Behind the Microphone

ITV and talkSPORT commentator Sam Matterface joins the podcast this week to discuss his career journey so far and to share some brilliant tips for aspiring sports broadcasters. Sam details his journey from hospital radio, through to presenting at Sky Sports News, to then working for ITV and talkSPORT commentating. In this episode Sam also discusses the changing landscape for young

Sports broadcasting legend Mark Chapman joins the podcast this week. Starting his career as a continuity announcer for the BBC Mark now presents across both radio and TV, fronting Match of the Day 2 and presenting shows like the Monday Night Club on the radio. In this episode Chappers discusses his sports broadcasting career so far, sharing plenty of extremely helpful tips for asp

The brilliant Kelly Cates joins the podcast this week, Kelly is one of the very best sports broadcasters around and has worked for all of the big broadcasters including Sky Sports, Premier League Productions, talkSPORT, the BBC, and more… In this episode Kelly shares loads of tips and tricks to becoming a successful sports presenter as well as sharing her the journey of her amaz

This week Ian Irving joins the podcast, Ian is a presenter and reporter for Premier League Productions and the host of the Athletics ‘Talk of the Devils’ podcast. In this episode Ian shares his story on how he got to where he is today and gives some really great advice on how any aspiring sports broadcaster can move forward in their career. Timecodes:- 1:00 - 2:30 - Ian’s amb

Presenter and reporter Olivia Buzaglo joins the podcast this week. Liv shares her journey from logging at Premier League Productions to presenting twice a day for Sky Sports News during the January transfer window. There are some great bits of advice from Liv throughout this episode, especially around using your initiative and being yourself. Timecodes:- 1:00 - 3:15 - Dreams growin

Sports Presenter and reporter Kelly Somers joins the podcast this week. Kelly shares the journey of her amazing career so far, starting out as a media assistant at a League One Bournemouth side, all the way through to where she is today, having recently covered the 2022 World Cup as the BBC’s England team reporter. In this episode Kelly talks about the importance of taking opport

Series 3 Episode 1 kicks off with former Premier League and Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer. Mark has over 500 Premier League appearances, the most by a player outside the UK & Ireland and has the 3rd most Premier League clean sheets of all time. In this episode Mark discusses all things sports media, from his perception and how he dealt with the media as a player, to his

BT Sport's lead football commentator Darren Fletcher joins Hamish for this week's podcast episode. Darren talks through his career from working on suspended ceilings after school in Sheffield to commentating on five successive Champions League Finals. He talks through all thing’s commentary, from the preparation for each match, to performing during the big moments. A journey of h

The 2019 SJA Sports commentator of the year and BBC Radio 5 Live’s main commentator for both boxing and athletics joins Hamish this week. In this episode Mike details his career progression from starting at the BBC aged 16 to becoming the voice of their boxing and athletics coverage. He also speaks of his experience amateur boxing and how that has helped his commentary of the spo

Presenter & Reporter Alex Aljoe joins Hamish this week on the podcast. Alex currently works for Premier League Productions but previously worked for Real Madrid TV, on two separate occasions, and Chelsea TV. As well as being a talented reporter and presenter, Alex speaks five languages fluently and is an ex-international Lacrosse player for England. In this episode Alex discuss