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Hugh Ferris is an
English
television ,
radio ,
podcast and events presenter specialising in
sports broadcasting, and author.
Early life and education
Ferris attended [Merdon Avenue, Chandlers Ford],
King Edward VI School, Southampton , and graduated with a BA in music from
York University . Ferris played the
trumpet and performed as a schoolboy musician at the
Royal Albert Hall .
[1]
Career
Ferris has appeared on
BBC TV, presenting the sport on the
BBC News Channel ,
[2]
BBC Breakfast and
BBC World News ,
[3] and on radio for
BBC Radio 5 Live including presenting
Sports Report
[4] and The Monday Night Club ,
[5] amongst others. Ferris has contributed on
BBC Radio 2 to the
Chris Evans Breakfast Show , and the
World Service
[6] including
Sportsworld ,
[7] which is broadcast to more than 40 million people. At the
London Olympics and
2012 Summer Paralympics Ferris presented at the sold-out
London Velodrome and also to an 80,000-strong crowd at the
Olympic Stadium , and anchored the World Service's
Rio 2016 coverage from the BBC Sport Centre in
Salford .
[8] Ferris has also presented events such as award ceremonies
[9]
[10]
[11] charity events
[12] and evenings with prestigious guests such as
Shane Warne .
[13]
[14]
Ferris has a weekly football podcast called
Set Piece Menu with football commentator Steve Wyeth, football journalist
Rory Smith and former
England international
Andy Hinchcliffe , in which the four debate a single issue within
association football over food.
[15]
[16] The podcast was nominated for Podcast of the Year at the 2018
Football Supporters Federation awards.
[17]
Ferris was co-writer for footballer
Nedum Onuoha ’s autobiography “Kicking Back”, released in May 2022 by Biteback Publishing.
[18]
Personal life
Ferris has been based in
Manchester through choice since working at the
2002 Commonwealth Games . He is married to Gemma, who works in supply chain project management.
[19]
[20]
References
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"Hugh waits to find out if TV job is his - Daily Echo" . Dailyecho.co.uk . Retrieved 27 December 2018 .
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"FA Cup Sportsday : BBCNEWS : February 19, 2018 6:30pm-7:00pm GMT" . 19 February 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018 – via Internet Archive.
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"World News Today : BBCNEWS : May 4, 2018 9:00pm-9:31pm BST" . 4 May 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018 – via Internet Archive.
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"BBC Radio 5 live - 5 live Sport - Available now" . BBC . Retrieved 27 December 2018 .
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"BBC Radio 5 live - 5 live Sport, The Monday Night Club - Episode guide" . BBC . Retrieved 27 December 2018 .
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"Pre Match Interview with Terry Phelan by Hugh Ferris BBC World Service (28/05/2013 )" .
YouTube . Retrieved 27 December 2018 .
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"BBC World Service - Sportsworld, Soriano: Guardiola Will Take Man City Forward" . BBC . 3 July 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2018 .
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"BBC TV presenter Hugh Ferris to host at the FMA Awards 2018" . Fmpa.co.uk . 23 April 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018 .
^ Bourne, Dianne (14 May 2015).
"North West Football Awards launch party - on the top of Hotel Football" . Manchestereveningnews . Retrieved 27 December 2018 .
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"Host & Speaker" . Finance Director of the Year Awards . Retrieved 27 December 2018 .
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"FMPA Nomination For Gateshead Sports Therapist – Gateshead FC" . Gateshead-fc.com . Retrieved 27 December 2018 .
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"Manchester business giants gear up for charity cycling event" . Bbpmedia.co.uk . Retrieved 27 December 2018 .
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"Shane Warne visits MGS - News - the Manchester Grammar School" . Archived from
the original on 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2018-12-27 .
^ Harrison, Paul (11 October 2018).
"Aussie great Warne reflects on cricket career" . South Manchester News . Retrieved 27 December 2018 .
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"Set Piece Menu Football Podcast by Rory Smith, Andy Hinchcliffe, Steve Wyeth, Hugh Ferris on Apple Podcasts" . Apple Podcasts . Retrieved 27 December 2018 .
^ Stead, Matthew (21 December 2018).
"F365's love letter to...a phenomenal year for TV and radio" . Football365.com . Retrieved 27 December 2018 .
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"FSF Awards 2018 shortlists announced - Football Supporters' Federation" . Fsf.org.uk . 31 October 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018 .
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https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/biteback-nets-nedum-onuohas-deeply-personal-autobiography-1288147 <
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"Set Piece Menu Football Podcast - SPM 188: The Obsession with Records" .
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"Set Piece Menu Football Podcast: SPM 119: Football on Terrestrial TV on Apple Podcasts" .
iTunes .