Jacqui Oatley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jacqui Oatley

British sports journalist

Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1974

Place of Birth: Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom

Profession: journalist, sports commentator

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Jacqui Oatley

  • Jacqueline Anne Oatley (born 1975) is an English broadcaster.
  • She is a sports presenter, hosting football and darts for ITV Sport and is best known for being the first female commentator on the flagship BBC One football highlights programme Match of the Day — which she went on to present in March 2015.
  • She anchored the Euro 2016 football tournament for ITV Sport and will front their 2018 FIFA World Cup coverage.
  • An FA qualified football coach, an ambassador for Women in Football and a committee member of the Football Writers' Association, Oatley was the UK's first female darts presenter, covering Professional Darts Corporation tournaments on ITV4 and the a presenter of the BBC's flagship sports news radio show, Sportsweek, on BBC Radio 5 Live.
  • She was the first female to do so.
  • In August 2015, Oatley was named the eighth most influential woman in sport by The Independent.As well as Match of the Day, she has also fronted Final Score for the BBC and The Football League Show, completing the set of five broadcast roles on the show, and World Football Focus.
  • She is football and darts anchor for ITV Sport, hosting their live international events.
  • She had previously presented ITV's 2015 Africa Cup of Nations coverage and in 2014 anchored their FA Cup highlights programmes. Oatley fronted the BBC's live women's football coverage; she anchored the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 and the BBC Women's Football Show.
  • She is a studio guest pundit on TV2 in Norway and the Guardian Football Weekly podcast.Oatley was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to broadcasting and diversity in sport.
  • The award was recognition of her work behind the scenes championing the role of women working in football as well as women's football. In September 2016, Oatley was made an Honorary Doctor of Letters at the University of Wolverhampton for her contribution to sports broadcasting.

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