Rob Palmer (commentator)
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Rob Palmer is the senior commentator for La Liga
on Sky Sports
. He has worked for Sky Sports since 1996, originally joining from Granada Television
to work as the North West correspondent for the Sports News channel.
He is a former professional goalkeeper with Derby County
who accepted a scholarship at the University of New Haven, Connecticut in the USA to play football
and take a BSc in Mass Media Communication.
After returning to the UK, he played for several non-league football teams and was given his break in television whilst playing for Bridlington Town. John Motson
pulled out of reporting on "The Road to Wembley" feature and Palmer, who was keeping goal for Bridlington was asked to step in as Motson's replacement.
He has since established himself as a well-respected commentator, reporter and presenter. During his stint at Granada he covered live Sunday-afternoon matches and was often heard in other regions commentating on highlights, and he also covered the 1994 World Cup for the ITV
network. His subsequent credits include: weekly appearances on Gillette Soccer Saturday, stints on Soccer AM
, Copa America, Football First, England Under 21's and Fishomania.
He is also a key fundraiser and supporter of the children's cerebral palsy
charity Stick 'n' Step.
He was voted as the 'Spirit of Merseyside' Celebrity Charity Champion (2010) at the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral in May 2010 - following Liverpool footballer Jamie Carragher who won the award in 2009
www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/.../2010/.../spirit-of-merseyside-awards-held-at-liverpool-cathedral-92534-26677345/
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
on Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
. He has worked for Sky Sports since 1996, originally joining from Granada Television
Granada Television
Granada Television is the ITV contractor for North West England. Based in Manchester since its inception, it is the only surviving original ITA franchisee from 1954 and is ITV's most successful....
to work as the North West correspondent for the Sports News channel.
He is a former professional goalkeeper with Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
who accepted a scholarship at the University of New Haven, Connecticut in the USA to play football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
and take a BSc in Mass Media Communication.
After returning to the UK, he played for several non-league football teams and was given his break in television whilst playing for Bridlington Town. John Motson
John Motson
John Walker Motson OBE ,AKA Motty, is an English football commentator on both television and radio as well a well known moter. He made his name as 'Moty' after he moted out the entire Huddersfield huddersfield cheerleaders team. writer.-Biography:The son of a Methodist minister, Motson was educated...
pulled out of reporting on "The Road to Wembley" feature and Palmer, who was keeping goal for Bridlington was asked to step in as Motson's replacement.
He has since established himself as a well-respected commentator, reporter and presenter. During his stint at Granada he covered live Sunday-afternoon matches and was often heard in other regions commentating on highlights, and he also covered the 1994 World Cup for the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
network. His subsequent credits include: weekly appearances on Gillette Soccer Saturday, stints on Soccer AM
Soccer AM
Soccer AM is a British Saturday-morning football-based comedy/talk show, predominantly based around the Premier League...
, Copa America, Football First, England Under 21's and Fishomania.
He is also a key fundraiser and supporter of the children's cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
charity Stick 'n' Step.
He was voted as the 'Spirit of Merseyside' Celebrity Charity Champion (2010) at the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral in May 2010 - following Liverpool footballer Jamie Carragher who won the award in 2009
External links
www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/.../2010/.../spirit-of-merseyside-awards-held-at-liverpool-cathedral-92534-26677345/