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Michael Robert Ingham
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(born 24 September 1950 in Cheshire) is an
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football commentator and broadcaster.


Early life

He grew up in Duffield and
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and attended the
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(then The Herbert Strutt School) in Belper. He gained a Bachelor of Law degree.


Career

He began his career working for
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in 1973, later joining the
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in
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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''. Around 1984 he also became a match commentator, working alongside Peter Jones and
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. 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's principal commentating pair, working on
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s,
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finals, European Cup 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. 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
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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
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, Ingham retired from his role as correspondent and commentator.


Personal life

Mike Ingham lives in the Chiltern district of Buckinghamshire 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' show on
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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
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(MBE) in the
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for services to sports broadcasting.


References


External links


Mike Ingham biography
on BBC Radio website
BBC World Cup 2006 Press release
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