Mike Ingham

Mike Ingham MBE
Born	1950 Cheshire, England
Residence	Buckinghamshire, England
Nationality	England
Occupation	Football commentator
Employer	BBC Sport

Mike Ingham, MBE (born 1950 in Cheshire) is a British football commentator and broadcaster.

Early life

He grew up in Duffield and Quarndon (home to Brian Clough), and attended The Herbert Strutt School (became the comprehensive Belper School in 1973) in Belper, then a grammar school. ^[1] He gained a Bachelor of Law degree.

Career

He began his career working for BBC Radio Derby in 1973, later joining the BBC in London in 1979.

For some years he regularly hosted the Saturday afternoon sports programme Sport on Two, and around 1984 he also became a match commentator, working alongside Peter Jones and Bryon Butler. In 1991 he took over from Butler as the BBC's football correspondent. He regularly files reports on the game which are heard mainly on BBC Radio 5 Live.

Five Live

Since 1990 Ingham has worked alongside Alan Green as BBC Radio 5's principal commentating pair, working on FA Cup Finals, World Cup 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 Princess Diana's funeral in 1997.

In 2004 Ingham was promoted to the post of chief football correspondent. He has become renowned with fans for "thinking aloud" when offering his opinion on the soccer matters of the day.

Personal life

Mike Ingham lives in the Chiltern district of Buckinghamshire with his wife Lorna and two sons George and Marshall Ingham. He is a keen record collector and music fan, and occasionally hosted Andy Peebles' show on Radio 1 during the early 1980s.

Ingham was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.^[2]

External links

• Mike Ingham biography on BBC Radio website
• BBC World Cup 2006 Press release (PDF file, 4MB)

References

1. ^ Mike Ingham
2. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59446. p. 18. 12 June 2010.

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Name	Ingham, Mike
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Date of birth	1950
Place of birth	Cheshire, England
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