Richard Glover
Broadcaster, Author, MC & Keynote Speaker
Richard Glover is a celebrated broadcaster, bestselling author, and columnist, best known as the host of ABC 702 Sydney’s Drive show. With decades of experience in print, radio, and stage, Richard combines humour, insight, and warmth to engage audiences as a keynote speaker, MC, and facilitator, making complex ideas accessible and entertaining.
Quick Contact
Richard Glover is the affable and highly respected host of ABC 702 Sydney’s Drive show, where his wit, insight, and empathy engage listeners every weekday afternoon. With a career spanning decades across broadcasting, print journalism, writing, and the stage, Richard is equally comfortable in a radio studio, on stage, or in front of a corporate audience.
Richard began his career in print journalism, working for 12 years at the Sydney Morning Herald, including roles as News Editor, Arts Editor, and European Correspondent. Since joining 702 ABC Sydney in 1996, he has built a reputation for humour, intelligence, and humanity, hosting programs such as Thank God It’s Friday, and facilitating panel discussions for major clients, including the NSW Art Gallery.
As an author, Richard has written multiple bestselling and award-winning books, including The Land Before Avocado, Flesh Wounds and Love, Clancy, a whimsical collection of letters from his dog.
Richard’s weekly humour column has been published in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age for over thirty years, and he contributes regularly to The Washington Post. He has also made his mark in live performance, co-authoring stage productions such as Lonestar, A Christmas Story, and Breast Wishes, which have toured nationally and been performed at the Sydney Opera House.
His journalistic excellence has earned him three Walkley Award shortlists—for radio interviews and print journalism. In 2011, he and Peter Fitzsimons set a Guinness World Record for the longest radio interview ever conducted.
Richard holds a Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours from the University of Sydney and serves as Secretary of the NSW Journalists’ Benevolent Fund. He lives in Sydney with his partner, playwright Debra Oswald, and their two sons.
