Michael Robert Ingham
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(born 24 September 1950 in
Cheshire
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) is an
English
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* English people
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football
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commentator and
broadcaster.
Early life
He grew up in
Duffield and
Quarndon
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It is spread along four minor upland roads, approximately 1 mile north of the Derby suburb of Allestree, two of which lead towards the city.
Many t ...
and attended the
Belper School (then The Herbert Strutt School) in
Belper
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. He gained a
Bachelor of Law
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degree.
Career
He began his career working for
BBC Radio Derby in 1973, later joining the
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in
London
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in 1979.
For some years he regularly hosted the Saturday afternoon sports programme ''Sport on Two'', and for five years he hosted BBC Radio's high-profile Saturday teatime ''
Sports Report
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''. Around 1984 he also became a match commentator, working alongside
Peter Jones and
Bryon Butler
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He was born in Taunton, Somerset and educated at Taunton School. After working for a ...
. In 1991, he took over from Butler as the BBC's football correspondent.
Five Live
From 1990, Ingham worked alongside
Alan Green as
BBC Radio 5 Live
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's principal commentating pair, working on
FA Cup Finals,
World Cup finals,
European Cup
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finals and virtually all the biggest matches in Britain and throughout the world, with many of his commentaries also being heard on the
BBC World Service
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. He is noted for his measured, eloquent style, often seen as something of a throwback to earlier days of sports broadcasting. He also commentated on the BBC's coverage of
Princess Diana
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's funeral in 1997.
In 2004, Ingham was promoted as chief football correspondent, becoming renowned with fans for "thinking aloud" when offering his opinion on the football matters of the day.
After the
2014 World Cup
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, Ingham retired from his role as correspondent and commentator.
Personal life
Mike Ingham lives in Looe , Cornwall with his wife Lorna and two sons Marshall and George Ingham. He is a keen record collector and music fan, and occasionally hosted
Andy Peebles
Robert Andrew Peebles (born 1948) is a British radio DJ, television presenter, and cricket commentator.
Born in London, Peebles attended Bishop's Stortford College. He began as a nightclub DJ in the late 1960s.
Peebles was resident DJ at the C ...
' show on
Radio 1 Radio 1 or Radio One most commonly refers to:
*BBC Radio 1, a music radio station from the BBC
** BBC Radio 1Xtra, a digital radio station broadcasting black music
*CBC Radio One, a talk radio station operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporatio ...
during the early 1980s.
Ingham is a big Plymouth Argyle fan, as noted in his autobiography Extra Time and Penalties. He's also a season ticket holder at Home Park
Ingham was appointed
Member of the Order of the British Empire
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and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
(MBE) in the
2010 Birthday Honours
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for services to sports broadcasting.
References
External links
Mike Ingham biographyon BBC Radio website
BBC World Cup 2006 Press release(PDF file, 4MB)
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1950 births
Living people
BBC Radio 5 Live presenters
English association football commentators
English sports broadcasters
Members of the Order of the British Empire
People from Duffield
People from Quarndon
People from Chiltern District