Basil Zempilas

Basil Zempilas (born 30 July 1971) is an Australian radio and television presenter based in Perth, Western Australia. He is the senior sport presenter on Seven News, Perth. and since January 2014 co-hosts Perth radio station 6PR's breakfast program with Steve Mills. He is also a member of the Seven Network's AFL football commentary team. Zempilas has commentated on the Olympics and several other major sporting events and was formerly with radio station 92.9 in Perth.

Early life

As a child Zempilas attended Floreat Park Primary School and Hale School in Perth. He graduated from Perth's Murdoch University in 1992 with a degree in Media Studies and Mass Communications, and took up a cadetship as a sports reporter with Seven News in Perth. This also saw the end of his Australian rules football career, retiring from the West Perth Football Club after five seasons.

Media career

In his first year at the Seven Network, Zempilas was awarded "Best News Story" at the annual Western Australia Football Commission media awards for his coverage of the Melbourne Football Club being thrown out of a West Coast Eagles closed training session. In 1996, he was named the "Best Television Personality" at the same awards.