Career
Foreign the Phoenix Suns shooting guard, see Jason Richardson. His professional running career wins also include the 1996 British Professional 200m championship, plus wins in the Prahran & Smithton Gifts. He has also been placed in Australia"s two other major Classic Gifts - the Bay Sheffield (Société Anonyme) and Burnie Gift (Tas).
Kate represented Australia in the 5000m at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
They have 3 daughters, Ruby, Milla and Cleo. He is a radio personality on Melbourne sports radio station SEN 1116.
Nicknamed "Richo", Jason is considered by those who know him to be "full of energy and raring to go". He hosts the morning timeslots on the weekends, and also is a fill-in Morning Glory host during summer seasons.
Hosted "On The Rise" on SEN on Sunday mornings from 8am to 10am for many years with Damien Fleming, Daniel Harford, Doctor Turf, Mark Allen & Nathan Thompson.
He currently hosts Saturday mornings "Racing Fix" shows, and can be heard during the week as a regular co-host on SEN"s afternoon program Harf Time with Daniel Harford, including the "Casual Friday" program Company-hosts "Richo off to the Races" with Kevin Bartlett on Friday mornings. Reporter on Channel 10"s Inside Sport television in 2001.
Currently he hosts live coverage of horse racing meetings around Victoria on TVN, which can be seen on Foxtel #522.
Hosts "Spending Time With" in-depth interview program for TVN, plus highly rated weekly preview program "Get On" on Thursday evenings. He also appeared in a National Heart Foundation Heart Health television commercial in the 1990s.
