Steve Rider

Steve Rider
Steve Rider presenting the 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix, his first for ITV Sport.
Born	(1950-04-28) 28 April 1950 (age 66) Dartford, Kent, England, UK
Nationality	British
Occupation	Broadcaster
Years active	1980–present
Employer	ITV (1980–85; 2006–12) BBC (1985–2005) BSkyB (2012–present)
Spouse(s)	Jane Eydmann (1985–present)
Children	2 children

Stephen Rider (born 28 April 1950 in Dartford, Kent) is an English sports presenter, and was the anchorman of ITV's football coverage. He anchored ITV's Formula One coverage from 2006 to 2008, and football coverage from 2006 to April 2010. He was the lead presenter for ITV's coverage of the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

Rider attended the John Roan Boys' Grammar School on Maze Hill in Blackheath. He began his career working for a newspaper in south-east London, followed by writing for sports news agency Hayters. Early in his career he was a sports reporter for Independent Radio News and also covered motor racing for Anglia Television, later becoming Head of Sport on the regional news programme About Anglia and lived near Halesworth in Suffolk.

Rider worked for ITV Sport for several years providing reports for the World of Sport programme, and reporting from the 1980 Summer Olympics. He was also a presenter for some of the golf coverage on Channel 4 and presented some live European football for ITV.

Rider joined BBC Sport in July 1985, taking over from Harry Carpenter on the network's Sportsnight programme, which he presented for six years. He became a familiar face on British television, presenting shows such as Grandstand, BBC Sports Personality of the Year and much of the BBC's motorsports, rugby and golf coverage.