Louise Goodman

For the Navajo folk artist and ceramicist, see Louise Goodman (artist).
Goodman at the 2009 BTCC Festival in Edinburgh.

Louise Goodman is a British commentator and reporter who worked on ITV's Formula One coverage until it ceased at the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix. Her former partner was John Walton, the Minardi team manager who died of a heart attack shortly before the 2004 British Grand Prix.[1]

Biography

After growing up in Alresford, Hampshire,[1] Goodman worked in marketing for the Jordan team before becoming one of the two pitlane reporters for ITV's Formula One coverage, initially alongside James Allen and later Ted Kravitz. Other than occasional pre-race segments by Beverley Turner, she was the only woman in the team. She was part of ITV's F1 team across the 12 years of the company's coverage.

In 2007 she became the presenter of ITV's coverage of the British Touring Car Championship alongside Ted Kravitz. In 2008 she joined HondaRacingF1.com as guest presenter for Formula One's first online TV channel.[2]

In 2009, she rejoined ITV's coverage of the British Touring Car Championship alongside Steve Rider as reporter.

References

  1. 1 2 "Louise Goodman". tv.com. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Honda sign ITV's Louise Goodman for HRTV role". f1network.net. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2015.

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