Jonathan Legard (born 7 July 1961 in Cardiff, Wales), is a sports journalist, best known as the lead commentator for the BBC's Formula One TV coverage in 2009 and 2010.
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Legard has been the BBC's motor racing and football correspondent as well as commentating regularly on Formula One races for BBC Radio 5 Live from 1997 to 2004. On 24 November 2008, he was confirmed as the lead commentator for the BBC's Formula One coverage in 2009.[1] On 11 January 2011, the BBC announced changes in the F1 commentary team.[2] On Twitter, Legard confirmed to British F1 fans that he would not be commentating on BBC F1 coverage during the forthcoming season.[3]
On 19 January 2011 Legard became a sports presenter on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.[4] In February 2011 Legard began commentating on football in BBC's The Football League Show. He has served as the Olympic Broadcasting Services English-language commentator for volleyball since the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Career
edit- 1987–1990: BBC Radio Merseyside
- 1990–1997: BBC Radio 5 Live
- 1997–2004: Motor racing correspondent for BBC Radio 5 Live
- 2004–2008: Football correspondent for BBC Radio 5 Live
- 2009–2010: Formula One commentator for BBC Television
- 2011–: Sports correspondent for BBC Radio 4's Today programme and Football correspondent for BBC Radio 5 Live
- 2011–: Sports news presenter BBC News and BBC World News
- 2011–2015: Commentator on BBC One's The Football League Show
- 2012–: Relief Formula One commentator for BBC
- 2012: Volleyball commentator for BBC at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- 2013: DTM highlights commentator for ITV4
- 2014–: Red Bull Air Race
- 2016: Rio Olympics commentator
Personal life
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Although born in Cardiff, Legard grew up in Chester after moving there in 1966. He attended the Firs School before continuing his education at a private school in Shrewsbury. Legard is a lifelong fan of Chester City F.C. who until 2010 played their football in the Football Conference.[5] Legard is married and has three children and lives in Acton, London.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Coulthard, Jordan & Brundle join BBC". BBC Sport. 24 November 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ^ "BBC unveils F1 commentary changes". BBC. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ^ "Jonathan Legard's Twitter feed". Twitter. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ^ "Today: Wednesday 19th January". BBC News. 19 January 2011.
- ^ Legard, Jonathan (9 October 2009). "Chester hit rock bottom". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
- ^ "Jonathan Legard - St Peter's". stpetersactongreen.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
External links
edit- Jonathan Legard at IMDb
- BBC Profile
- BBC announces Formula One presentation team
- BBC's Formula 1 team
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