John Murray (born 4 December 1966) is an

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sports broadcaster, senior commentator and Football Correspondent for BBC Radio 5 Live.

Biography

John Murray was brought up on a family farm in

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, which straddles Hadrian's Wall. He was educated at

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and studied geography at the

University of Wales, Lampeter University of Wales, Lampeter ( cy, Prifysgol Cymru, Llanbedr Pont Steffan) was a university in Lampeter, Wales. Founded in 1822, and incorporated by royal charter in 1828, it was the oldest degree awarding institution in Wales, with limited ...

. His career in radio began at TFM Radio on Teesside. He joined

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in 1994. In 1995 he transferred to the BBC Radio Sport department in London and, by 1998, he had become part of the football commentary team. He has also commentated on

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and Olympic

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. Murray made his FA Cup final commentary debut on 5 Live on 15 May 2010, describing Chelsea's 1–0 victory over Portsmouth alongside Ingham. He is now established as the first choice Sunday 4:30pm commentator. In August 2014 John Murray followed in the footsteps of Bryon Butler and Mike Ingham by becoming the BBC's Football Correspondent. He lives in

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with his family.

References

1966 births Living people British sports broadcasters Alumni of the University of Wales, Lampeter People from Northumberland {{UK-radio-bio-stub