Eddie McGuire started his career in sports journalism in 1978 as a cricket statistician for The Herald newspaper. He then moved to Channel 10, and in 1993 to Channel 9, working primarily in the field of AFL journalism.
From 1994 - 2005 Eddie was the host of the AFL Footy Show, which garnered a huge support base despite the face of not being able to screen any AFL footage, due to the rights being held by Channel 7.
In 1998, Eddie was elected as President of his beloved Collingwood Football Club, which he promptly resurrected out of the rat-infested hole it was in. Over the course of 8 years, Eddie replaced incumbent coach (and former club premiership captain) Tony Shaw with Mick Malthouse (prompting a rapid rise in on-field success), and moved the club out of Victoria Park and into the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre. His vision for the club finally proved successful when Collingwood won the 2010 AFL Premiership against St Kilda.
Now onto the autograph! In 2009 Eddie became host of The Hot Breakfast radio show on Triple M, and was initially supported by former Western Bulldog footballer Luke Darcy, SBS sports reporter Mieke Buchan and comedian Tony Moclair (currently only Eddie and Luke have remained with the show, as Mieke and Tony have been replaced by comedian Mick Molloy). Shortly after the show commenced I sent them an email congratulating them on their success, to which I received this card signed by the group:
I think it's Luke who has written "Go Doggies" but it seems he's replaced 2009 with 2010 for some reason..?
Until next time!
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