indigenous matters and was inducted into AFL Northern Territory Hall of Fame in 2019.

Charlie has been working in partnership with CatholicCare NT since 2006 developing men’s programs and the No More Campaign, targeting sporting codes to address violence in their clubs and with their supporters.

His work has been recognized through a range of awards over the years including NAIDOC person of the year and elder of the year, Darwin City Council citizen of the year and more recently an Order of Australia Medal in 2015, the NT Senior Australian of the Year 2019 and was awarded the member of the Order of Australia in 2021 for significant service to the Indigenous community of the NT.

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Key Points for Charlie King OAM

Local ABC radio sports broadcaster Charlie King OAM is a well-loved institution in the Northern Territory & was recognised for his contribution to sport in the Northern Territory, winning the ABC Outstanding Contribution to Local Radio Award in 2004.
Charlie King is an inspiration because of his passion for bringing an end to domestic violence and child abuse. He is the recipient of community awards including the 2009 White Ribbon Ambassador of the Year award, the 2001 Northern Territory Indigenous Person, 2003 Darwin Citizen of the Year, the inaugural Children's Champion in 2005 for his work in the field of child abuse and domestic violence, and the Fitzgerald Social Change Award, a human rights award for bringing communities together and he is the 2019 NT Senior Australian of the Year.
Charlie King is an outstanding MC for any event - or he can deliver his keynote on his upbringing in NT, he is one of 11 children, and his family, his sporting career and related stories.

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Testimonials for Charlie King OAM

Charlie King was on the ball, warm and humorous…..perfect for our audience.
AMRRIC

Charlie King was a pleasure to work with and great MC for our event.
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Professional Conference Organiser

The team at ICMI offer a fantastic and professional service that allows us (event organisers) to focus on the delivery of our events

Corporate Client

I was very happy with the whole process from initial call through to performance, every question or detail was explained in a professional friendly manner. I will definitely be in touch with ICMI again.

Insurance Client

All ICMI staff I dealt with were exceptionally efficient, collaborative and responsive to ensuring our talent was informed.

Government Client

ICMI were flexible and accommodating, this year finding a speaker for your event that would work in a virtual setting was a challenge, but we ended up with a very successful event and the perfect speaker! Always patient and responsive to my calls or emails.

Corporate Client

Association Client

We were impacted by a COVID-19 outbreak in South Australia that threatened to de-rail our Northern Territory based event, but the ICMI logistics team made it happen when the window of opportunity arose.

NFP Client

ICMI listened to our needs and were very supportive with the change of plans with dealing with the pandemic. They gave great advice and helped us secure the right talent for our event.

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