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BBC Radio announces new four-year horse racing coverage deal
BBC Radio is to continue its coverage of live horse racing until at least 2016, starting with this year's Cheltenham Festival.
Respected broadcaster Derek Thompson is to join the BBC Radio team for the four days of racing from 12-15 March.
Radio 5 live and 5 live sports extra's Cheltenham coverage will ensure that all 27 races are broadcast live.
The new four-year deal will cover major race meetings from Britain and overseas.
BBC Radio's Cheltenham coverage will be enhanced by the addition of 1998 Gold Cup-winning jockey Andrew Thornton, along with Paralympian and broadcaster Kate Grey.
There will be live text commentaries every day of the Cheltenham meeting on the BBC Sport website, including audio streams of all the races, and a comprehensive results service.
"We're really looking forward to the Cheltenham Festival, when the whole station gets involved to bring all the action, atmosphere and excitement to listeners. I'm also delighted to welcome Andrew, Derek and Kate to our team," said Jonathan Wall, acting controller of BBC Radio 5 live and 5 live sports extra.
"The sport has always been a core part of BBC Radio 5 live's output and 2013 will see more great coverage led by the best commentary team in the business: Cornelius Lysaght and John Hunt.
"The comprehensive radio coverage combined with the wide reach of BBC online and mobile will deliver excellent coverage of the sport to audiences."
Richard FitzGerald, chief executive of Racecourse Media Group , added: "The BBC has been an outstanding partner in promoting British racing over the years and the sport looks forward to continuing this valued relationship, via the BBC's radio, online and TV news coverage."
The BBC has been an outstanding partner in promoting British racing over the years - he must have a long memory!!!!!
BBC Radio is to continue its coverage of live horse racing until at least 2016, starting with this year's Cheltenham Festival.
Respected broadcaster Derek Thompson is to join the BBC Radio team for the four days of racing from 12-15 March.
Radio 5 live and 5 live sports extra's Cheltenham coverage will ensure that all 27 races are broadcast live.
The new four-year deal will cover major race meetings from Britain and overseas.
BBC Radio's Cheltenham coverage will be enhanced by the addition of 1998 Gold Cup-winning jockey Andrew Thornton, along with Paralympian and broadcaster Kate Grey.
There will be live text commentaries every day of the Cheltenham meeting on the BBC Sport website, including audio streams of all the races, and a comprehensive results service.
"We're really looking forward to the Cheltenham Festival, when the whole station gets involved to bring all the action, atmosphere and excitement to listeners. I'm also delighted to welcome Andrew, Derek and Kate to our team," said Jonathan Wall, acting controller of BBC Radio 5 live and 5 live sports extra.
"The sport has always been a core part of BBC Radio 5 live's output and 2013 will see more great coverage led by the best commentary team in the business: Cornelius Lysaght and John Hunt.
"The comprehensive radio coverage combined with the wide reach of BBC online and mobile will deliver excellent coverage of the sport to audiences."
Richard FitzGerald, chief executive of Racecourse Media Group , added: "The BBC has been an outstanding partner in promoting British racing over the years and the sport looks forward to continuing this valued relationship, via the BBC's radio, online and TV news coverage."
The BBC has been an outstanding partner in promoting British racing over the years - he must have a long memory!!!!!
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As long as he doesn't get his insufferable mug on the tv it isn't too bad.
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excellent...never listen to Radio 5Live for the racing
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"Respected" broadcaster ??
Have they forgotten about the Top Cees court case and 20+ years of preying on gullible people through tipping scams ? |
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+ organising charity raffles then taking his cut for 'expenses' (allegedly)
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Good for Thommo. Motley will be seething.
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I don't care where Thommo ends up as long as I don't see him or hear his inane drivel ever again.
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Whatever about Thompson at least he has been involved with the sport. What does Kate Grey bring to the table other than being disabled. Another PC appointment
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a match made in heaven,
Tommo has always had the face for the radio. |
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hitting the mute button on the radio will now become very popular
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whether i listen to radio 5 during cheltenham or not, I resent greatly paying for Thommo as part of the licence fee.
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You can't keep a good man down !
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Guaranteed he would re-appear somewhere. Surprised he has enough time, in between opening bookmakers, & putting in all that amazing in-depth research for his tipping line
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Thommo is like a fcking turd that cannot be flushed away.
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Desperate that the BBC seems to think this is the best they can do to 'enhance' their coverage of this sport. Hard to believe ANY thought has gone into this appointment & lazy execs once again let down licene payers, BIG STYLE
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The best commentator/presenter.
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Rumour has it they got him for pennies
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Richard FitzGerald, chief executive of Racecourse Media Group , added: "The BBC has been an outstanding partner in promoting British racing over the years"
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Worth every penny of my licence fee.
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At least we wont see him , so its not all bad
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I have no need to watch racing on the BBC and I don't have a BBC licence...pleasing scenes
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or listen to it
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presumably the requirements of a radio commentator on the radio would be a good judge of the race and accurate commentary to where a horse is in the race.....Mystic Megs runner is 6th isn't going to cut it imo
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How will you know that "they're not messing about" ?
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I have yet to hear a race where they are messing about but it would be funny if he said it one day
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"Good judge of a race" and "accurate commentator". That's Tommo.
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Face for radio tho
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that's one for the judge
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Desperate that the BBC seems to think this is the best they can do to 'enhance' their coverage of this sport. Hard to believe ANY thought has gone into this appointment & lazy execs once again let down licene payers, BIG STYLE
NAP Could've given someone up and coming a chance, but clearly easier to go straight back to the gravy train. |
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Presumably they just wanted the best.
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Tommo = The Common Chickweed. Impossible to get rid of!
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Tommo = The top man.
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Better than Clare Balding
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Thommo is that man that never dies.
I quite like listening to horse racing on 5 live. will be giving it a miss this year. i have cancelled my direct debit for my tv licence in protest at this appointment. |
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Tommo has his critics I know but he was one of the first people I know to point out that 'Looks Like Trouble' took off on his wrong leg in the 2002 Cheltenham Gold Cup. I thought that was very well noticed.
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Don`t let the moaners get you down Artie.
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and presume he'll still be doing his tipping line with all the inside info straight from the gallops.
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I shall tell you another thing about Tommo: when I was last at Fontwell it was a family day or something like that. Tommo was there and was working the crowd BRILLIANTLY. He must have put several hundred extra on the gate in my opinion. People were coming up, having their photos taken, having autographs signed and he was joking about, being really nice to everyone and they were patting him on the head/back. Horse racing needs people like Tommo to make it more and more popular. He also puts people on the gate at Newmarket/Yarmouth when he commentates I think.
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yeah family days are his thing - the fact he annoys and irritates the everyday racegoer seems to have gone un-noticed by first C4 and now the national broadcaster - amazing!! pn the same level as persad/parrot so overall the bbc coverage on radio will be just as bad as on tv! tommo adds the square root of f all to the the popularity of horse racing and the one bright spot in this is hopefully radio 5 take him away from all the scottish courses where he regularly performs his high paid clown act
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