Voices of Sport: The complete collection of the special Yahoo series featuring famous broadcasters
Yahoo Sport’s Nick Metcalfe wrote a special series called Voices of Sport between May 2016 and March 2017. Celebrating broadcasters we’ve enjoyed watching and listening to over the decades, the series took in different eras and a wide variety of sports. Here, you can see all the Voices of Sport features in one place.
No.1: Brian Moore – The much-loved commentator and gentleman of football
No.2: Richie Benaud – The peerless Australian who was a legendary voice of cricket for generations
No.3: David Vine – The great BBC all-rounder that became synonymous with skiing and snooker
No.4: Barry Davies – One of our all-time favourites and a link from the past to the present
No.5: Murray Walker – The high octane F1 commentator who was a big hit with viewers
No.6: Peter Jones – The brilliant radio commentator who witnessed Heysel and Hillsborough disasters
No.7: Dan Maskell – The gentleman of Wimbledon who became part of the soundtrack to our summers
No.8: Bryon Butler – The timeless broadcaster who described great football moments for decades
No.9: Peter Alliss – Golf’s great one-off who is still going strong in his eighties
No.10: Christopher Martin-Jenkins – The peerless sound of cricketing authority for decades
No.11: Kenneth Wolstenholme – The BBC man who will forever be remembered for iconic 1966 line
No.12: David Coleman – The legendary presenter and commentator who guided us through 11 Olympics
No.13: Martin Tyler – The Sky commentator at the very centre of the Premier League years
No.14: Des Lynam – The silky smooth presenter with a host of memorable one liners
No.15: Brian Johnston – The cricket commentator who helped to make Test Match Special an institution
No.16: Harry Carpenter – The BBC boxing man who had a special relationship with Frank Bruno
No.17: Mike Ingham – The BBC radio commentator who had great authority and gravitas
No.18: Steve Rider – The unflappable presenter who has guided us through major events for decades
No.19: Eddie Waring – The commentator who became the most famous person in rugby league
No.20: Sir Peter O’Sullevan – The timeless legend of racing who commentated for half a century
No.21: John Motson – The BBC man who has worked on Match of the Day since the 1970s
No.22: Dickie Davies – The man famous for presenting ITV’s much-loved World of Sport
No.23: Bill McLaren – The famous BBC commentator who became synonymous with rugby union
No.24: John Arlott – The poetic cricket commentator who became a radio legend
No.25: Reg Gutteridge – The ITV boxing commentator who became a friend of Muhammad Ali
No.26: Ted Lowe – The snooker commentator who was known to everyone as ‘Whispering Ted’
No.27: Ian Robertson – The BBC rugby man who produced a classic piece of commentary in Sydney
No 28: Alan Weeks – The BBC’s Mr Versatile who described many great Olympic moments
No.29: Sid Waddell – The memorable maverick of the darts commentary box
No.30: John Inverdale – The presenter who has been our companion at major events for decades
No.31: Alan Green – The opinionated commentator who has described some iconic sporting moments
No.32: Ron Pickering – The popular athletics commentator who presented We are the Champions
No.34: Jimmy Hill – The Match of the Day presenter who had a profound influence on football
No.35: Ian Darke – The TV and radio commentator who has witnessed many celebrated moments
No.36: Clive Tyldesley – The football commentator famous for his telling one liners
No.37: Tony Gubba – The BBC’s Mr Versatile who proved to be one of the very best over four decades
No.38: Cliff Morgan – The presenter who produced a magical piece of commentary for the greatest try
No.39: Barker, Balding, Irvine and Oatley – Female broadcasters that reached the very top
No.40: Jim Rosenthal – The presenter of big sporting events on television for decades
