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Jonathan Legard
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<h2 id="career">Career</h2> <ul><li>1987–1990: <a href="/facts/BBC_Radio_Merseyside/gGU6GN4N">BBC Radio Merseyside</a></li> <li>1990–1997: <a href="/facts/BBC_Radio_5_Live/rveJ2X5B">BBC Radio 5 Live</a></li> <li>1997–2004: Motor racing correspondent for BBC Radio 5 Live</li> <li>2004–2008: Football correspondent for BBC Radio 5 Live</li> <li>2009–2010: Formula One commentator for BBC Television</li> <li>2011–: Sports correspondent for BBC Radio 4's <a href="/facts/Today_(BBC_Radio_4)/06wnbS0e">Today</a> programme and Football correspondent for BBC Radio 5 Live</li> <li>2011–: Sports news presenter <a href="/facts/BBC_News_(TV_channel)/EbVz3Bdf">BBC News</a> and <a href="/facts/BBC_World_News/8r9pdaQd">BBC World News</a></li> <li>2011–2015: Commentator on BBC One's <i><a href="/facts/The_Football_League_Show/H4jT83nF">The Football League Show</a></i></li> <li>2012–: Relief Formula One commentator for BBC</li> <li>2012: Volleyball commentator for BBC at the 2012 Summer Olympics</li> <li>2013: <a href="/facts/Deutsche_Tourenwagen_Masters/9nfbJcAs">DTM</a> highlights commentator for <a href="/facts/ITV4/LtMnIl3F">ITV4</a></li> <li>2014–: Red Bull Air Race</li> <li>2016: Rio Olympics commentator</li></ul> <h2 id="personal-life">Personal life</h2> <p>Although born in <a href="/facts/Cardiff/AHpRtKKg">Cardiff</a>, Legard grew up in <a href="/facts/Chester/Ed9BmDyY">Chester</a> after moving there in 1966. He attended the Firs School before continuing his education at a private school in <a href="/facts/Shrewsbury/Xo9eohD7">Shrewsbury</a>. Legard is a lifelong fan of <a href="/facts/Chester_City_F.C./2II2sH91">Chester City F.C.</a> who until 2010 played their football in the <a href="/facts/Football_Conference/7XyCgk80">Football Conference</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> Legard is married and has three children and lives in <a href="/facts/Acton%2c_London/ojY454XW">Acton, London</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3681974/">Jonathan Legard</a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/sport/jonathan_legard.shtml">BBC Profile</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/11_november/24/f1.shtml">BBC announces Formula One presentation team</a></li> <li><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7908585.stm">BBC's Formula 1 team</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Coulthard, Jordan & Brundle join BBC". BBC Sport. 24 November 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2009. <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7745347.stm" target="_blank">http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7745347.stm</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"BBC unveils F1 commentary changes". BBC. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011. <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9355081.stm" target="_blank">http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9355081.stm</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Jonathan Legard's Twitter feed". Twitter. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011. <a href="https://twitter.com/legardj" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/legardj</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Today: Wednesday 19th January". BBC News. 19 January 2011. <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9366000/9366168.stm" target="_blank">http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9366000/9366168.stm</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Legard, Jonathan (9 October 2009). "Chester hit rock bottom". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 October 2009. <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chester/8299012.stm" target="_blank">http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chester/8299012.stm</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Jonathan Legard - St Peter's". stpetersactongreen.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170222054249/http://www.stpetersactongreen.co.uk/whoswho/pccs-members/jonathan-legard/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20170222054249/http://www.stpetersactongreen.co.uk/whoswho/pccs-members/jonathan-legard/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>