Wally Lewis

Lewis, 63, is regarded as one of Australia's greatest athletes and forged an impressive 23 year career in television before declaring it was time for a change ...

His health is and has always been our priority, so we are proud of him for making the call to put himself first." "The King is well and truly here to stay. For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by "Wally is such an integral member of our newsroom and we are privileged to have him on our team. "My health has made decisions for me in the past so it's my turn to make decisions for my health," Lewis said. "While I'll take more of a backseat role in the studio, 9News viewers can still expect me to keep them up to date on the highs and lows of local and international sport, and of course share my weekly NRL tips.

Wally Lewis, known as “The King”, announced he will step aside as sports presenter for the 9News Queensland due to health reasons.

His health is and has always been our priority, so we are proud of him for making the call to put himself first.” Amanda Paterson, Nine Queensland director of news, said: “The King is well and truly here to stay. While I’ll take more of a backseat role in the studio, 9News viewers can still expect me to keep them up-to-date on the highs and lows of local and international sport, and of course share my weekly NRL tips.

Health issues have forced 'King' Wally Lewis to leave his sports presenting role at 9 News Queensland, effective immediately. TV Blackbox can reveal the NRL ...

His health is and has always been our priority, so we are proud of him for making the call to put himself first.” “The King is well and truly here to stay. A similar event happened two weeks later when Lewis was reading the introduction to a story.

Rugby legend Wally Lewis will step down from his Channel Nine role due to health reasons and will will leave his post as Nine News Queensland sports ...

His health is and has always been our priority, so we are proud of him for making the call to put himself first.' Named the sixth member of 'The Immortals' in 1999, Lewis was named in both the Kangaroos and Queensland's respective team of the centuries. An icon of Australian sport and one of the greatest players in rugby league history, Lewis captained Queensland in 30 of his 31 State of Origin appearances and played a crucial role in the development of the annual interstate series. In February 2007, the former Queensland stalwart underwent brain surgery at The Austin Hospital in Melbourne to address his condition and eventually returned to his news presenting role in a full-time capacity in 2009. Lewis (middle) here with Andrew Johns (left) and John Raper (right) was named as the sixth member of 'The Immortals' in 1999 and inducted in the Kangaroos' Team of the Century 'Beyond Nine News, I’ll continue to call Wide World Of Sports home, and there are some special Nine programs in the pipeline that I’m also ready to tackle alongside my ongoing involvement with the Queensland Rugby League and Former Origin Greats.