Michael Anthony Wedderburn (born 28 March 1964) is an English sports presenter for

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, primarily on

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' ''

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'' since 1998. He formerly played

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for Harlequins and

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, and

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for Hampshire's 2nd XI.

Early life and sports career

Mike Wedderburn was born in

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, on 28 March 1964. He was educated at

Portsmouth Grammar School The Portsmouth Grammar School is a co-educational independent day school in Portsmouth, England, located in the historic part of Portsmouth. It was founded in 1732 as a boys' school and is located on Portsmouth High Street. History In 1732, ...

. He played

as a fast bowler for

, making four appearances in the

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in 1983 and 1984. He also played

for Harlequins and

before an injury ended his career. He appeared for Harlequins in their

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Final defeat against

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. He gained a degree in English Literature before completing an MSc in Sports Science at

Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when L ...

. Of Barbadian descent, his brother Jim Wedderburn won a bronze medal in athletics representing the British West Indies at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Media career

Wedderburn began his career as a sports presenter with

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before moving to the

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, where he worked on ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 1997 he became international rugby reporter for

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. He joined

at the launch of

in 1998, and has been a regular anchor on the channel's breakfast programme ''

'' since then. He formerly presented the programme along with

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until she left in 2018 to join

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. During the

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, Wedderburn presented the daily ''World Cup Report'' on Sky Sport News.

Personal life

Wedderburn is a lifelong

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and the

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. He plays keyboard in a ten-piece covers band called Jivehoney. He has played for Banbury Twenty Cricket Club in Oxfordshire.

References

1964 births Living people Alumni of Loughborough University Black British television personalities British television presenters Cricketers from Portsmouth English people of Barbadian descent English rugby union players Harlequin F.C. players People educated at The Portsmouth Grammar School Rugby union players from Portsmouth Sky Sports presenters and reporters Wasps RFC players {{UK-tv-bio-stub