Guy Mowbray

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Guy Mowbray is one of the top football commentators on British television, currently with the BBC. Emerging in the mid-nineties through the Clubcall network - a series of premium rate phone lines containing club information and commentaries - he went on to join BBC Radio York. Here he covered rugby league, cricket and football before moving on to commercial station Sun FM in Sunderland and then to Metro Radio in Newcastle.

It was in the North East that he made his first real dent in the consciousness of the football public as commentator on Sunderland's matches alongside summariser Eric Gates. He was Sports Editor at Metro, and during his tenure won Sony and EMAP Radio Awards. During this time Mowbray also made his first forays into television. In April 1997 he made his debut as a commentator with Eurosport. Quickly he made an impact, leading their commentary team at the 1998 World Cup in France. At 26 he became the youngest broadcaster to commentate on the World Cup Final for television, and also picked up the Newcomer of the Year award from the Royal Television Society.

Mowbray departed Eurosport and Metro Radio in 1999 to join ITV. In five years with the network he covered live Champions League, Football League and Italian matches. He was a leading member of the commentary team on the ill-fated ITV Sports Channel. He also contributed commentaries at Euro 2000 and 2004 as well as the 2002 World Cup.

With the loss of Premiership highlights to BBC in 2004 Mowbray found his prospects at ITV limited and turned freelance, gaining regular work with the Beeb on Match Of The Day. In his new role he's covered Premiership matches on a weekly basis and established himself in the team - travelling to the 2006 World Cup, covering live FA Cup matches and women's internationals. Alongside his BBC commitments Guy has also contributed frequently to Eurosport's coverage since 2004 and has occasionally covered matches for Setanta Sports.