Steve Bower
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Born | Stephen Robert Bower 1973 (age 50–51) PL Productions, DAZN |
Stephen Robert Bower
Early career
Educated at
In May 1996, Bower was appointed Head of Sport at
MUTV
From September 1998 to July 2007, Bower was senior commentator and presenter at
Bower's role also comprised studio presentation, which included fans' phone-ins and special shows such as with
Setanta Sports
In July 2007, Bower made the move to
Freelance work
Following
He has been heard commentating for Sky Sports and on Match of the Day for the BBC. He also lends his voice for ITV Sport's highlights of the UEFA Europa League on ITV4.
In the
He has also worked for NBC Sports as a play-by-play commentator for Premier League matches as an alternate to Arlo White, and has also hosted studio coverage for the network during the absences of primary host Rebecca Lowe, as well as various on-location segments. He has also hosted the network's Match of the Day and Premier League Download programs.
In 2016, Bower was a lead presenter for
Now, Bower is the presenter on Sundays for Premier League Productions for worldwide viewers.
Since 2019, Bower presents the live goals show for Amazon Prime UK coverage of the Premier League. He also commentates on the Champions League final every year for DAZN worldwide.
Commentating Credits
- FIFA World Cup: 2010 (BBC), 2014 (BBC), 2018 (BBC)
- Premier League: 1998-2007 (MUTV), 2007-2009 (Setanta) (Presenter/Commentator), 2009–present (BBC), 2015-2019 (NBC) (Presenter/Commentator), 2019–present (PL Productions) (Lead Presenter), 2019–present (Amazon) (Commentator/Presenter)
- UEFA European Championships: 2012 (BBC), 2016 (ESPN) (Presenter), 2020 (BBC)
- UEFA Champions League: 2015–present (BT Sport), 2019-present (DAZN) (Lead Commentator)
- UEFA Europa League: 2009-2013 (ESPN UK), 2013-present (BT Sport)
- FA Cup: 2009–present (BBC), 2009-2013 (ESPN UK), 2013–present (BT Sport)
- Bundesliga: 2009-2013 (ESPN UK), 2013-present (BT Sport)
- Serie A: 2009-2013 (ESPN UK), 2013-2019 (BT Sport)
- UEFA Nations League and Euro 2024 Qualifiers: 2022–present (Channel 4; England matches only)
References
- ^ @SteveBowercomm (15 June 2018). "Tomorrow s view France/Australia @bbc1 1100 #bbcWorldCup2018" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Kay, Oliver (1 November 2005). "United push panic button after Keane's video nasty". Article from The Times Newspaper (1 November 2005). London. Retrieved 28 June 2007.