Karen Tighe was an outstanding broadcaster who is equally at home calling sport as she is on stage hosting or speaking at an event or conference. Her warm and friendly style coupled with a highly professional approach, have her in high demand amongst corporations across Australia.
Karen joined the ABC in 1989, after completing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and Psychology at Macquarie University in Sydney. She spent eight years as a sports reporter and presenter, anchoring golf, tennis and other major sports broadcasts.
After eight years with TV Sport, in 1997 Karen Tighe made the move to ABC Radio as the presenter of the weekend national sports program Grandstand.
Karen Tighe co-hosted ABC radio’s coverage of the Sydney, Athens and Beijing Olympic Games, the Commonwealth Games from Kuala Lumpur and Manchester and has covered four Paralympic Games with ABC TV.
For six years she also presented the sport on ABC TV weeknight news in Perth. She was also part of the four year Friday night fun of Live & Sweaty on ABC TV in the early nineties. Karen Tighe was the regular host for ABC TV’s coverage of the annual Hopman Cup Tennis in Perth.
Karen was the winner of the Media Award at the 2000 and 2001 Australian Sports Awards.
Karen is an excellent master of ceremonies and speaker who regularly hosts major corporate and sporting functions. Her previous engagements include; the 2006 W.A. Government Risk Management Conference, the W.A. Industry & Export Awards, the Australian Tourism Awards, the W.A. Tourism Awards, Flight Centre National Awards for Excellence, the Australian Sports Commission Fair Go for Officials Forum, RAC/Surf Life Saving W.A. Awards for Excellence, the 2002 World Lacrosse Championship Awards Dinner, the Rugby World Cup Corporate Sponsor events, USIA Conference, Eventscorp Best on Earth in Perth official launch and many others.
