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.

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

  • 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

Obwohl er in Cardiff geboren wurde , wuchs Legard in Chester auf , wohin er 1966 zog. Er besuchte die Firs School, bevor er seine Ausbildung an einer Privatschule in Shrewsbury fortsetzte . Legard ist seit seiner Kindheit Fan von Chester City FC , der bis 2010 in der Football Conference spielte . [ 5 ] Legard ist verheiratet, hat drei Kinder und lebt in Acton, London . [ 6 ]

Referenzen

  1. ^ „Coulthard, Jordan & Brundle treten der BBC bei“ . BBC Sport . 24. November 2008 . Abgerufen am 30. März 2009 .
  2. ^ „BBC stellt Änderungen beim F1-Kommentar vor“ . BBC . 11. Januar 2011. Abgerufen am 11. Januar 2011 .
  3. ^ „Jonathan Legards Twitter-Feed“ . Twitter. 11. Januar 2011. Abgerufen am 11. Januar 2011 .
  4. ^ „Heute: Mittwoch, 19. Januar“ . BBC News. 19. Januar 2011.
  5. ^ Legard, Jonathan (9. Oktober 2009). „Chester am Tiefpunkt“ . BBC Sport . Abgerufen am 9. Oktober 2009 .
  6. ^ „Jonathan Legard – St. Peter’s“ . stpetersactongreen.co.uk . Archiviert vom Original am 22. Februar 2017. Abgerufen am 21. Februar 2017 .