John Inverdale

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Inverdale
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Sep 27, 1957(1957-09-27)
Age	67
Birthplace	Plymouth
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Virgo

John Inverdale Biography

John Inverdale is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on September 27, 1957 in Plymouth, England, United Kingdom. John Inverdale (born 27 September 1957) is an English broadcaster working for both the BBC as well as ITV.

From 2000 until 2014, he was the host of Today at Wimbledon, BBC Two’s tennis nightly highlights, until the format was changed in the year 2015. The reason for this was the controversy surrounding Marion Bartoli controversy which led the BBC to remove Inverdale out of the program. But the new version of Wimbledon 2Day hosted by Clare Balding was slammed by the general public. Given the low-results of Wimbledon 2Day that a Twitter campaign that was dubbed “bring back John Inverdale” has attracted thousands of followers who backed Inverdale saying that he’s “never been so popular.” The controversial highlights show was canceled in 2016 and was rebranded under the show’s original title, Today at Wimbledon. Inverdale is now part on the team that provides the primary commentary.

In 2005 Inverdale became a patron of charity Cardiac Risk in the Young.

Inverdale lives in Branston, Lincolnshire with his wife and two daughters. He made national news in 2005 when his face appeared in many newspapers showing the scars he received whilst playing rugby union for Esher. He is a fan of both Southampton and Lincoln City football clubs.

Inverdale began working on the BBC’s radio stations nationwide in 1985. He first worked in Radio 2’s sports department which he hosted the last episode of Sport on 2 in August 1990. He then worked between 1990 and 1994 on Radio 5, where he hosted the most popular sports program, Sport on 5. In 1994, he was one of the most frequent presenters on the new BBC Radio 5 Live. He hosted the Drivetime program John Inverdale Nationalwide from 1994 until 1997, and was awarded Sony Broadcaster of the Year in 1997. On 5 Live, he hosted the popular show Any Sporting Questions, a variant of the radio show Any Questions, and similarly traveled across the UK every week. In 2008, he hosted 5 Live from the Olympic Games in China. Alongside Sir Steve Redgrave he appeared at Shunyi Rowing Lake for the Olympics in Beijing.

John Inverdale Net Worth

John Inverdale is one of the richest Journalist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Inverdale 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Inverdale is a native of Plymouth, Devon, the son of the Royal Navy dental surgeon, Captain John Inverdale, who played the rugby union for Devonport Services. Inverdale studied by Clifton College in Bristol and at the University of Southampton, graduating with a degree in history in 1979. He was head of the university’s student paper Wessex News (now Wessex Scene) and also coached the team’s tennis team at Southampton during two seasons.

After obtaining a postgraduate journalism degree at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff and then started his career with two years with The Lincolnshire Echo, and then was hired by BBC Radio Lincolnshire in 1982.

Inverdale received a Doctor of Letters honorary degree from the University of Southampton in July 2001. He was awarded an honorary fellowship to the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC) in November 2009.

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Who is John Inverdale Dating?

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Since 2013, Inverdale has been embroiled in several broadcasting controversies, which have prompted criticism as well as articles written in his defence. He earns £200,000 – £249,999 annually as a BBC sports presenter and contributor.

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John Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. John Inverdale celebrates birthday on September 27 of every year.

In a joint interview with Bartoli the following year, as promotion for ITV Sport’s 2014 French Open coverage, Inverdale said he believed Miller’s intervention, ten days after the original incident, was likely politically motivated and part of an anti-BBC agenda. Bartoli said: “I’d known John a long time, and I knew what he was trying to say. At the end of the day I am a tennis player, I know I’m not 6ft tall, I’m not the same long, lean shape as Maria Sharapova, but the beauty of tennis is that anyone can win, tall or short. Something the press took to be negative to me was a positive… In my mind it was never really a story.”

What does John Inverdale do now?

The rugby commentator, a firm fixture of the corporation’s sports presenting lineup, stepped away from his media career for a position in England rugby. He now represents the semi-professional National Clubs Association (NCA) on the Rugby Football Union (RFU) Council.

Did John Inverdale ever play rugby?

Inverdale lives in Branston, Lincolnshire with his wife and two daughters. He made national news in 2005 when his face appeared in many newspapers showing the scars he received whilst playing rugby union for Esher. He is a fan of both Southampton and Lincoln City football clubs.

What nationality is John Inverdale?

British

How old is John Inverdale?

65 years (September 27, 1957)

What did inverdale say about Bartoli?

In 2013, Inverdale sent a personal apology to tennis player Marion Bartoli after saying he wondered if her father ever told her “you are never going to be a looker”. Further controversy came in 2015 when Inverdale used X-rated language during a broadcast at Cheltenham.