Mark Pougatch
| Mark Pougatch | |
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| Born |
Mark Charles Albert Pougatch 27 January 1968 Paddington, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Broadcaster and writer |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Employer |
ITV BBC BT Sport |
| Television | 5 Live Sport (1995–present) Sports Report (2000–present) IPL Cricket (2011–present) Africa Cup of Nations (2006–present) BBC Sport (1998–2015) BBC Radio 5 Live (1994–present) Euro 2016 (2016) European Qualifiers (2014–present) Final Score (2016) ITV Sport (2015–present) BT Sport Score (2016–present) UEFA Champions League Highlights (2015–present) UEFA Europa League Highlights (2015–present) |
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Mark Charles Albert Pougatch (born 27 January 1968) is a British freelance radio and television broadcaster, a journalist and author. Pougatch is also currently the presenter of BT Sport Score.
Born in Paddington, London Pougatch attended Malvern College where he was captain of the First XI cricket team and graduated with a degree in politics at the University of Durham where he was a member of Hatfield College. He then undertook a post-graduate diploma in Broadcast Journalism at the London College of Communication.
He initially worked for six months at the former BBC radio station for London, BBC GLR. He then became a regular football reporter in 1992 with BBC Essex.
In 1994, he joined BBC Radio 5 Live, selected to be the main presenter of 5 Live Sport on Sundays. In August 2000, he switched to the Saturday edition of the show. Pougatch has presented coverage of the IPL cricket and the African Cup of Nations for ITV.
Pougatch continued to present editions of 5 Live Sport. He also presented Football Today on Premier League TV on Monday and Thursday throughout the Football season.
In March 2012, he won the Sports Journalists' Association award for Sports Broadcaster of the Year.
Since 13 August 2016, Pougatch has presented the Saturday afternoon show BT Sport Score on BT Sport.
Pougatch joined the team of Football Superstars, a game which was due to be released in 2009 as an innovative MMORPG game integrating gameplay with footballer's lifestyles. He is the author of Three Lions Versus the World: England's World Cup Stories from the Men Who Were There. He is also a speaker, after dinner and at daytime events.
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