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Alison Mitchell
Alison Mitchell is a cricket commentator for BBC Test Match Special, Seven, and ABC who hosts awards nights, conferences, and panels. She's the first woman to become a regular Test Match Special commentator.
Alison Mitchell is a lead cricket commentator for the BBC, Australia's Seven Network, and ABC, and the first woman to become a regular commentator on BBC Test Match Special. She hosts awards nights, conferences, and panels, and speaks about her career in sports broadcasting.
Alison presents Stumped, the BBC World Service cricket show co-produced with ABC and All India Radio, and presents sport on BBC Radio 4's Today programme. Seven appointed her one of its lead Test match callers in 2018, and she's the commentary voice of Best in Show at Crufts on Channel 4.
Her broadcasting has covered Cricket World Cups, Ashes series, the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Wimbledon, and the Australian Open. She was the first woman to call an English Test series on television for a British broadcaster, with BT Sport in 2017, and was named SJA Sports Broadcaster of the Year. That range gives her a working feel for elite sport, live pressure, and getting the best out of a guest on air.
As a host, Alison prepares closely, brings every speaker into the conversation, and draws considered and funny answers out of award winners. As a speaker, she talks to workplaces, universities, and schools about her path into the commentary box and what live broadcasting at the top of international sport demands.
For awards nights, conferences, and panels that call for a host with deep sports knowledge and years of live broadcasting in the UK and Australia, Alison brings both.
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Alison Mitchell hosts with a live commentator's preparation, researching guests beforehand, bringing every speaker into panel discussions, and drawing both considered and funny answers from award winners on stage.
Alison Mitchell specialises in cricket and sports broadcasting, women building careers in sports media, and hosting awards nights, conferences, and panel discussions. She was the first woman to become a regular commentator on BBC Test Match Special and is a lead cricket commentator for the BBC, Seven Network, and ABC.
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