Jacqui Oatley
Jacqui Oatley | |
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Born | Jacqueline Anne Oatley Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England |
Education | St Dominic's, Brewood Wolverhampton Grammar School |
Alma mater | University of Leeds Sheffield Hallam University |
Occupation | Broadcaster |
Years active | 2002–present |
Employer | Freelance |
Known for | Sports presenting and commentating |
Spouse | Jamie |
Children | 2 |
Jacqueline Anne Oatley
In August 2015, Oatley was named the eighth most influential woman in sport by The Independent.[3]
Early life
Oatley was born in
Education
In her childhood, Oatley developed a love of watching and playing football.
Oatley spent a year travelling the world,
Journalism career
Oatley initially studied print journalism and radio production at evening classes while broadcasting on
Oatley also worked as a news reporter in her native
Football commentary
She joined BBC Radio 5 Live in 2003 and became the first woman to commentate on a football match on British network radio in 2005, covering the England women's internationals at the 2005 UEFA Women's Championship.[13] Her subsequent interview with UEFA President Lennart Johansson became an international news story due to his controversial comments on women's football.[14]
Oatley became the first female football commentator in the history of BBC football programme Match of the Day, with her debut broadcast on 21 April 2007 for the Premier League match between Fulham and Blackburn Rovers.[15] She has since commentated on several further games for Match of the Day.
In September 2009, she commentated on the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 final between Germany and England.[citation needed] She provided live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live for matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[16] She was one of BBC Television's reporters with the Great Britain women's Olympic football team for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[17]
Oatley resumed her association football play-by-play commentary career in 2019 when she worked on seven
Oatley became the lead play-by-play commentator for
In 2022, Fox Sports hired Oatley as a main play-by-play commentator for United States broadcasts of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first woman to serve in that role for the tournament's U.S. broadcast.[20][8]
In March 2023, Oatley joined the play-by-play commentary team for the National Women's Soccer League on television in the United States,[21] commuting for the role from Surrey.[12]
Presenting and reporting
Oatley has presented sports news on
Oatley presented and commentated for the children's television show
She was a regular sports presenter on the
She has also fronted the
Oatley hosted coverage of matches and highlights for UEFA Euro 2016[28] and the 2018 FIFA World Cup for ITV Sport as a main studio presenter and pitchside reporter,[29] and was a live match commentator for the host broadcaster's world TV feed on-site at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[8]
Oatley appears regularly on Sky Sports programming as a match reporter on Soccer Saturday and has stand-in presented Goals on Sunday[30] and Sunday Supplement, where she took over from Neil Ashton on 14 January 2020 until the show was cancelled following the COVID-19 lockdown.[31][32]
In the summer of 2021, she co-hosted the BBC Radio 5 Live 5 Live Drive news show with Tony Livesey.[citation needed]
Honors
She was appointed
Personal
Oatley is married to Jamie.
References
- ^ a b "Jacqui Oatley on her passion for football, getting an MBE and her first Match of the Day commentary". The Yorkshire Post. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Match of the Day gets first female presenter". This is London. 21 April 2007. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- ^ Mott, Sue (8 August 2015). "The 50 most influential women in sport: The full list". No. The Independent. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Search Results for Civil Births in Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records". Findmypast. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "New Year's Honours announced" (Press release). University of Leeds. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Sports commentator Jacqui Oatley celebrates honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University with inspiring talk to students". The Loop. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ a b Smurthwaite, Tom (31 December 2015). "Presenter dedicates the honour to Women in Football". SurreyLive.
- ^ a b c Blum, Ronald (18 November 2022). "The World Cup will sound different this year as a wave of women lead play-by-play commentary at Qatar's controversial soccer showpiece". Associated Press. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Match of the Day gets first female presenter". Evening Standard. 21 April 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Notable alumni". Sheffield Hallam University. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- ^ Midgely, Carol (20 April 2007). "The face". The Times. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ a b Vukmirovic, James (31 March 2023). "Hard work pays off for Jacqui Oatley as new adventure begins". Express & Star. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ Harvey, Lisa (15 May 2017). "How I got my job... as a sports journalist ⚽️🏅". Glamour UK. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Backlash over Johansson's remarks". BBC News. 17 June 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ Cocozza, Paula (19 April 2007). "Move over Motty!". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ Rigdon, Jay (29 June 2022). "Jacqui Oatley joins the Fox Sports play-by-play roster for the 2022 World Cup". Awful Announcing (Press release). Fox Sports. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Team GB London 2012 football warm-up matches live on BBC One" (Press release). BBC. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Commentator Oatley comes full circle in France".
- ^ "Jacqui Oatley announced as commentator for Sky Sports' Barclays FA WSL coverage".
- ^ "FOX Sports Welcomes Jacqui Oatley as New FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Play-By-Play Announcer". 29 June 2022.
- ^ "NWSL Announces On-Air Talent Lineup For 2023 Season" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Jacqui Oatley". BNY Mellon. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "BBC to follow England in Fifa Women's World Cup China 2007 – live coverage on BBC Two" (Press release). BBC. 22 August 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ Lay, Taimour; Gardner, Alan (9 August 2008). "The Beijing Olympics - day two as it happened". Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ a b Martinson, Jane (9 October 2016). "Jacqui Oatley: 'We need to give young girls the confidence to do this'". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Women's Super League on the BBC". BBC Sport (Press release). 25 March 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Women's Euros 2013". BBC Media Centre (Press release). 1 July 2013.
- ^ "ITV reveals Euro 2016 coverage plans". Sport on the Box. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "World Cup 2018 live on ITV: meet the presenters and pundits". Radio Times. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ Chris Kamara [@chris_kammy] (15 December 2019). "Cracking debut on Goals on Sunday for @JacquiOatley our guest @DarrenBent wasn't half bad either pic.twitter.com/1OyaVgscy5" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 December 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ @SundaySupp (14 January 2020). "WELCOME JACQUI! It's a done deal! We're delighted to announce @JacquiOatley is the new host of @SundaySupp!Join Jacqui from 10am, Sunday on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Football for analysis of the big stories making the back pages" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 January 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Reddy, Melissa (15 January 2020). "No, the world isn't ending, it's just a woman hosting Sunday Supplement". The Independent. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "No. 61450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2015. p. N22.
- ^ "WATCH: Sports presenter Jacqui Oatley nets an honorary degree from the University of Wolverhampton". Express & Star. 24 September 2016.
- ^ https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/wolverhampton/2023/03/29/hard-work-pays-off-for-jacqui-as-new-adventure-begins/
- ^ "Euro 2008 – About Jacqui Oatley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2008.