Robert Bonnet (born ) is a

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. He has presented bulletins across the

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and

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and presents '' Extratime'', an interview programme on

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and

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. Bonnet is currently one of the main sports presenters on

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's flagship breakfast programme ''

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''.

Early life

Born in London, Bonnet was educated at

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, a boys' independent school in

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, London. He later attended the

University of Sussex , mottoeng = Be Still and Know , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £14.4 million (2020) , budget = £319.6 million (2019–20) , chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar , vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil , ...

and read English and French. Before joining the BBC, Bonnet had worked as a dustman, a

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, and also had a job in advertising with the Benton and Bowles agency.

Broadcasting career

Bonnet started his career at Radio Brighton as a freelance assistant in 1978 and joined the BBC in the summer of 1980 as a producer on

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. He would later be attached to the

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news programme

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. He started broadcasting at BBC Sport's radio department in the autumn of 1982 and

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in 1985. Bonnet started his national television career by joining the

team in February 1987 and had been employed as a sports reporter and correspondent. Bonnet's report on

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winning the 2000 Olympic Games on a 9 O'Clock news bulletin won him the RTS Sports Report of the year in 1993. In September 1995, Bonnet joined the

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team as their sports reporter until stepping down the role in October 2005. He has also covered major events such as the

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, the

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and the

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along other high-profile sporting events. During an interview with Paralympic athlete

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on 6 September 2011, Bonnet asked about the ethical issues associated with his participation in the 4x400 relay during the World Championships in Daegu with Pistorius replying "I think that's an insult to me and I think this interview is over" and then left the studio afterwards. Bonnet is also a director of the internet TV service ''The Country Channel'' and he remains a broadcaster with BBC World’s ''Extra Time'' sports interview programme as well as BBC Radio 4’s ''

'' programme and has also guest starred for

Five Live BBC Radio 5 Live is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that broadcasts mainly news, sport, discussion, interviews and phone-ins. It is the principal BBC radio station covering sport in the United Kingdom, broadcast ...

and television programmes such as

Sportsweek ''Sportsweek'' is a topical sports show broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live. The show airs on Sunday mornings and is presented by Garry Richardson, who is also a presenter on the ''Today'' show on BBC Radio 4. The show is produced by Richardson's own ...

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and Chiles on Sunday.

Personal life

He has two daughters with his wife Margaret Harvey whom he married in 1980. Bonnet runs Five Iron Productions, which specialises in on-site recording, editing and presentation of corporate

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and charity events.

References

External links

Rob Bonnet on the BBC website

Five Iron Productions
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