Wife: Kirby.

Children: Ali, Jessica, Emily and Luna.

Parents: Rob and Del.

Siblings: Jeremy, Fletcher and Monty.

Education: Chilwell Primary School then Geelong College.

Sporting highlight: Being a passionate Geelong fan I would have to say being at the 2007 grand final with my dad and siblings when the Cats won the flag.

Adam, you've found your way to Port Fairy with members of your family for the holidays. How many years has your family been going to Port Fairy for the summer break?

It would be about 42 years. I've got fond memories of coming to Port Fairy with my family when I was very young.

It's been a family tradition and we all love it.

There's just so much to do over the summer break. I would say our biggest complaint is the break is not long enough.

Let's talk about your sporting highlight, the 2007 grand final. What are your memories of the day?

It was just great to have been there with my dad and my brothers.

We're all passionate Geelong members. The game was virtually over at half-time so it gave us plenty of time to celebrate the victory over Port Adelaide.

Adam, you've been heavily involved in the media during your working career, whether it be with newspapers, radio or the television. I've got one question which I've got to ask and that's about Bruce McAveney. For years you worked on television with McAveney. Can you give him us an insight into what he's really like away from the camera?

I first started working on Channel 7 with Bruce as a co-host back in the mid-2000s at the spring carnival.

We worked at six spring carnivals back in that era before working with him extensively at the Australian Open tennis, the Melbourne Cup Carnival, the Australian Grand Prix and the AFL finals from 2011.

In my lifetime I've never met a better person than Bruce McAveney.

He's had a massive influence on my career. I still can't believe that I've had the opportunity to work with him. Bruce shaped my career.

Australia has never seen an all-round presenter in media, let alone sport, like Bruce.

He's just so professional in his work and his qualities as a person are in a league of his own.

I've been very fortunate to have worked with so many other talented people during my working career but it's difficult to name them all here.

The Warrnambool Grand Annual Steeplechase is the feature jumps race in Australia and you've been trackside to watch the event for many years. How many Grand Annuals have you been there to see?

The first time that I was trackside to watch a Grand Annual was in 1987.

I must admit I was hooked on the Grand Annual after seeing Spring Fortune win the race in 1987.

I was lucky enough to have represented the TAB for nine years when they first started sponsoring the May Carnival.

It was a perfect fit for me and then I was lucky enough to be in the ownership of the handy jumper Vindicating.

We won the 2011 Brierly Steeplechase and then his saddle slipped in the Grand Annual.

It was heartbreaking to see his saddle slip. It was the same year that Banna Strand ran into the crowd.

Trainer Robbie Laing did an amazing job with Vindicating.

Five weeks after he lost his rider in the Grand Annual he came out and won the Australian Steeplechase for us.

That was a great win as Vindicating carried 71kgs.

The horse just had a big heart.

I had a 10 per cent share in Vindicating and for a minimal outlay I got back just over $40,000 which was a very good result as he ran in many of the top jumps races.

Adam, you mentioned the TAB and your role at the Warrnambool May Racing Carnival. Did you work with the TAB for long?

I was there for just over 10 years. I started working with Ladbrokes as the head of talent and content development a few months ago.

It's a dream job. We have some amazing and innovative things planned for 2022.

We've secured champion jockey Glen Boss as part of the team. We're aiming at getting more stories out to the public.

I encourage people to follow our Ladbrokes' social media handles for some incredible things which we'll be doing relating to various sports in the future.

Another love of yours has been harness racing. When did that love begin?

It would be back in 1985 with the running of the Inter Dominion at Moonee Valley. The race was won by Preux Chevalier in front of more than 40,000 fans.

It's the biggest crowd that's been to the Valley - bigger than Cox Plate crowds which really says something.

I've been fortunate to have witnessed harness races all around the world.

From New Zealand to America to Stockholm in Sweden where I've witnessed the Elitiloppet which is probably the greatest trotting race in the world.

My wife Kirby's sister is Kate Gath and she's married to Andy.

Kate is Australia's leading female harness driver. They are all passionate about harness racing.

A couple of years ago, you had a health scare. How is your health now?

It's very good. I'm fit and healthy. I was diagnosed with bowel cancer back in August 2018.

I had been sent a bowel cancer testing kit and my doctor encouraged me to have the test before I was 50 years old and it saved my life. I'm one of the lucky ones.

They found I had bowel cancer and I had an operation.

I had 22 centimetres of my bowel removed plus nine months of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. It knocked me around for quite a while but I've made a great recovery.

I was very lucky to have had great medical staff, family and friends to get through the ordeal.

I've got my fingers crossed as at the end of January I'll be three years clear of the cancer which is a great milestone.

I encourage everyone to get tested to see if they have bowel cancer.