Terry Baddoo
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Terry Baddoo is a
, and lives in the United States.Biography
Baddoo was born in
In the mid-1980s he worked in
From 1995, he was the main U.S-based sports anchor for CNN International's World Sport,[2] writing and presenting live daily news and feature shows on the day's top sports stories from CNN Center in Atlanta, and reporting from the field at many major sporting events. He also provided sports bulletins and commentary for all the CNN International News shows, and was a regular columnist on the CNN World Sport website. In 1999, Baddoo was noted as working at Sports Illustrated.[3]
Baddoo left CNN International in March 2011, doing his final sign-off on March 31. He went on to host the international English language coverage of the London Olympics for Chinese State Television on CCTV News. In 2014 he was recruited by BeIN SPORTS to become Director of Sports Programming for the network's US operation in Miami, Florida.
Personal and family
Baddoo is married with three children. He says interviewing Pele, Franz Beckenbauer, Johan Cruyff, and Sir Alex Ferguson are his fondest football moments along with being bought a drink by the late George Best.
His maternal grandmother appeared in the first television broadcast from London's
During his time at Newsround in the 1980s, he lived in Colliers Wood.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Picture this". Brentwood & Ongar Gazette. Westway, Chelmsford, Essex, England: The Essex Chronicle Series Ltd. 14 July 1989. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terry Baddoo". CNN Programs: Anchors & Reporters. CNN. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
Content has not changed since last productive archiving; therefore, at least 12 years out of date. - ^ "It's official: football is now a women's sport". The Editor. The Guardian. 16 July 1999. pp. 15 (89) – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Terry Baddoo profile on CNN.com
- Sign-off video