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