1. Raymond Warren was born on 11 June 1943 and is an Australian retired sports commentator, known for his coverage of televised professional rugby league matches on the Nine Network.
17 Facts About Ray Warren
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Ray Warren is known as the "Voice of Rugby League", and called 99 State of Origin games as well as 45 NRL Grand Finals.
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Ray Warren initially joined the NSW Police Cadets on 5 December 1960 and then transferred to the ACT Police in Canberra in 1964.
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Ray Warren served a total of three years in the ACT Police.
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Ray Warren took the job offered to him at 2LF Young, New South Wales as a sales representative, trotting commentator and rugby league commentator, which started his career in broadcasting.
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Ray Warren began commentating on television through the Amco Cup on Channel Ten with Keith Barnes in 1974.
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In 1980, Ten approached Ray Warren to call the Melbourne Cup, the first of three Cups he called for the network.
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Ray Warren became Network Ten's chief Rugby League caller in 1983.
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In 1986, Ray Warren was fired by the network, primarily because it wanted to replace him as its chief rugby league commentator with former international player Rex Mossop.
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Ray Warren has gradually overcome his fear of flying, though he does still have some fear as evidenced by a well publicised helicopter flight to a game on the Gold Coast in 2012 made necessary due to a delayed flight from Sydney to the Gold Coast.
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Ray Warren is known for his passionate commentary, and has often been parodied by The Twelfth Man.
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Ray Warren's voice has become synonymous with important rugby league matches in Australia, and he is renowned for his proficient ability to take over from fellow-commentators when anything interesting happens on the field.
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Previously, Ray Warren worked on Triple M Sydney on the Saturday morning sports show Dead Set Legends with Greg Matthews, Mike Whitney and Russell Barwick.
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Ray Warren was the footy-tip guru with Newcastle's radio station NXFM on the Steve and Kim Morning Breakfast Talk Show.
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On 6 August 2011, a bronze statue of Ray Warren was erected in his hometown of Junee.
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In 2022, Ray Warren provided mock commentary for a fictional State of Origin match between Queensland and New South Wales in an episode of children's animated series Bluey.
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Ray Warren was once the chief commentator in an early 1990s Western Suburbs Magpies match that Chris played in.