Jeremy Nicholas (broadcaster)

For the writer and journalist of the same name, see Jeremy Nicholas (writer).

Jeremy Nicholas is a Sony award-winning TV and radio broadcaster.

Radio

Nicholas has presented The World Today on the BBC World Service, as well as many shows on BBC Radio Five Live, talkSPORT,[1] and Greater London Radio, on which his morning show with Claire McDonnell won a Sony Award for Best Breakfast Talk/News show.[2] He commentated on the tragic Nottingham Forest versus Liverpool F.C. match at Hillsborough in 1989, the so-called Hillsborough disaster, for BBC Radio Nottingham.[3]

Television

Nicholas currently works in TV news for the BBC after spells with ITV and Channel Five.[4]
He was the 2012 Summer Paralympics Athletics announcer for the ParalympicSportTV.

Other work

Nicholas was the stadium announcer for West Ham United at Upton Park from 1998 to September 2013. He resigned his post having been asked by the West Ham United board to take a 60% cut in his match-day fee.[1][5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 Smith, Martin (2004) "Football Diary", Daily Telegraph, 31 December 2004, retrieved 2010-06-19
  2. ↑ "BBC breakfast talk battle", BBC, 25 March 1999, retrieved 2010-06-19
  3. ↑ "Witness: We went to report on a football match and ended up reporting on a tragedy", The Times, 15 April 2009, retrieved 2010-06-19
  4. ↑ McLean, Euan (1997) "TV View", Sunday Mail, 12 October 1997
  5. ↑ "Allardyce reveals West Ham chased Lukaku all summer and Cole still has a chance of getting the last spot in his squad". Dail Mail. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Nicholas announces 'I've not been sacked'", Echo-News.co.uk, 21 August 2008, retrieved 2010-06-19

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