John Inverdale
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Inverdale in 2005
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John Inverdale 27 September 1957 Plymouth, Devon, England, UK |
| Residence | Kingston upon Thames, London |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Cardiff Metropolitan University, University of Southampton |
| Occupation | Television and radio presenter |
| Employer | BBC Sport, ITV Sport |
| Spouse(s) | Jackie Inverdale |
| Children | 2 |
John Inverdale (born 27 September 1957) is an English broadcaster who works for the BBC and ITV.
During his radio career, he has presented coverage of many major sporting events including the Olympic Games, Wimbledon, the Grand National and the FIFA World Cup. He was the main television presenter of Today at Wimbledon until 2014 and has hosted television coverage of sports programmes including Rugby Special and Grandstand. He presents ITV's coverage of the Rugby World Cup and the French Open.
Since 2013, Inverdale has been embroiled in several broadcasting controversies, which have prompted criticism as well as articles written in his defence.
Inverdale was born in Plymouth, Devon, the son of a Royal Navy dental surgeon, Captain John Inverdale, who played rugby union for Devonport Services. Inverdale was educated at Clifton College in Bristol and at the University of Southampton, graduating with a history degree in 1979. He was the editor of the student newspaper Wessex News (now Wessex Scene) and captained the university's tennis team for two years.
After gaining a post-graduate journalism qualification at University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, he began his career with two years at the Lincolnshire Echo, and then joined BBC Radio Lincolnshire in 1982.
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