Jim Neilly

Jim Neilly

Jim Neilly is a sports commentator from Northern Ireland.

Formerly a teacher of science in the Belfast Boys' Model School, Neilly joined the BBC as a sports commentator and TV presenter. He has covered the Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games, Rugby Five Nations' Championship and the Irish Rugby Tours in the Southern Hemisphere, as well as numerous boxing matches. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20010421/ai_n14386750] He became Head of Sport and Events for BBC Northern Ireland after eleven years, though continued working as a presenter and commentator on radio and television, and became presenter of Midweek Sportsound. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics2000/bbc_team/856157.stm Jim Neilly profile at BBC Sport webpage] ]

Moving into freelance commentating in 1993, he became BBC Network Boxing Commentator, succeeding Harry Carpenter. Since 1994 he has commentated on Rugby Union as well as Boxing.

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