While Hull Kingston Radio is moving to a new studio, the station is in automation. Consequently, the station is not providing commentary on Hull Kingston Rovers tonight.
Radio commentators (non-football) thread for the 2015/16 season
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5 Live - Tennis - Wimbledon 2016
Ladies Final
Hosted by Eleanor Oldroyd
S Williams v Kerber - Russell Fuller, Jana Novotna, Mary Pierce & Gigi Salmon
BBC World Service - Tennis - Wimbledon 2016
Ladies Final
Hosted by Lee James
S Williams v Kerber - Alison Mitchell, Sophie Amiach & Chris Dennis
Ladies Final
Hosted by Eleanor Oldroyd
S Williams v Kerber - Russell Fuller, Jana Novotna, Mary Pierce & Gigi Salmon
BBC World Service - Tennis - Wimbledon 2016
Ladies Final
Hosted by Lee James
S Williams v Kerber - Alison Mitchell, Sophie Amiach & Chris Dennis
5 Live - Tennis - Wimbledon 2016
Mens Final
Hosted by Eleanor Oldroyd
Raonic v Murray - Russell Fuller, Pat Cash, Richard Krajicek, Mary Pierce & David Law
BBC World Service - Tennis - Wimbledon 2016
Mens Final
Hosted by Sarah Mulkerrins
Raonic v Murray - Chris Dennis, Miles Maclagen, Mario Ancic & Lee James
Mens Final
Hosted by Eleanor Oldroyd
Raonic v Murray - Russell Fuller, Pat Cash, Richard Krajicek, Mary Pierce & David Law
BBC World Service - Tennis - Wimbledon 2016
Mens Final
Hosted by Sarah Mulkerrins
Raonic v Murray - Chris Dennis, Miles Maclagen, Mario Ancic & Lee James
talkSPORT 2
Thursday 7th July
Mark Wilson presented Super League Live from the Halliwell Jones Stadium
Rugby League: Super League
Warrington Wolves v Salford Red Devils - Mark Wilson and Iestyn Harris (8pm commentary)
Friday 8th July
Jon Norman presented T20 Matchday Live from the Oval
Cricket: T20 Blast South Group
Surrey v Somerset - Andrew McKenna and Alex Tudor (6.30pm commentary)
Will Gavin was back in the studio to update the scores from the night's other T20 Blast games.
Saturday 9th July
Will Gavin presented Matchday Live 2
Cricket: T20 Blast North Group
Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire - Jon Norman and Tymal Mills (2.30pm commentary)
Sunday 10th July
Russell Hargreaves presented T20 Blast Live
Cricket: T20 Blast North Group
Durham v Leicestershire - Russell Hargreaves and Alex Tudor (2.30pm commentary)
Thursday 7th July
Mark Wilson presented Super League Live from the Halliwell Jones Stadium
Rugby League: Super League
Warrington Wolves v Salford Red Devils - Mark Wilson and Iestyn Harris (8pm commentary)
Friday 8th July
Jon Norman presented T20 Matchday Live from the Oval
Cricket: T20 Blast South Group
Surrey v Somerset - Andrew McKenna and Alex Tudor (6.30pm commentary)
Will Gavin was back in the studio to update the scores from the night's other T20 Blast games.
Saturday 9th July
Will Gavin presented Matchday Live 2
Cricket: T20 Blast North Group
Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire - Jon Norman and Tymal Mills (2.30pm commentary)
Sunday 10th July
Russell Hargreaves presented T20 Blast Live
Cricket: T20 Blast North Group
Durham v Leicestershire - Russell Hargreaves and Alex Tudor (2.30pm commentary)
talkSPORT
Thursday 9th to Monday 13th June
Cricket: Third Test Match
England v Sri Lanka - Jon Norman
Thursday 16th to Sunday 19th June
Golf: US Open
Oakmont Country Club, Pennsylvania - Bob Bubka
Sunday 19th June
Formula 1: European Grand Prix
Baku City Circuit - Graham Courtney
Tuesday 21st June to Saturday 2nd July
Cricket: One-Day International Series
England v Sri Lanka - Jon Norman (first, fourth and fifth ODIs) and Guy Swindells (second and third ODIs)
Saturday 25th June
Boxing: IBF World Heavyweight Championship
Anthony Joshua v Dominic Breazeale - Warren Haughton
Monday 27th June to Sunday 10th July
Tennis: Wimbledon 2016
The All-England Tennis Club - Lisa O'Sullivan (primarily)
Lisa was talkSPORT's on-duty reporter for virtually the whole of the championships, although she was absent on the first Friday, when they didn't carry any updates, and then Kate Partridge filled in for her the next day before she returned on the middle Sunday. The was an ever-present before and after those two days.
Sunday 3rd July
Formula 1: Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring - Graham Courtney (also covered qualifying on the Saturday)
Tuesday 5th July
Cricket: T20 International
England v Sri Lanka - Jon Norman
Friday 8th July
Rugby League: Super League
Hull Kingston Rovers v Huddersfield Giants - Richard Shaw-Wright
Sunday 10th July
Formula 1: British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit - Graham Courtney (also covered qualifying on the Saturday)
There wasn't much in the way of live sports reporting on anything other than Euro 2016 during the first couple of weeks of that tournament - indeed updates on the last three days of the Third England v Sri Lanka Test and the US Open golf were largely confined to talkSPORT 2, which now regularly takes updates from the reporters covering the same events for their sister station. Among the events they didn't cover were all of the summer rugby union internationals involving the home nations and the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix on June 12.
Thursday 9th to Monday 13th June
Cricket: Third Test Match
England v Sri Lanka - Jon Norman
Thursday 16th to Sunday 19th June
Golf: US Open
Oakmont Country Club, Pennsylvania - Bob Bubka
Sunday 19th June
Formula 1: European Grand Prix
Baku City Circuit - Graham Courtney
Tuesday 21st June to Saturday 2nd July
Cricket: One-Day International Series
England v Sri Lanka - Jon Norman (first, fourth and fifth ODIs) and Guy Swindells (second and third ODIs)
Saturday 25th June
Boxing: IBF World Heavyweight Championship
Anthony Joshua v Dominic Breazeale - Warren Haughton
Monday 27th June to Sunday 10th July
Tennis: Wimbledon 2016
The All-England Tennis Club - Lisa O'Sullivan (primarily)
Lisa was talkSPORT's on-duty reporter for virtually the whole of the championships, although she was absent on the first Friday, when they didn't carry any updates, and then Kate Partridge filled in for her the next day before she returned on the middle Sunday. The was an ever-present before and after those two days.
Sunday 3rd July
Formula 1: Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring - Graham Courtney (also covered qualifying on the Saturday)
Tuesday 5th July
Cricket: T20 International
England v Sri Lanka - Jon Norman
Friday 8th July
Rugby League: Super League
Hull Kingston Rovers v Huddersfield Giants - Richard Shaw-Wright
Sunday 10th July
Formula 1: British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit - Graham Courtney (also covered qualifying on the Saturday)
There wasn't much in the way of live sports reporting on anything other than Euro 2016 during the first couple of weeks of that tournament - indeed updates on the last three days of the Third England v Sri Lanka Test and the US Open golf were largely confined to talkSPORT 2, which now regularly takes updates from the reporters covering the same events for their sister station. Among the events they didn't cover were all of the summer rugby union internationals involving the home nations and the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix on June 12.
Tuesday 12th July - ESPN Radio
Marc Kestecher presented The 2016 MLB All-Star Game on ESPN Radio from fieldside at Petco Park, San Diego, California alongside Tim Kurkjian and Peter Pascarelli
Major League Baseball: The 87th Annual All-Star Game
American League v National League - Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton (8.20pm ET commentary), with Tim Kurkjian and Peter Pascarelli reporting
ESPN Radio covered the 2016 Home Run Derby on the Monday. Jon Sciambi and Peter Pascarelli commentated, Chris Singleton and Marc Kestecher conducted interviews at fieldside, the former contributing to the commentary.
Marc Kestecher presented The 2016 MLB All-Star Game on ESPN Radio from fieldside at Petco Park, San Diego, California alongside Tim Kurkjian and Peter Pascarelli
Major League Baseball: The 87th Annual All-Star Game
American League v National League - Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton (8.20pm ET commentary), with Tim Kurkjian and Peter Pascarelli reporting
ESPN Radio covered the 2016 Home Run Derby on the Monday. Jon Sciambi and Peter Pascarelli commentated, Chris Singleton and Marc Kestecher conducted interviews at fieldside, the former contributing to the commentary.
talkSPORT 2
Thursday 14th July
Mark Wilson presented Super League Live from the KCOM Stadium
Rugby League: Super League
Hull FC v Hull Kingston Rovers - Mark Wilson and Michael Shenton (8pm commentary)
Friday 15th July
Dan Windle presented T20 Matchday Live
Cricket: T20 Blast South Group
Sussex v Hampshire - Andrew McKenna and Alex Tudor (7pm commentary)
Studio-based Dan Windle updated the scores from the night's other T20 Blast games.
Sunday 17th July
Mark Wilson presented Super League Live from the Mend-A-Hose Jungle
Rugby League: Super League
Castleford Tigers v Warrington Wolves - Mark Wilson and Danny Kirmond (3.30pm commentary)
Thursday 14th July
Mark Wilson presented Super League Live from the KCOM Stadium
Rugby League: Super League
Hull FC v Hull Kingston Rovers - Mark Wilson and Michael Shenton (8pm commentary)
Friday 15th July
Dan Windle presented T20 Matchday Live
Cricket: T20 Blast South Group
Sussex v Hampshire - Andrew McKenna and Alex Tudor (7pm commentary)
Studio-based Dan Windle updated the scores from the night's other T20 Blast games.
Sunday 17th July
Mark Wilson presented Super League Live from the Mend-A-Hose Jungle
Rugby League: Super League
Castleford Tigers v Warrington Wolves - Mark Wilson and Danny Kirmond (3.30pm commentary)
Thursday 14th to Sunday 17th July - @TheOpen Radio
Richard Kaufman presented live coverage of The 145th Open Championship from Royal Troon Golf Club, Ayrshire
Commentators: Ron Jones, Matt Adams, Sue Thearle, Paul Eales, John E Morgan and Raymond Burns
Reporters: Alison Walker, Rob Nothman and Iain Carter (the latter two as BBC Radio 5 Live)
@TheOpen Radio was available on 87.9FM as a restricted service licence station in the local area of the course, as well as through live audio streams on The Open's website and mobile app and on TuneIn. They also provided daily podcasts through The R&A's audioBoom page.
There was a few changes to the usual @TheOpen Radio team, with the core of last year's crew returning (barring the commentators brought in especially to cover the Monday's play in 2015) except for Richard Boxall and Gordon Brand Jr, with the former joining Sky Sports' TV commentary team. Long-time @TheOpen Radio voice Robert Lee was also working on Sky Sports' coverage. John E Morgan and Raymond Burns joined the team in their absence.
The commentary pairings for the latter stages of the final round saw Jones and Eales follow the leading group of Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson, with Adams and Morgan watching Bill Haas and Andrew Johnston and Thearle and Burns covering the other groups. Alison Walker was their roving reporter out on the course, with them taking most of their interviews from Radio 5 Live.
@TheOpen Radio took contributions from a number of guest analysts, most of whom I didn't catch a full namecheck for, but one I did recognise was Bob Bubka - who was primarily reporting on The Open for talkSPORT along with Rupert Bell and Russell Hargreaves. Along with their updates, Hargreaves anchored the Saturday and Sunday Scoreboard shows from Royal Troon, while Bell and Bubka hosted an Open Review between 8-10pm on Sunday.
I didn't catch as much of @TheOpen Radio this year as I normally do, but what I did hear was first-rate - expertly linked together by Richard Kaufman with the commentary continuing to be of a very high standard regardless of the changes to the line-up. With the live TV coverage moving from BBC TV to be exclusive to Sky Sports, they became my first port of call to follow the event. Given the earlier start times of their coverage and the lack of interruptions, I find it a much stronger service to that of Radio 5 Live. As I said this time last year, I'd like to see talkSPORT 2 carry @TheOpen Radio's commentary. That was not to be this year, but perhaps it could happen in 2017 when The Open won't be coming straight off the back of a major international football tournament.
Richard Kaufman presented live coverage of The 145th Open Championship from Royal Troon Golf Club, Ayrshire
Commentators: Ron Jones, Matt Adams, Sue Thearle, Paul Eales, John E Morgan and Raymond Burns
Reporters: Alison Walker, Rob Nothman and Iain Carter (the latter two as BBC Radio 5 Live)
@TheOpen Radio was available on 87.9FM as a restricted service licence station in the local area of the course, as well as through live audio streams on The Open's website and mobile app and on TuneIn. They also provided daily podcasts through The R&A's audioBoom page.
There was a few changes to the usual @TheOpen Radio team, with the core of last year's crew returning (barring the commentators brought in especially to cover the Monday's play in 2015) except for Richard Boxall and Gordon Brand Jr, with the former joining Sky Sports' TV commentary team. Long-time @TheOpen Radio voice Robert Lee was also working on Sky Sports' coverage. John E Morgan and Raymond Burns joined the team in their absence.
The commentary pairings for the latter stages of the final round saw Jones and Eales follow the leading group of Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson, with Adams and Morgan watching Bill Haas and Andrew Johnston and Thearle and Burns covering the other groups. Alison Walker was their roving reporter out on the course, with them taking most of their interviews from Radio 5 Live.
@TheOpen Radio took contributions from a number of guest analysts, most of whom I didn't catch a full namecheck for, but one I did recognise was Bob Bubka - who was primarily reporting on The Open for talkSPORT along with Rupert Bell and Russell Hargreaves. Along with their updates, Hargreaves anchored the Saturday and Sunday Scoreboard shows from Royal Troon, while Bell and Bubka hosted an Open Review between 8-10pm on Sunday.
I didn't catch as much of @TheOpen Radio this year as I normally do, but what I did hear was first-rate - expertly linked together by Richard Kaufman with the commentary continuing to be of a very high standard regardless of the changes to the line-up. With the live TV coverage moving from BBC TV to be exclusive to Sky Sports, they became my first port of call to follow the event. Given the earlier start times of their coverage and the lack of interruptions, I find it a much stronger service to that of Radio 5 Live. As I said this time last year, I'd like to see talkSPORT 2 carry @TheOpen Radio's commentary. That was not to be this year, but perhaps it could happen in 2017 when The Open won't be coming straight off the back of a major international football tournament.
BBC 5 Live - Open Championship Golf
Presented by John Inverdale
Commentators - Iain Carter, John Murray, Alistair Bruce-Ball, Conor McNamara, Vassos Alexander, Eilidh Barbour
Summerisers - Jay Townsend, Andrew Murray, Des Smith, David Leadbetter and Carin Koch.
Henni Zuel was listed in the commentary team in the Radio Times but didn't feature, she seemed to be all over Sky Sports social media at Troon.
Shame that Maureen Madill wasn't part of the commentary team as the BBC TV highlights didn't use on-course commentators.
Presented by John Inverdale
Commentators - Iain Carter, John Murray, Alistair Bruce-Ball, Conor McNamara, Vassos Alexander, Eilidh Barbour
Summerisers - Jay Townsend, Andrew Murray, Des Smith, David Leadbetter and Carin Koch.
Henni Zuel was listed in the commentary team in the Radio Times but didn't feature, she seemed to be all over Sky Sports social media at Troon.
Shame that Maureen Madill wasn't part of the commentary team as the BBC TV highlights didn't use on-course commentators.
Originally Posted by The Difference:
“Thursday 14th to Sunday 17th July - @TheOpen Radio
Richard Kaufman presented live coverage of The 145th Open Championship from Royal Troon Golf Club, Ayrshire
Commentators: Ron Jones, Matt Adams, Sue Thearle, Paul Eales, John E Morgan and Raymond Burns
Reporters: Alison Walker, Rob Nothman and Iain Carter (the latter two as BBC Radio 5 Live).”
“Thursday 14th to Sunday 17th July - @TheOpen Radio
Richard Kaufman presented live coverage of The 145th Open Championship from Royal Troon Golf Club, Ayrshire
Commentators: Ron Jones, Matt Adams, Sue Thearle, Paul Eales, John E Morgan and Raymond Burns
Reporters: Alison Walker, Rob Nothman and Iain Carter (the latter two as BBC Radio 5 Live).”
Thanks for the details Mr Difference. I listened to a little but couldn't work out who the new voices were. Always nice to hear Ron Jones and Paul Eales.
talkSPORT 2
Thursday 21st July
Mark Wilson presented Super League Live from the KC Lightstream Stadium
Rugby League: Super League
Hull Kingston Rovers v Leeds Rhinos - Mark Wilson and Michael Shenton (8pm commentary)
Friday 22nd July
Jon Norman presented T20 Matchday Live from Old Trafford
Cricket: T20 Blast South Group
Glamorgan v Somerset - Phil Walker and Alan Butcher (7pm commentary)
Jon Norman, who was at Old Trafford to report on all four days of the Second England v Pakistan Test match for both talkSPORT stations, provided updates on the night's other T20 Blast games during the commentary. With Jon on reporting duty, Mike Bovill was studio-based to host talkSPORT Today in the hour before the match started.
Saturday 23rd July
Dan Windle presented Matchday Live 2
Rugby League: Super League
Warrington Wolves v Huddersfield Giants - Mark Wilson and Garry Schofield (2pm commentary)
Sunday 24th July
Mark Wilson presented Super League Live from the Rapid Solicitors Stadium
Rugby League: Super League
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats v Castleford Tigers - Mark Wilson and Iestyn Harris (3pm commentary)
The triple header of Super League action from the final week before the Super 8s is balanced out by no live rugby league on talkSPORT 2 over the coming week, what with it being Challenge Cup Semi-Final weekend. In Super League's absence, there'll be commentary on the latest event from the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series, the Rogers Cup in Toronto, although coverage isn't scheduled to begin until Thursday at 6pm despite the tournament having got underway on Monday. Friday night's live T20 Blast commentary will be Surrey v Kent.
Thursday 21st July
Mark Wilson presented Super League Live from the KC Lightstream Stadium
Rugby League: Super League
Hull Kingston Rovers v Leeds Rhinos - Mark Wilson and Michael Shenton (8pm commentary)
Friday 22nd July
Jon Norman presented T20 Matchday Live from Old Trafford
Cricket: T20 Blast South Group
Glamorgan v Somerset - Phil Walker and Alan Butcher (7pm commentary)
Jon Norman, who was at Old Trafford to report on all four days of the Second England v Pakistan Test match for both talkSPORT stations, provided updates on the night's other T20 Blast games during the commentary. With Jon on reporting duty, Mike Bovill was studio-based to host talkSPORT Today in the hour before the match started.
Saturday 23rd July
Dan Windle presented Matchday Live 2
Rugby League: Super League
Warrington Wolves v Huddersfield Giants - Mark Wilson and Garry Schofield (2pm commentary)
Sunday 24th July
Mark Wilson presented Super League Live from the Rapid Solicitors Stadium
Rugby League: Super League
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats v Castleford Tigers - Mark Wilson and Iestyn Harris (3pm commentary)
The triple header of Super League action from the final week before the Super 8s is balanced out by no live rugby league on talkSPORT 2 over the coming week, what with it being Challenge Cup Semi-Final weekend. In Super League's absence, there'll be commentary on the latest event from the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series, the Rogers Cup in Toronto, although coverage isn't scheduled to begin until Thursday at 6pm despite the tournament having got underway on Monday. Friday night's live T20 Blast commentary will be Surrey v Kent.
Friday- Challenge Cup Rugby League on BBC Radio 5 Live
Wigan v Hull FC- Stuart Pyke, Kevin Brown and Richard Agar
Wigan v Hull FC- Stuart Pyke, Kevin Brown and Richard Agar
BBC Test Match Special - England v. Pakistan Test Series
1st Test
Commentators: Jonathan Agnew, Simon Mann, Henry Blofeld and Ed Smith
Summarisers: Geoffrey Boycott, Michael Vaughan, Phil Tufnell and Ramiz Raja
2nd Test
Commentators: Jonathan Agnew, Henry Blofeld, Ed Smith and Alison Mitchell
Summarisers: Geoffrey Boycott, Michael Vaughan, Vic Marks and Ramiz Raja
1st Test
Commentators: Jonathan Agnew, Simon Mann, Henry Blofeld and Ed Smith
Summarisers: Geoffrey Boycott, Michael Vaughan, Phil Tufnell and Ramiz Raja
2nd Test
Commentators: Jonathan Agnew, Henry Blofeld, Ed Smith and Alison Mitchell
Summarisers: Geoffrey Boycott, Michael Vaughan, Vic Marks and Ramiz Raja
talkSPORT 2
Thursday 28th to Sunday 31st July
Tennis: Rogers Cup 2016
Aviva Centre, Toronto - commentary on the ATP men's singles event
The daily commentary teams on ATP World Tour Masters Tennis Live were:
Thursday (Third Round) - Nick Lester, Chris Dennis and Naomi Cavaday
Friday (Quarter-Finals: Djokovic v Berdych & Raonic v Monfils) - Joe Shennan, Simon Cambers and Richard Evans
Saturday (Semi-Finals: Wawrinka v Nishikori & Djokovic v Monfils) - Simon Cambers and Naomi Cavaday
Sunday (Final: Novak Djokovic v Kei Nishikori) - Nick Lester and Luke Milligan
While the Rogers Cup began on Monday 25th July, talkSPORT 2 only decided to broadcast commentary from the final four days of the event. Thursday and Friday's coverage was limited to the evening sessions, with them going on-air at midnight BST on both occasions, with full coverage of the afternoon sessions not possible due to live coverage of West Ham's Europa League qualifier and the final night of T20 Blast group games on the respective nights. Over the weekend, they covered both semi-finals on Saturday, coverage from 8pm and 1am, while their final coverage began at 9pm on Sunday. With there being no separate studio presenter either, the links now being the responsibility of the commentators, the Rogers Cup received easily the lightest level of coverage that talkSPORT 2 has given to any of the six ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events they've covered thus far. It'll be interesting to see if this year's remaining tournaments from Cincinnati, Shanghai and Paris are given the same kind of treatment or get the more complete coverage the events that took place in the first half of the year received.
This week's only other non-football live sports broadcast was:
Friday 29th July
Jon Norman presented T20 Matchday Live from the Oval
Cricket: T20 Blast Group Stage
Northamptonshire v Yorkshire - Andrew McKenna and Don Topley (6.30pm commentary)
Surrey v Kent - Jon Norman
During the week, talkSPORT 2 switched their commentary match from the game at the Oval to the one at the County Ground in Northampton, what with quarter-final qualification being in Yorkshire's hands, with Northants knowing a win would give them a home tie in the next round and progression being out of both Surrey and Kent's hands. As well as presenting and updating the match at the Oval, Jon Norman rounded up the rest of the night's other scores. I'm not sure if he got the chance to do any spells of commentary from the game he was at as I didn't hear much of the second innings.
Thursday 28th to Sunday 31st July
Tennis: Rogers Cup 2016
Aviva Centre, Toronto - commentary on the ATP men's singles event
The daily commentary teams on ATP World Tour Masters Tennis Live were:
Thursday (Third Round) - Nick Lester, Chris Dennis and Naomi Cavaday
Friday (Quarter-Finals: Djokovic v Berdych & Raonic v Monfils) - Joe Shennan, Simon Cambers and Richard Evans
Saturday (Semi-Finals: Wawrinka v Nishikori & Djokovic v Monfils) - Simon Cambers and Naomi Cavaday
Sunday (Final: Novak Djokovic v Kei Nishikori) - Nick Lester and Luke Milligan
While the Rogers Cup began on Monday 25th July, talkSPORT 2 only decided to broadcast commentary from the final four days of the event. Thursday and Friday's coverage was limited to the evening sessions, with them going on-air at midnight BST on both occasions, with full coverage of the afternoon sessions not possible due to live coverage of West Ham's Europa League qualifier and the final night of T20 Blast group games on the respective nights. Over the weekend, they covered both semi-finals on Saturday, coverage from 8pm and 1am, while their final coverage began at 9pm on Sunday. With there being no separate studio presenter either, the links now being the responsibility of the commentators, the Rogers Cup received easily the lightest level of coverage that talkSPORT 2 has given to any of the six ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events they've covered thus far. It'll be interesting to see if this year's remaining tournaments from Cincinnati, Shanghai and Paris are given the same kind of treatment or get the more complete coverage the events that took place in the first half of the year received.
This week's only other non-football live sports broadcast was:
Friday 29th July
Jon Norman presented T20 Matchday Live from the Oval
Cricket: T20 Blast Group Stage
Northamptonshire v Yorkshire - Andrew McKenna and Don Topley (6.30pm commentary)
Surrey v Kent - Jon Norman
During the week, talkSPORT 2 switched their commentary match from the game at the Oval to the one at the County Ground in Northampton, what with quarter-final qualification being in Yorkshire's hands, with Northants knowing a win would give them a home tie in the next round and progression being out of both Surrey and Kent's hands. As well as presenting and updating the match at the Oval, Jon Norman rounded up the rest of the night's other scores. I'm not sure if he got the chance to do any spells of commentary from the game he was at as I didn't hear much of the second innings.
I do wish TS2 would sort their scheduling out. I get that they only update the schedule seemingly at the last minute to add in the live sport theay've got but this morning the schedule had highlights of the tennis pencelled in at 4 AM and as I was up thought I'd listen as missed it last night. Sadly though we get yet another re-run of the all american sports show which I'm sure is an excellent listen if you like US sports but isn't what was advertised.
5 Live Sports Extra could do with sorting their schedule out too. I discovered less than half an hour ago that Yorkshire were on. When I looked last week, the Nottinghamshire match was due to bbe on the station. If I had known Yorkshire were going to be on 5 Live Sports Extra I would have tuned in earlier.
talkSPORT
Thursday 14th to Sunday 17th July
Cricket: First Test Match
England v Pakistan - Jon Norman
Golf: The Open Championship 2016
Royal Troon Golf Club, Ayrshire - Rupert Bell, Bob Bubka and Russell Hargreaves
That weekend, Hargreaves presented both Saturday and Sunday Scoreboard from Royal Troon, while Bell and Bubka hosted an Open Review between 8-10pm on the Sunday.
Friday 22nd to Monday 25th July
Cricket: Second Test Match
England v Pakistan - Jon Norman
Friday 22nd July
Rugby League: Super League
Wigan Warriors v St Helens - Mark Wilson
Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd July
Athletics: Anniversary Games 2016
Olympic Stadium, London - Michael Weadock
Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th July
Darts: PDC World Matchplay 2016
Winter Gardens, Blackpool - Dan Dawson
Saturday 23rd July
Horse Racing: King George VI Weekend
Ascot Racecourse - Rupert Bell (commentary on the Princess Margaret Juddmonte Stakes, the Woodford Reserve Handicap Stakes and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes)
Sunday 24th July
Formula 1: Hungarian Grand Prix
Hungaroring - Graham Courtney
Tuesday 26th to Saturday 30th July
Horse Racing: Glorious Goodwood Festival
Goodwood Racecourse - Rupert Bell
Additionally, Alan Brazil presented his Tuesday and Wednesday morning Sports Breakfast shows from Goodwood alongside co-hosts Dominic Cork (Tue) and Alan Curbishley (Wed). Incidentally, Rupert wasn't heard updating the live racing on talkSPORT from Thursday onwards - although he did pop up on the station's breakfast shows.
Thursday 28th to Sunday 31st July
Golf: US PGA Championship 2016
Baltusrol Golf Club, Springfield, New Jersey - Bob Bubka
Sunday 31st July
Formula 1: German Grand Prix
Hockenheimring - Graham Courtney (who also covered qualifying on the Saturday)
Thursday 14th to Sunday 17th July
Cricket: First Test Match
England v Pakistan - Jon Norman
Golf: The Open Championship 2016
Royal Troon Golf Club, Ayrshire - Rupert Bell, Bob Bubka and Russell Hargreaves
That weekend, Hargreaves presented both Saturday and Sunday Scoreboard from Royal Troon, while Bell and Bubka hosted an Open Review between 8-10pm on the Sunday.
Friday 22nd to Monday 25th July
Cricket: Second Test Match
England v Pakistan - Jon Norman
Friday 22nd July
Rugby League: Super League
Wigan Warriors v St Helens - Mark Wilson
Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd July
Athletics: Anniversary Games 2016
Olympic Stadium, London - Michael Weadock
Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th July
Darts: PDC World Matchplay 2016
Winter Gardens, Blackpool - Dan Dawson
Saturday 23rd July
Horse Racing: King George VI Weekend
Ascot Racecourse - Rupert Bell (commentary on the Princess Margaret Juddmonte Stakes, the Woodford Reserve Handicap Stakes and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes)
Sunday 24th July
Formula 1: Hungarian Grand Prix
Hungaroring - Graham Courtney
Tuesday 26th to Saturday 30th July
Horse Racing: Glorious Goodwood Festival
Goodwood Racecourse - Rupert Bell
Additionally, Alan Brazil presented his Tuesday and Wednesday morning Sports Breakfast shows from Goodwood alongside co-hosts Dominic Cork (Tue) and Alan Curbishley (Wed). Incidentally, Rupert wasn't heard updating the live racing on talkSPORT from Thursday onwards - although he did pop up on the station's breakfast shows.
Thursday 28th to Sunday 31st July
Golf: US PGA Championship 2016
Baltusrol Golf Club, Springfield, New Jersey - Bob Bubka
Sunday 31st July
Formula 1: German Grand Prix
Hockenheimring - Graham Courtney (who also covered qualifying on the Saturday)
BBC Sport Website and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra*
Commentators: Charles Dagnall and Izzy Westbury
Summarisers: Ian Salisbury and Clare Connor
No BBC local radio commentaries.
*BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra joined after Test Match Special.
Commentators: Charles Dagnall and Izzy Westbury
Summarisers: Ian Salisbury and Clare Connor
No BBC local radio commentaries.
*BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra joined after Test Match Special.
talkSPORT 2
Thursday 4th August
Craig Murdock presented Super League Live from the Halliwell Jones Stadium
Rugby League: Super League Super 8s
Warrington Wolves v St Helens - Craig Murdock and Andrew Henderson (8pm commentary)
Saturday 6th August
Andrew McKenna presented Matchday Live 2
Rugby League: Super League Super 8s
Catalans Dragons v Widnes Vikings - Craig Murdock and Garry Schofield (5pm commentary)
I didn't listen to the commentary itself, so I don't know if Andrew McKenna stayed on to present beyond 5pm or if the coverage reverted to Super League Live from 5pm with Murdock doing the half-time and full-time links, but Macca will certainly have anchored the build-up as he was hosting an Around the Grounds show between 2-5pm. Last weekend's two Super League games were notable as they were the first two to be broadcast by talkSPORT 2 that didn't have Mark Wilson leading the commentary as he was on holiday.
Monday 8th August
Dan Windle presented T20 Blast Live
Cricket: T20 Blast Quarter-Final
Nottinghamshire v Essex - Andrew McKenna and Alex Tudor (6.30pm commentary)
Tuesday 9th August
Dan Windle presented T20 Blast Live
Cricket: T20 Blast Quarter-Final
Northamptonshire v Middlesex - Andrew McKenna and Alex Tudor (6.30pm commentary)
Wednesday 10th August
Dan Windle presented T20 Blast Live
Cricket: T20 Blast Quarter-Final
Gloucestershire v Durham - Andrew McKenna and Alan Butcher (6.30pm commentary)
Thursday 11th August
Dan Windle presented T20 Blast Live
Cricket: T20 Blast Quarter-Final
Glamorgan v Yorkshire - Andrew McKenna and Don Topley (7pm commentary)
So Dan Windle was the studio-based host and Andrew McKenna was the commentator for all four T20 Blast Quarter-Finals this week. Going by the way Dan trailed their coverage of Finals Day, it's going to be on talkSPORT 2 throughout the day a week on Saturday - although he stopped short of saying they'll be full commentary on all three matches (what with the second semi-final clashing with the 3pm Premier League football).
With no live Super League tonight (Thursday), there's going to be live commentary from the Super 8s on Friday night with Castleford Tigers v Wigan Warriors featuring. They have a second live Super League game on Sunday in the form of Wakefield Trinity Wildcats v Warrington Wolves, which is a 3pm kick-off. Beforehand, they'll be a new sport to talkSPORT 2 in the form of MotoGP from Austria between 10am-2pm. I believe this is the first time one of the talkSPORT stations has provided live commentary on a motorsport, so I'm interested to hear how they handle it. Will they produce their own (presumably off-tube) commentary or take a TV feed as they did with the live boxing they covered earlier in the year?
Thursday 4th August
Craig Murdock presented Super League Live from the Halliwell Jones Stadium
Rugby League: Super League Super 8s
Warrington Wolves v St Helens - Craig Murdock and Andrew Henderson (8pm commentary)
Saturday 6th August
Andrew McKenna presented Matchday Live 2
Rugby League: Super League Super 8s
Catalans Dragons v Widnes Vikings - Craig Murdock and Garry Schofield (5pm commentary)
I didn't listen to the commentary itself, so I don't know if Andrew McKenna stayed on to present beyond 5pm or if the coverage reverted to Super League Live from 5pm with Murdock doing the half-time and full-time links, but Macca will certainly have anchored the build-up as he was hosting an Around the Grounds show between 2-5pm. Last weekend's two Super League games were notable as they were the first two to be broadcast by talkSPORT 2 that didn't have Mark Wilson leading the commentary as he was on holiday.
Monday 8th August
Dan Windle presented T20 Blast Live
Cricket: T20 Blast Quarter-Final
Nottinghamshire v Essex - Andrew McKenna and Alex Tudor (6.30pm commentary)
Tuesday 9th August
Dan Windle presented T20 Blast Live
Cricket: T20 Blast Quarter-Final
Northamptonshire v Middlesex - Andrew McKenna and Alex Tudor (6.30pm commentary)
Wednesday 10th August
Dan Windle presented T20 Blast Live
Cricket: T20 Blast Quarter-Final
Gloucestershire v Durham - Andrew McKenna and Alan Butcher (6.30pm commentary)
Thursday 11th August
Dan Windle presented T20 Blast Live
Cricket: T20 Blast Quarter-Final
Glamorgan v Yorkshire - Andrew McKenna and Don Topley (7pm commentary)
So Dan Windle was the studio-based host and Andrew McKenna was the commentator for all four T20 Blast Quarter-Finals this week. Going by the way Dan trailed their coverage of Finals Day, it's going to be on talkSPORT 2 throughout the day a week on Saturday - although he stopped short of saying they'll be full commentary on all three matches (what with the second semi-final clashing with the 3pm Premier League football).
With no live Super League tonight (Thursday), there's going to be live commentary from the Super 8s on Friday night with Castleford Tigers v Wigan Warriors featuring. They have a second live Super League game on Sunday in the form of Wakefield Trinity Wildcats v Warrington Wolves, which is a 3pm kick-off. Beforehand, they'll be a new sport to talkSPORT 2 in the form of MotoGP from Austria between 10am-2pm. I believe this is the first time one of the talkSPORT stations has provided live commentary on a motorsport, so I'm interested to hear how they handle it. Will they produce their own (presumably off-tube) commentary or take a TV feed as they did with the live boxing they covered earlier in the year?
Originally Posted by Tony Yeboah:
“Rio 2016 Olympics on BBC Radio 5 Live
0600-0900 - Olympic Breakfast, with a 30-minute round-up every hour with Caroline Barker (6am, 7am and 8am)
1200-0400 - Comprehensive live coverage of all the Rio action with Eleanor Oldroyd and Mark Chapman in afternoons, followed by Mark Pougatch in the evening then Russell Fuller, Steve Parry and Jonathan Edwards late evening and overnight.
Radio 5 live presentation team
Eleanor Oldroyd, Mark Chapman, Mark Pougatch, Russell Fuller, Jonathan Edwards, Caroline Barker
Reporters
Nihal Arthanayake and Chris Warburton
5 live Sport commentary team
Ceremonies
Caroline Barker and John Murray
Athletics
Presenter: Jonathan Edwards
Commentary: Mike Costello, Darren Campbell, Allison Curbishley, Sonja McLaughlan
Boxing
Commentary: Conor McNamara, Steve Bunce
Canoe Slalom
Commentary: Iain Carter and Rob Nothman
Cycling
Commentary: Alistair Bruce-Ball and Victoria Pendleton
Diving
Commentary: Vassos Alexander and Steve Parry
Equestrian
Commentary: Jonathan Agnew
Golf
Commentary: Iain Carter
Gymnastics
Commentary: Alison Mitchell and Craig Heap
Hockey
Commentary: Sara Orchard
Judo
Commentary: Karthi Gnanasegaram
Rowing
Commentary: John Murray and Mark Hunter
Rugby 7s
Commentary: Ian Robertson, Sonja McLaughlan and Rob Vickerman
Sailing
Reporter: Juliette Ferrington
Shooting
Commentary: Rob Nothman
Swimming
Commentary: John Hunt, Karen Pickering and Steve Parry
Taekwondo
Commentary: Karthi Gnanasegaram
Tennis and Canoe Sprint:
Commentary: Russell Fuller”
“Rio 2016 Olympics on BBC Radio 5 Live
0600-0900 - Olympic Breakfast, with a 30-minute round-up every hour with Caroline Barker (6am, 7am and 8am)
1200-0400 - Comprehensive live coverage of all the Rio action with Eleanor Oldroyd and Mark Chapman in afternoons, followed by Mark Pougatch in the evening then Russell Fuller, Steve Parry and Jonathan Edwards late evening and overnight.
Radio 5 live presentation team
Eleanor Oldroyd, Mark Chapman, Mark Pougatch, Russell Fuller, Jonathan Edwards, Caroline Barker
Reporters
Nihal Arthanayake and Chris Warburton
5 live Sport commentary team
Ceremonies
Caroline Barker and John Murray
Athletics
Presenter: Jonathan Edwards
Commentary: Mike Costello, Darren Campbell, Allison Curbishley, Sonja McLaughlan
Boxing
Commentary: Conor McNamara, Steve Bunce
Canoe Slalom
Commentary: Iain Carter and Rob Nothman
Cycling
Commentary: Alistair Bruce-Ball and Victoria Pendleton
Diving
Commentary: Vassos Alexander and Steve Parry
Equestrian
Commentary: Jonathan Agnew
Golf
Commentary: Iain Carter
Gymnastics
Commentary: Alison Mitchell and Craig Heap
Hockey
Commentary: Sara Orchard
Judo
Commentary: Karthi Gnanasegaram
Rowing
Commentary: John Murray and Mark Hunter
Rugby 7s
Commentary: Ian Robertson, Sonja McLaughlan and Rob Vickerman
Sailing
Reporter: Juliette Ferrington
Shooting
Commentary: Rob Nothman
Swimming
Commentary: John Hunt, Karen Pickering and Steve Parry
Taekwondo
Commentary: Karthi Gnanasegaram
Tennis and Canoe Sprint:
Commentary: Russell Fuller”
Some updates after the first 9 days of competition
Mark Pougatch was only in Rio for a few days before returning home for the new football season. Eleanor Oldroyd was unwell on Friday and Saturday so Russell Fuller filled in as evening host.
Vassos Alexander and Karthi Gnanasegaram also reported on the tennis, Vassos and Mary Pierce joined Russell Fuller for commentary on the Men's Singles Gold Medal match.
Whilst Vassos was at the tennis on Sunday Karen Pickering reported on the diving.
For the final round of the men's golf, Iain Carter was joined by John Murray and Rob Nothman with Jamie Spence doing some summarising.
Rob Hatch and Rob Hayles commentated on the cycling road races and time trials. ABB and Victoria Pendleton contributed reports and analysis from the finish. Steve Parry has been the interviewer for the track cycling.
Originally Posted by shaun_d:
“Some updates after the first 9 days of competition
Mark Pougatch was only in Rio for a few days before returning home for the new football season. Eleanor Oldroyd was unwell on Friday and Saturday so Russell Fuller filled in as evening host.
Vassos Alexander and Karthi Gnanasegaram also reported on the tennis, Vassos and Mary Pierce joined Russell Fuller for commentary on the Men's Singles Gold Medal match.
Whilst Vassos was at the tennis on Sunday Karen Pickering reported on the diving.
For the final round of the men's golf, Iain Carter was joined by John Murray and Rob Nothman with Jamie Spence doing some summarising.
Rob Hatch and Rob Hayles commentated on the cycling road races and time trials. ABB and Victoria Pendleton contributed reports and analysis from the finish. Steve Parry has been the interviewer for the track cycling.”
“Some updates after the first 9 days of competition
Mark Pougatch was only in Rio for a few days before returning home for the new football season. Eleanor Oldroyd was unwell on Friday and Saturday so Russell Fuller filled in as evening host.
Vassos Alexander and Karthi Gnanasegaram also reported on the tennis, Vassos and Mary Pierce joined Russell Fuller for commentary on the Men's Singles Gold Medal match.
Whilst Vassos was at the tennis on Sunday Karen Pickering reported on the diving.
For the final round of the men's golf, Iain Carter was joined by John Murray and Rob Nothman with Jamie Spence doing some summarising.
Rob Hatch and Rob Hayles commentated on the cycling road races and time trials. ABB and Victoria Pendleton contributed reports and analysis from the finish. Steve Parry has been the interviewer for the track cycling.”
To add to that Shaun Karthi Gnanasegaram has reported on a few sports in addition to tennis and judo so far - I've heard her at Badminton, Fencing and Table Tennis.
talkSPORT 2
Friday 12th July
Mark Wilson presented Super League Live from the Mend-A-Hose Jungle
Rugby League: Super League Super 8s
Castleford Tigers v Wigan Warriors - Mark Wilson and Garry Schofield (8pm commentary)
Super League Live began on the stroke of kick-off, after talkSPORT 2's new Friday evening show - The Weekend Starts Here with Tom Rennie, Matt Lawrence and Kevin Hatchard - ran between 6-8pm. I'm guessing said show won't retain that timeslot, and will perhaps revert to a 6-7pm slot, by the time Premiership rugby union begins again in September, not to mention the return of Friday night Bundesliga games, with Rennie, Hatchard and Lawrence regularly covering those matches for talkSPORT Live.
Sunday 14th July
Will Gavin presented MotoGP Live
MotoGP: Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring - Nick Harris, Steve Day and Matthew Birt (commentary on the MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 races, as the TV international feed)
Mark Wilson presented Super League Live from the Rapid Solicitors Stadium
Rugby League: Super League Super 8s
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats v Warrington Wolves - Mark Wilson and Michael Shenton (3pm commentary)
Friday 12th July
Mark Wilson presented Super League Live from the Mend-A-Hose Jungle
Rugby League: Super League Super 8s
Castleford Tigers v Wigan Warriors - Mark Wilson and Garry Schofield (8pm commentary)
Super League Live began on the stroke of kick-off, after talkSPORT 2's new Friday evening show - The Weekend Starts Here with Tom Rennie, Matt Lawrence and Kevin Hatchard - ran between 6-8pm. I'm guessing said show won't retain that timeslot, and will perhaps revert to a 6-7pm slot, by the time Premiership rugby union begins again in September, not to mention the return of Friday night Bundesliga games, with Rennie, Hatchard and Lawrence regularly covering those matches for talkSPORT Live.
Sunday 14th July
Will Gavin presented MotoGP Live
MotoGP: Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring - Nick Harris, Steve Day and Matthew Birt (commentary on the MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 races, as the TV international feed)
Mark Wilson presented Super League Live from the Rapid Solicitors Stadium
Rugby League: Super League Super 8s
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats v Warrington Wolves - Mark Wilson and Michael Shenton (3pm commentary)
Originally Posted by David_Shield:
“To add to that Shaun Karthi Gnanasegaram has reported on a few sports in addition to tennis and judo so far - I've heard her at Badminton, Fencing and Table Tennis.”
“To add to that Shaun Karthi Gnanasegaram has reported on a few sports in addition to tennis and judo so far - I've heard her at Badminton, Fencing and Table Tennis.”
Also in addition to his world service duties Ed Harry was on 5Live's athletics coverage covering the field events.
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