Jonathan Pearce
Born	Jonathan Pearce 1959 (age 48–49)
Residence	Hassocks, West Sussex
Nationality	England
Occupation	Football commentator
Employers	BBC

Jonathan Pearce (born 1959), is a British football commentator for the BBC. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the floor cushion see Hassock. Hassocks is a large Village and Civil parish in the Mid Sussex district Settlements Most settlements in West Sussex are either along the south coast or are situated in the M23 corridor England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Play-by-play, in Broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a Sporting event with a Voiceover describing the details of the action The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Known for his loud, exuberant commentaries, he has worked for both Radio Five Live and Match of the Day, as well as participating in other lower key sports programmes. Match of the Day (sometimes abbreviated as MOTD) is the BBC 's main football Television programme

Pearce wanted to become a footballer, but his career was ended after sustaining a serious leg injury. ^[1]

He started his career in broadcasting at BBC Radio Bristol, and his first match commentary was Bristol Rovers against Exeter City in the League Cup. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football team based in Bristol. Exeter City Football Club are an English football club based in Exeter, who were members of the Football League from 1920 to 2003 and rejoined The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition ^[2] He became a Sports Editor at the age of 23. In 1987 he moved to London and Capital Radio where he launched Capital Gold Sport a year later. Gold is a network of oldies Radio stations which was formed by the merger of the Capital Gold network and the Classic Gold Network in August 2007 ^[3]

When Five was launched in 1997, Pearce was signed as their lead football commentator. His excitable style of commentary received criticism from some quarters. ^[4] He joined Radio Five Live in 2002 and was part of their 2002 FIFA World Cup commentary team. The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. He went on to present the station's midweek sports progamme Sport on Five from 2003 until 2005 and became a commentator for BBC television on Match of the Day in 2004. Match of the Day (sometimes abbreviated as MOTD) is the BBC 's main football Television programme

Pearce has commentated on over 150 England internationals, five World Cups, four European Championships and over 20 Cup Finals. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European He has won several awards for his work including three Sony awards and the Variety Club Radio Person of the Year. Perhaps his finest hour during his time on commercial radio was his description of a Crystal Palace goal scored by Doogie Freedman. As Freedman wheeled away in celebration, Pearce cried: "He's done it! The Boogie Woogie Doogie Selhurst boy!"

Away from football, he was also the commentator on the program Robot Wars.

Since joining the BBC Match of the Day team in 2004, Pearce has been the second choice commentator to the legendary John Motson. John Walker Motson OBE (born 10 July 1945, Salford, Greater Manchester) sometimes known as Motty, is an English football He is regarded as favourite to replace Motson when he eventually decides to call it a day but appears to be rivalled by BBC Match of the Day colleagues Steve Wilson and Guy Mowbray for this accolade. Match of the Day (sometimes abbreviated as MOTD) is the BBC 's main football Television programme Steve Wilson is a British football commentator currently working on the BBC 's Match of the Day programme Guy Mowbray is a football commentator on British television currently with the BBC

When not in the commentary box, Pearce often assists other BBC Interviewers in interviewing presenters. From 2002-2003 Pearce also presented 6-0-6 on BBC Radio 5 Live. 6-0-6 (pronounced six-oh-six is a football Phone-in, broadcast on BBC Radio Five Live throughout the football season when the programme started

Pearce is a long time Bristol City fan. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol England, (the other being arch rivals Bristol Rovers) ^[5] He lives in Hassocks, West Sussex. For the floor cushion see Hassock. Hassocks is a large Village and Civil parish in the Mid Sussex district Settlements Most settlements in West Sussex are either along the south coast or are situated in the M23 corridor

Pearce ran in the 2008 Flora London Marathon. The London Marathon is a popular road marathon that has been held each year in London since 1981 usually in April He raised money for The Lily Foundation a charity run by his brother in law in memory of his daughter.

References

External links

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/topstories/2007/02/17/mowbray-ready-for-motty-job-89520-18636000/

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