Jonathan Legard
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Jonathan Legard is a sports journalist, best known as the lead commentator for the BBC
's Formula One
TV coverage in 2009 and 2010.
Legard has been the BBC's motor racing and football correspondent as well as commentating regularly on Formula One races for BBC Radio 5 Live
from 1997 to 2004. On 24 November 2008, he was confirmed as the lead commentator for the BBC's Formula One coverage in 2009. On 11 January 2011, the BBC announced changes in the F1 commentary team.
On Twitter, Legard confirmed to British F1 fans that he would not be commentating on BBC F1 coverage during the forthcoming season.
On 19 January 2011 Legard became an occasional sports anchor role on BBC Radio 4
's Today programme. In February 2011 Legard began commentating on football in BBC's The Football League Show
.
1990 - 1997: BBC Radio 5 Live
1997 - 2004: Motor racing correspondent for BBC Radio 5 Live
2004 - 2008: Football correspondent for BBC Radio 5 Live
2009 - 2010: Formula One commentator for BBC 1.
2011 - : Sports correspondent for BBC Radio 4's Today programme and Football correspondent for BBC Radio 5 Live
2011 - : Commentator on BBC One's The Football League Show
, Legard grew up in Chester
after moving there in 1966. He attended the Firs School before continuing his education at a private school in Shrewsbury
. Legard is a lifelong fan of Chester City F.C.
who until 2010 played their football in the Football Conference
. Legard is married and has three children. He currently lives in London.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
TV coverage in 2009 and 2010.
Legard has been the BBC's motor racing and football correspondent as well as commentating regularly on Formula One races for BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...
from 1997 to 2004. On 24 November 2008, he was confirmed as the lead commentator for the BBC's Formula One coverage in 2009. On 11 January 2011, the BBC announced changes in the F1 commentary team.
On Twitter, Legard confirmed to British F1 fans that he would not be commentating on BBC F1 coverage during the forthcoming season.
On 19 January 2011 Legard became an occasional sports anchor role on BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
's Today programme. In February 2011 Legard began commentating on football in BBC's The Football League Show
The Football League Show
The Football League Show is a BBC One football television show hosted by Manish Bhasin, featuring highlights from the Championship, League One and League Two. It began on 8 August, 2009, at 11.45pm and immediately follows Match of the Day on Saturdays...
.
Career
1987 - 1990: BBC Radio MerseysideBBC Radio Merseyside
BBC Radio Merseyside is the BBC Local Radio service for the English metropolitan county of Merseyside and north Cheshire. It was the third BBC local radio station to launch on 22 November 1967 initially serving the south west of historic Lancashire....
1990 - 1997: BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...
1997 - 2004: Motor racing correspondent for BBC Radio 5 Live
2004 - 2008: Football correspondent for BBC Radio 5 Live
2009 - 2010: Formula One commentator for BBC 1.
2011 - : Sports correspondent for BBC Radio 4's Today programme and Football correspondent for BBC Radio 5 Live
2011 - : Commentator on BBC One's The Football League Show
The Football League Show
The Football League Show is a BBC One football television show hosted by Manish Bhasin, featuring highlights from the Championship, League One and League Two. It began on 8 August, 2009, at 11.45pm and immediately follows Match of the Day on Saturdays...
Personal life
Although born in CardiffCardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, Legard grew up in Chester
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
after moving there in 1966. He attended the Firs School before continuing his education at a private school in Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
. Legard is a lifelong fan of Chester City F.C.
Chester City F.C.
Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...
who until 2010 played their football in the Football Conference
Football Conference
The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional...
. Legard is married and has three children. He currently lives in London.