Hugh Ferris (presenter)

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Hugh Ferris is an English television, radio, podcast and events presenter specialising in sports broadcasting, and author.

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Early life and education

Ferris attended 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]

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  7. ↑ "BBC World Service - Sportsworld, Soriano: Guardiola Will Take Man City Forward". BBC. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  8. ↑ "BBC TV presenter Hugh Ferris to host at the FMA Awards 2018". Fmpa.co.uk. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  9. ↑ 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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  12. ↑ "Manchester business giants gear up for charity cycling event". Bbpmedia.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  13. ↑ "Shane Warne visits MGS - News - the Manchester Grammar School". Archived from the original on 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  14. ↑ Harrison, Paul (11 October 2018). "Aussie great Warne reflects on cricket career". South Manchester News. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  15. ↑ "Set Piece Menu Football Podcast by Rory Smith, Andy Hinchcliffe, Steve Wyeth, Hugh Ferris on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  16. ↑ 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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  18. ↑ https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/biteback-nets-nedum-onuohas-deeply-personal-autobiography-1288147<
  19. ↑ "Set Piece Menu Football Podcast - SPM 188: The Obsession with Records".
  20. ↑ "Set Piece Menu Football Podcast: SPM 119: Football on Terrestrial TV on Apple Podcasts". iTunes .
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