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Sue Barker

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Sue Barker

Presenter


Last updated January 2007
Category: Sport
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Former World number three tennis player, French Open champion and Wimbledon semi-finalist, Sue started work as a sports broadcaster with Australia’s Channel 7 in 1985. She then joined BSB in 1990 and later moved to Sky Sports. She made her BBC Sport television debut co-presenting the evening highlights programme from Wimbledon 93 with Harry Carpenter.

 

Since then she has gained a wealth of experience presenting world-class competitions, including coverage of other major tennis tournaments, Summer and Winter Olympics, Commonwealth Games, the Grand National, the Derby and World and European Skating Championships.

 

In addition, Sue has hosted Grandstand and Sunday Grandstand and has worked on the BBC Television documentary Chalk Flew Up – a history of Wimbledon’s Court Number 1 which made its final appearance during Wimbledon 95. Her credits also include hosting Sports Personality Of The Year and A Question Of Sport. Among her many accolades are the 1998 TRIC award for Sports Presenter/Reporter of the Year and the 2001 Royal Television Society sports presenter award.

 


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