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From boxing and athletics to football, Ian Darke is another iconic voice of sport across the generations. From bringing us classic boxing bouts on radio and TV to straddling the pond and covering football in both the UK and America, Ian soared to the top as a commentator and has remained there. Enjoy this entertaining listen as he tells Nick Heath about how he started out, how he continues to learn and what advice he would give to those wishing to follow his path - with plenty of laughs along the way.Follow Ian Darke on Twitter - https://twitter.com/IanDarkeFollow Nick Heath - https://twitter.com/nickheathsportFollow Cue Commentator - https://twitter.com/cuecommentatorPlease leave us a review on iTunes. We'll be your best friend.

A decorated athlete turned adept, if not accomplished commentator, Steve Cram joins Nick Heath to talk about how he traded his running shoes for a commentator's mic. From learning from David Coleman after the deepest of deep-end starts to the assumption that as a track and field athlete, he should have known about every event, this is a fascinating chat. Steve has become a voice so synonymous with British sporting triumph in the athletics stadium, not to mention the feats of international athletes too. In an extended chat, we hear all about how he does what he does.Steve is not on social media.Nick can be reached on https://twitter.com/nickheathsportFollow Cue Commentator on https://twitter.com/cuecommentator

Known predominantly for his work as the BBC's tennis correspondent and commentator, Russell Fuller sits with Nick Heath to discuss what he thinks makes a good commentary. They cover how to cover those rallies for radio, the pressure of working with big-time summarisers and how a hungover wet morning in Exeter could have scuppered Russell's career entirely.Follow Russell on Twitter - https://twitter.com/russellcfullerFollow Cue Commentator - https://twitter.com/cuecommentatorFollow Nick Heath - https://twitter.com/nickheathsport

A trailblazing, hard working commentator, Jacqui Oatley joins Nick Heath to talk about her switch from the office chair to the broadcasting hotseat. Jacqui discusses her experiences as the first female football commentator on British radio and subsequently on Match of the Day. The conversation also includes discussions on imposter syndrome, avoiding clichés, spending too much time on your prep and working with your summariser.Follow Jacqui on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JacquiOatleyWatch Jacqui on 90min Football interview - https://youtu.be/6iA2ayNe7M8Follow Cue Commentator - https://twitter.com/CueCommentatorFollow Nick Heath - https://twitter.com/nickheathsportPlease leave a review on iTunes and hit subscribe to get the latest episode in your inbox each week.

From the BBC to ITV, Setanta to ESPN, Jon Champion has been one of the leading voices of his generation. Known to most for his commentaries on football, he talks to Nick Heath in this episode about the various 'accidents' that led him to his successful career, he gives some sage advice to new commentators and mentions how some of his audience only know him from his work on the video game Pro Evolution Soccer.A true master of his craft, this is another beautifully warm conversation as Jon talks for over an hour on how and why he does what he does so well.You can follow Jon on Twitter - https://twitter.com/JonChampionJCFollow Cue Commentator - https://twitter.com/CueCommentatorPlease leave us a review on iTunes if you can, it's much appreciated.

Alison Mitchell has established herself as one of the great modern cricket commentators of our time. From tennis to pommel horse, Ali has also covered a number of other sports but it’s cricket that is her mainstay. She’s a previous winner of the Sports Journalists’ Association award for Sports Broadcaster of the Year and has found herself reporting on more poignant and serious events alongside the triumphant sporting ones.In this episode, Ali talks about learning from Ritchie Benaud, becoming the first female commentator on TMS and hoping that the path she has trodden can help others.Follow Ali on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alisonmitchellFollow Cue Commentator: https://twitter.com/cuecommentatorPlease leave a review on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed it and would like to make a contribution: https://paypal.me/rugbymedia

From whispering at the back of the 18th green to bringing us a World Cup screamer of a goal, John Murray's north-east of England commentating tones are most well-known to BBC radio listeners along with his work on Match of the Day on television. In this episode Nick hears about who John learned from, his role as just the fourth ever football correspondent and those key differences when moving from radio to TV, plus plenty more besides.Follow John on https://twitter.com/bbcjohnmurrayPlease leave a review on iTunes or your preferred podcast platform. Get involved in discussing the podcast via https://twitter.com/cuecommentator or message Nick on https://twitter.com/nickheathsportIf you enjoyed this like you would any paid-for content, feel free to drop a contribution in via https://paypal.me/rugbymedia.

The multi-sport master, Andrew Cotter is well known by so many as the voice of... so many sports. But far from a master of none, Andrew's seamless ability to pick up the commentary mic for a rugby union test match one minute or an Olympic athletics final the next, with plenty in between, is what has marked him out as one of the very best in the world at what he does. Please leave a review on your chosen podcast platform as it helps others discover the series.