Hazel Irvine

One of Britain’s foremost and highly regarded television presenters and sports broadcasters, Hazel is renowned for her experience and versatility.

A key member of the BBC’s sports broadcasting team at the London 2012 Olympics, she also helped wake up the nation on the BBC’s Olympic Breakfast programme from Beijing in 2008 and commentated on both Olympics’ Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

An authoritative and engaging anchor, she is the regular “face’ of BBC Sport’s coverage of snooker and athletics as well as golf and major multi-sport events. In football she has reported from four World Cups and European championships.

Away from sport she has presented the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings in 2004, VE Day celebrations and the Edinburgh Military Tattoo.