The golden age of sports TV: What happened to the popular presenters who dominated a generation, from Sky Sports favourites Georgie Thompson and Jeff Stelling to BBC broadcasting treasures Sue Barker - News Summed Up

The golden age of sports TV: What happened to the popular presenters who dominated a generation, from Sky Sports favourites Georgie Thompson and Jeff Stelling to BBC broadcasting treasures Sue Barker


After leaving BBC Breakfast in 2012, Hollins went on to present a variety of sports shows for BT Sport (now TNT Sport), including rugby, hockey, boxing and MotoGP. In February 2004, Bhasin joined BBC Sport's Football Focus to become the youngest regular host of a weekly football preview show at just 27. Over the years, she became synonymous not only with Wimbledon, which she presented from 1994 to 2022, but with a wide range of major sporting events for the BBC, including the Olympics and Commonwealth Games. Jim Rosenthal enjoyed a glittering broadcasting career which spanned more than 50 yearsRay StubbsA former Tranmere Rovers footballer who retired at the age of just 21 after failing to make a single appearance for the club, Ray Stubbs quickly built a broadcasting career which was far more durable and varied. Joining BBC Sport in 1986, six years after his retirement, he went on to carve out a 26-year career with the network, presenting across multiple sports including football, darts and snooker.


Source: Metro December 27, 2025 15:35 UTC



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