“The time was right.” Neil Cross leaves the ABC after nearly 3 decades

Neil Cross is keen to continue his career in sports broadcasting, having gone the freelance route after departing the ABC.

One of South Australia’s best-known sports voices, Cross recently called it quits after nearly 3 decades with the national broadcaster.

Cross has been a familiar radio presence, calling AFL, soccer and basketball on ABC Grandstand.

He was the host and lead commentator on the ABC’s SANFL coverage for 13 years.

“I’m not finished. I’m looking for some projects around sport,” Cross told The Advertiser (subscription required). “Broadcasting is something that I really passionately enjoy, and the thing I enjoy most is calling sport.

“I’ll see what’s out there.”

Most recently, Cross had been working in the newsroom as a story producer.

He felt the time was right to leave.

“I was ready to go – that’s the bottom line,” he told the paper. “The fact is you do get a little bit tired of the grind of working in a newsroom.

“I’ve had a good ride, I’ve enjoyed it and had some great colleagues.”