Jonathan Pearce

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Jonathan Pearce (born 1959), is a British football commentator for the BBC.

Known for his loud, passionate commentaries, he has worked for both Radio Five Live and Match of the Day, as well as participating in other lower key sports programmes. Pearce is also a long time Bristol City fan [1], where he worked as as sports editor for Radio West in Bristol.

He joined Radio Five Live in 2002, presenting the midweek sports progamme Sport on Five from 2003 until 2005 and became a commentator for BBC television on Match of the Day in 2004. He started his career at BBC Radio Bristol in 1979 when his dream of being a professional footballer was shattered when he broke a leg at the age of 15.

His first match commentary was Bristol Rovers against Exeter City in the League Cup and he became a Sports Editor at the age of 23 at Radio West. In 1987 he moved to London and Capital Radio where he launched Capital Gold Sport a year later.

Pearce has won several awards for his work including three Sony awards and the Variety Club Radio Person of the Year. He has commentated on over 150 England internationals, five World Cups, four European Championships and over 20 Cup Finals.

He was also the commentator on the BBC and later Channel Five program Robot Wars in which he was known to be very excitable during many of the battles.

Many tout Jonathan Pearce (Also known as JP) to replace John Motson when he retires.