Jon Anderson (born 9 August 1958) is a sports

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with the ''

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'' newspaper,

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and radio station 3AW. Known as "Ando", he is well known for appearing in a ''

'' segment called "At the Bar with Robbo and Ando". He also wrote a column in 1993 that publicised the nickname " FIGJAM" for

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. Anderson has also written, co-written, or edited books on Mark "Jacko" Jackson,

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, and Brian Taylor In April 2010, Anderson was arrested and charged for

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and

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after reversing his car through the back of a pizza shop. He was recorded with a blood alcohol limit of .139.Journalist crashes car into pizza shop
Following this incident, Anderson's "At the Bar with Robbo and Ando" column was dropped.

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