Conor McNamara
Conor McNamara | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | BA (hons) TV & Radio, Post-graduate diploma in Business Studies |
| Alma mater | University of Salford University College Dublin (UCD) |
| Occupation | Sports commentator |
Conor McNamara is an Irish sports commentator. He is the Lead Commentator for Premier League Productions[1] and also works for BBC Sport on Radio 5 Live and Match of the Day, Amazon Prime Video and Sky Sports.[2] Away from sport, he voices the character of 'Squawk The Parrot' on CBeebies show Swashbuckle.[3]
Early life
McNamara was born in Limerick, in the Republic of Ireland, where he attended the Jesuit Crescent College. McNamara studied at the University of Salford, where he earned a Degree in Television and Radio. He also attended the Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School at University College Dublin where he received a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Studies.
Career
While still at university, McNamara did his first football commentary for Irish national radio station
He joined the Irish TV station
Football
McNamara's first national radio commentary for BBC Radio 5 Live was Bolton v Tottenham in April 2002. His first Match of the Day commentary for BBC television was Everton versus Aston Villa in October 2004.
McNamara regularly commentates on the Premier League, the FA Cup, the UEFA Champions League and internationals. He has worked at every FIFA World Cup since 1998 and every UEFA European Championship since 2004.[4]
Each year from 2014 to 2023, McNamara was nominated as Football Supporters' Federation Commentator of the Year.[5][6][7]
Rugby union
McNamara commentates on
McNamara provided world feed commentary for World Rugby from Japan at the 2019 Rugby World Cup and from France at the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[10]
McNamara has been part of the Amazon Prime Video commentary team for the Autumn Nations Cup since 2020.[11]
Golf
McNamara is part of the BBC's golf commentary team and has worked at every The Open Championship since 2006. He has also regularly worked at The Ryder Cup,[12] The PGA Championship and The Solheim Cup.
Swashbuckle
McNamara is known to a younger, pre-school audience, as the voice of "Squawk"
Other BBC appearances
McNamara appears on
References
- ^ "EPL commentator assignments on NBC Sports, gameweek 38". World Soccer Talk. 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Sky Sports The Lions to be the home of the British and Irish Lions Tour of South Africa". Sky Group. 28 June 2021.
- An Irishman Abroad (Podcast) (79 ed.). SoundCloud. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "McNamara's memorable MOTD moments". BBC Sport.
- ^ "FSF Awards 2014: Commentator of the Year - Football Supporters' Federation". www.fsf.org.uk. 11 November 2014.
- ^ "The FSF Awards 2015 in association with William Hill - Football Supporters' Federation". www.fsf.org.uk. 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Vote now: FSA Awards 2019 shortlists announced". 7 November 2019.
- ^ "McNamara TV3 RWC 2007". limerickleader.ie. Limerick Leader. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "TV3 announce RWC 2015 Lineup". tv3.ie. TV3 Ireland. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ https://twitter.com/ConorMcNamaraIE/status/1179669014416482304.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Who are Amazon Prime's rugby pundits?". 3 November 2020.
- ^ "5 live at the Ryder Cup". Behind the mic: The 5 live blog. 24 September 2012.
- ^ "Conor McNamara: Swashbuckle's Squawk goes to the World Cup in Brazil". CBeebies Grown-ups. 10 June 2014.
- ^ "2015 Children's Entertainment - BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
- ^ "BBC - Podcasts - Tony's Team Talk". Archived from the original on 30 March 2012.
External links
- Conor McNamara at the BBC