Niav Owens
ABOUT
Niav Owens
Niav Owens has been a sports broadcaster in Australia and globally for over a decade, specialising in football. She was one of the three main hosts for the coverage of the Women’s World Cup 2023 on Optus Sport and is part of the Network 10 and Paramount Plus coverage of A-Leagues and international matches. Additionally, she hosts a Sunday night panel show that covers all things Women’s Football, streaming on 10Plus for the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). Before 2020, Niav was the host of ABC’s flagship sports program, National Grandstand, on ABC Radio and the Invictus Games on ABC TV.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
The Manly Writers' Festival acknowledges and thanks the original storytellers on the lands on which our events take place, the Gameraygal people of the Eora Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing connection and culture, and we pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present, as well as emerging leaders.