Commentators / reporters

[DoN_cz]

I already made this topic once here, but i cant find it anymore - seems like some (all?) old posts have disappeard.

Anyway, i was wondering if you could help me with some of the names of the WRC commentators / stage end reporters - i know them only from Eurosport, so i dunno if on ITV you were used to some other ones propably. I`d be glad if you knew some more info about them, possibly a photo.

http://don.vn.cz/stuff/wrc/01.mp3
current wrc "main" commentator and i guess this is the same guy who did it also in 2006 (and maybe even before that) - Paul King?

http://don.vn.cz/stuff/wrc/02.mp3
Julian Porter - stage end reporter. I know he has done some rallying as a driver few years ago

http://don.vn.cz/stuff/wrc/03.mp3
the service and sometimes stage end interviewer in 2007..

http://don.vn.cz/stuff/wrc/04.mp3
the service and sometimes stage end interviewer in 2006 (and before) - maybe, im not really sure, they called him "nick" on WRR. Where has he gone?

http://don.vn.cz/stuff/wrc/05.mp3
this girl used to co-comment the wrc reviews with Paul King in 2006?

http://don.vn.cz/stuff/wrc/06.mp3
no idea..?but ive heard his voice in quite many wrc reviews

http://don.vn.cz/stuff/wrc/07.mp3
same here..heard it many times, but no idea who it is.


thanks for help

[wrc_flipper]

Put some more info on later (but busy today) but I can help you with the following....

01 - is Paul King. He does a lot of motorsport voiceovers and also does live events such as Autosport International at the NEC.
02 - is Julian Porter (Rally World Magazine did a new good feature on him a couple of issues ago).
04 - I think this is Nick Atkins - Head of WRC at Northone.
05 - is Issy Clarke. Did local tv, radio and BBC5Live Motorsport and football broadcasting. Not sure what she is doing now think she is still on 5live.

Northone who do the TV for the WRC use a lot of temp reporters / gofers etc for events depending on the level of coverage they want. So if somthing interesting is happening at a stage andthe main reporter is not on location then the cameraman / assistant etc would ask the questions.

[DoN_cz]

thanks for the info, its really interesting for me

Are you sure its Nick Atkins? I just cant really match his voice to his look - http://www.northonetv.com/flash_content/team/nicka.html
From his voice i imagined him much younger.

Also, i think that in 2006, the daily ~20 minutes reviews were narrated by a different woman than the one in the ~50 minutes event review (together with Paul King)?

[wrc_flipper]

Issy Clarke pic etc are at http://www.campbelldavison.com/people.htm
Becs Williams of WRR fame done Eurosport voiceovers last year.
And Lisa O'Sulivan has also done some WRR and TV stuff http://www1.talksport.net/presenters...?pres_id=99961

[Corny]

it's weird that there are no ex-drivers commentating rally (programs), you see that a lot in fe. motogp/f1