Jim Proudfoot
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Jim Proudfoot is a football commentator with Setanta Sports. During his time with Setanta, he has commentated on a number of matches across their coverage of the Scottish Premier League, English Premier League and Blue Square Premier.
Proudfoot was born in the West Country in 1972, but moved to the Midlands at a young age. He was educated at Solihull School.
His professional broadcasting career started in 1991 with the now defunct DevonAir, for whom he was a football reporter and later DJ. Proudfoot subsequently worked as a journalist and newsreader for TFM in the North-East of England before moving to Capital Radio in 1994, where he was part of the award-winning team headed by Jonathan Pearce. Later stints followed as a commentator on South Coast Radio and Xtra AM in Birmingham before a move to national radio station talkSPORT in 1999.
Initially employed as the station's number two commentator behind Alan Parry, Proudfoot became talkSPORT's lead commentator in time for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, a role that he has held for the vast majority of time since. He has subsequently commentated on both the UEFA Euro 2004 Final, and the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final for the station, and now presents a twice weekly evening programme as well as talkSPORT's lead Champions League commentator.
Proudfoot also worked for satellite broadcaster Sky Sports for a number of years, specialising in commentating on Masters Football (six-a-side football for veteran and ex-players) and youth internationals. However Proudfoot was also one of the commentators on Sky's Premiership highlights programme 'Goals on Sunday' and, from 2004, 'Football First'. In 2006 he followed Sky Sports colleague Ian Crocker to Setanta Sports, where he initially commentated on Italian football but, increasingly, on the Scottish Premier League. On Saturday 22nd September 2007, he commentated on his first ever live English Premier League match - the 3-3 draw between Fulham and Manchester City at Craven Cottage.
He is a keen follower of Torquay United.
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