Jari Porttila

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Jari Porttila
Born (1960-02-02) 2 February 1960 (age 64)
Helsinki, Finland
Other namesMestari, Sporde
Occupation(s) Sports journalist, broadcaster

Jari Porttila (born 2 February 1960 in Helsinki) is a Finnish sports journalist, columnist, and reporter who works for television channel MTV3. He has also done commentating and sportsreading jobs. Before MTV3 he worked for newspapers Uusi Suomi and Iltalehti . [1]

From 1990s to 2000s Porttila worked as a sportsreader in Tulosruutu , a sports news program on MTV3, and occasionally as a live-by-live commentator. In 1999, he had a memorable interview at the sideline at the Finland vs. Turkey match in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying campaign. During the match, there was a streaker who held a Kurdish protest on the field. When the game was interrupted, Porttila interviewed the Turkish coach, Mustafa Denizli and asked "What do you think the next happen now?" which become a famous saying in Finnish media. [2]

Nowadays, Porttila is mainly known for his columns, in which he speaks out in a high-spirited way about the events in the world of sports. He has many contacts in the inner circle of sports. He focuses usually on skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, Formula One, and ice hockey, but is able to commentate on almost everything in sports. Porttila has written six sports books about Finnish Olympic athletes. Most recently, he wrote the biography of Olympic champion Siiri Rantanen. Porttila is the editor-in-chief of maximusport.com and a commentator on the athletics diamond league at Cmore. He is also writing to Ilta-Sanomat.

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References

  1. "Legendaarinen Jari Porttila, 59, palaa selostuskoppiin – äänessä heti isossa kisassa: "Vähän pelottaa, mitä yllätyksiä tulee"". Iltalehti .
  2. ""What do you think the next happen now?" – Jari Porttilan tekemä haastattelu ei unohdu". puoliaika.com. 5.12.2018.{{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)