Dan Lonergan

Who is Dan Lonergan?

Dan Lonergan is a Melbourne-based sports commentator and writer for ABC Radio Grandstand.

After attending the Jesuit Xavier College, Lonergan had a cadetship with ABC Radio Sport in 1997 after stints at various stations including 3HA Hamilton, 3CS Colac, K Rock in Geelong and Fox FM in Melbourne.

Lonergan is known mostly for his Australian rules football commentary and developed his style during his days with 3HA calling the Western Border Football League over a period of two years, before he spent six years gaining experience as a news journalist and broadcaster in various areas of Western Victoria.

He spent a year in Perth and learned to broadcast AFL football after calling West Coast Eagles as well as Fremantle games.

While in Perth, he also broadcast state and international cricket and was part of ABC's coverage of the 2000 Sydney Olympics covering handball tournaments.

2001 saw Lonergan return to Melbourne and since his return, he covered two AFL Grand Finals, two Davis Cup tennis finals, four Australian Open tennis tournaments, One Day International cricket and 13 sports at the Athens Olympic Games.

One of the 13 sports he broadcast from Athens included the gold medal baseball playoff which saw Australia win its first ever baseball medal at an Olympic Games.