Jon Anderson (journalist)

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Jon Anderson (born 9 August 1958) is a sports journalist with the Herald Sun newspaper, Fox Sports Australia and radio station 3AW.

Known as "Ando", he is well known for appearing in a Herald Sun segment called "At the Bar with Robbo and Ando". He also wrote a column in 1993 that publicised the nickname "FIGJAM" for Nathan Buckley.[http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2008/09/21/1221935492215.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2 FIGJAM tag horrified Buckley]

Anderson has also written, co-written, or edited books on Mark "Jacko" Jackson,[http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/18842367 Dumb like a Fox] Gary Ablett Sr.,[http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/32542019 Gary Ablett : chronicling his football career using his scrapbooks and memorabilia : an authorised portrait] Rodney Hogg,[http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/8069862 The whole Hogg] and Brian Taylor[http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/6386762 Black and white : the Taylor diaries - 1990]

In April 2010, Anderson was arrested and charged for driving under the influence and careless driving after reversing his car through the back of a pizza shop. He was recorded with a blood alcohol limit of .139.[http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/1037263/journalist-crashes-car-into-pizza-shop Journalist crashes car into pizza shop] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411035946/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/1037263/journalist-crashes-car-into-pizza-shop |date=11 April 2010 }} Following this incident, Anderson's "At the Bar with Robbo and Ando" column was dropped.