Jonathan Overend

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Behind the Microphone

Hamish Percy

25 episodes

2 days ago

Hamish Percy chats to some of the UK's most successful sports broadcasters about their lives and careers to date. In each episode a different sports broadcaster discusses how their careers have progressed and what it takes to be a successful sports broadcaster.

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Jonathan Overend

Behind the Microphone

35 minutes 20 seconds

4 years ago

Jonathan Overend

Award winning sports broadcaster Jonathan Overend joins Hamish for this weeks episode. Jonathan worked for the BBC for over 25 years in a variety of roles including spending 10 years as the tennis correspondent and also presenting and commentating on football for Five Live Sport. In this episode we journey through Jonathan’s career as well as delve into the art of tennis commentary. With credit to BBC Radio 5 Live.

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Time codes:-

1:00-4:04- Jonathan’s early life and beginnings in sports broadcasting.

4:04-10:30- Work at BBC Essex.

10:30-13:10- Moving to BBC Sport.

13:10-18:00- Specialising in tennis and becoming the BBC’s tennis correspondent.

18:00-22:10- The art of tennis commentary and the changing game.

22:10-25:55- Adapting to tennis commentary and how vital the correct use and amount of words are.

25:55-31:30- Moving on from being the BBC’s tennis correspondent.

31:30-34:43- Advice for aspiring sports broadcasters.