Samuel Brice Landsberger (30 December 1988 − 20 August 2024) was an Australian sports journalist.

Personal life and education

Landsberger's father worked as a doctor for the

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for more than two decades. He attended

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between 2003 and 2006. He went to

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from 2007 to 2010, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in journalism.

Career

Landsberger began his work at the ''

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'' in March 2010 and served as an

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(AFL) and

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writer, as well as a weekly correspondent for

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and a presenter for ''Midweek Tackle''. In 2013 he won the Australian Football Media Association award for the most outstanding young media performer of 2013 and was also named the Walkley Young Journalist of the Year. He won three straight Twenty20 annual media awards for cricket and a

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for digital media. In March 2024, Landsberger correctly predicted Brisbane would face Sydney in the

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, which posthumously came to pass.

Death

On 20 August 2024, Landsberger was struck and killed by a truck while at an intersection in the

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suburb of

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. He was 35. His death was acknowledged when the

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launched.

References

1988 births 2024 deaths Australian sports journalists Pedestrian road incident deaths Road incident deaths in Victoria (state) Australian male journalists 21st-century Australian journalists 21st-century Australian male writers Fox Sports (Australian TV network) people Journalists from Melbourne People educated at Melbourne High School {{Australia-journalist-stub