Ted Kravitz (born Theodore Joseph Nathaniel Slotover; 21 March 1974) is a British
Formula One
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pit-lane reporter who works for
Sky Sports F1
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.
Early career
Kravitz was born in
Hammersmith
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...
,
London
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. His mother is American and is from
Union City, New Jersey
Union City is a city in the northern part of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. According to the 2020 United States Census the city had a total population of 68,589,University Radio Exeter. Upon graduation, he trained as a journalist at
CBS
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News' London bureau before working for local radio stations in the South-West of England as a news and sports reporter. He then returned to London to work for 95.8 Capital FM, on their
Sony Award
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-winning news show, ''The Way It Is''.
After a spell as a news and sports reporter for
LBC
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ITV
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ITV
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from the beginning of its F1 coverage in , initially as a producer, and then as a pit-lane reporter from , alongside
Louise Goodman
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. He replaced James Allen who was promoted to the post of race commentator, following the retirement of
Murray Walker
Graeme Murray Walker (10 October 1923 – 13 March 2021) was an English motorsport commentator and journalist. He provided television commentary of live Formula One coverage for the BBC between 1976 and 1996, and for ITV between 1997 and 2001 ...
.
In 2007 and 2008, he presented ITV's
British Touring Car Championship
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coverage.
BBC
Kravitz continued his pit-lane role, alongside
Lee McKenzie
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, when Formula One coverage moved to the
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in 2009, and remained in this position until the end of 2011.
Sky Sports F1
In December 2011, it was announced that Kravitz would follow
Martin Brundle
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Brundle contested the 19 ...
and others from the BBC to join
Sky
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's
Sky Sports F1
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coverage in 2012. As part of his new role, Kravitz hosts the channel's weekly show, ''
The F1 Show
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''. For the 2012 season, he was joined by co-presenter
Georgie Thompson
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Education
Thompson was educated at Queenswood School, an independent boarding school for girls near Hatfield ...
. In 2013, following Thompson's departure, Kravitz presents ''The F1 Show'' with Sky Sports F1's
Natalie Pinkham
Natalie Jane Pinkham (born 20 September 1977) is a British television presenter and Formula One pit lane reporter for Sky Sports F1, having held the same post for BBC Radio 5 Live in 2011. She is also known for hosting ''Police Interceptors Spec ...
.
In addition to working on ''The F1 Show'', Kravitz was also given a more prominent role in Formula 1 coverage, with ''Ted's Notebook'', a short segment in the show where Kravitz provides technical information from the pit lane, such as problems with cars, technical data, etc. Kravitz is also present for the Formula 1 winter testing. A nightly episode of ''Ted's Notebook'' is shown during coverage to provide information on what each team had been doing throughout each test day.
Controversy arose in October 2022 following the
2022 United States Grand Prix
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after comments by Kravitz claiming that
Lewis Hamilton
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Max Verstappen
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and his
Red Bull Racing
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team of participation in all Sky Sports interviews and programmes during the weekend of the 2022 Mexico City Grand Prix.
Personal life
Kravitz is of
Ashkenazi Jewish
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ancestry. The Kravitz name comes from his mother's side of the family: his parents are Robert and Jill ( Kravitz) Slotover. He has three daughters, born in 2011, 2012 and 2018.
Kravitz holds a degree in politics, and is a qualified aviation pilot.