John Inverdale

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Educated at Clifton College, Southampton University and UWIC, John Inverdale began his career as a reporter on the Lincolnshire Echo before moving to BBC Radio Lincolnshire in 1992.  His first job with network radio was in 1966 as a sports reporter for BBC Radio 2 and a news reporter for Radio 4 on ‘Today’.  In 1966 he became presenter of ‘Sport on 2’ which he hosted for six years until the advent of Radio 5 Live when he moved to a daily news programme.

Radio Presenter

During his radio career, he has presented Olympic Games, football and rugby World Cups, Wimbledon Championships, Open Championships, plus numerous other major sporting events both at home and abroad including the Ryder Cup, World Athletics Championships, Grand Nationals and Cheltenham Festivals, Champions League and FA Cup Finals. 

Accolades

In 1997, he was named Broadcaster of the Year at the Sony Awards, and in 1998 ‘Radio Personality of the Year’ by the Variety Club. 

Television Career

His television career began with BSB in 1990 as presenter of the rugby and football, and on the BBC, he fronted ‘Rugby Special’ from 1994 until its demise in 1997.  He hosted his own BBC1 sports chat show ‘Onside’ for seven series, and is a regular presenter on Grandstand and other sports programmes including Wimbledon.  He was part of the multi-award winning team that covered the Sydney Olympics in 2000.  He has also hosted ‘The World’s Strongest Man’ on numerous occassions, which regularly attracts audiences in excess of 10 million, and fronted a 3-part investigation into the history of gambling for BBC1.  John continues to present some of the world's largest sporting events, including the Olympics and the Rugby World Cup.

Awards Host

John's professionalism and personality make him one of the best conference and awards hosts in the business.

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