iHeart podcast network has announced The Pool Room with Tony Armstrong, a trip through sporting history with untold tales from around the world. The podcast features true storytelling and celebrates the winners, losers and all the stuff in between.
The new twice-weekly short-form podcast from Tony Armstrong, dives into everything from Australia’s rich history with streakers, to the Olympic marathon runner who mysteriously disappeared mid-race and the curse that haunted Australian soccer for decades.
Tony Armstrong said: “The Pool Room is teeming with the sorts of tales I want to settle down at the pub for and have my mates entertain me with. Sometimes what happened truly is so much more bizarre, hilarious and fascinating than anything we could make up. The stories we treat listeners to on The Pool Room don’t disappoint.”
ARN’s podcast content director Stephanie Coombes said: “Tony Armstrong is a wonderful storyteller and sporting tragic, so there’s no one better placed to bring the incredible stories for The Pool Room to life. His tales are compelling and a pleasure to listen to.”
Tony Armstrong last year took out the Graham Kennedy Award for best new talent at the TV WEEK Logie Awards. A writer and creator, Tony is also the sports presenter on ABC News Breakfast and regularly appears on The Weekly with Charlie Pickering.
Tony Armstrong grew up in rural NSW and is a proud Gamilaroi man. He was drafted straight out of school to the Adelaide Crows before moving to Sydney to play alongside his childhood hero, Adam Goodes. After two years with the Swans he transferred to Collingwood where he played out his AFL career.
In 2019, Tony became the first Indigenous person to call live-action Aussie rules on commercial radio. He also appeared on the Mamgrook Footy Show and hosted football chat show Yokayi Footy, co-produced by the AFL and NITV.
As well as being prevalent in Australian sports media, Tony is currently developing a slate of television projects.
Listen to The Pool Room with Tony Armstrong here.