Arlo White

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Arlo White is an English sports commentator, originally from Bilbrook in South Staffordshire.

He began broadcasting at the age of 27, after gaining some experience covering non-league Football for Radio Derby and also while travelling in Australia.

After joining the BBC in 2001, he presented Five Live's Sport on Five and was Five Live Breakfast's sports reporter between 2002 and 2005.

He made his Test Match Special debut in Multan for the first Test match between Pakistan and England in 2005. He was presented with his TMS tie by Vic Marks during the first day's play and was reported to be "pleased to survive his commentary spells with Geoffrey Boycott".[1]

He commentated on England's tour of Australia 2006-7, and in 2007 the Cricket World Cup, the West Indies and India tours of England, as well as the ICC World Twenty20 tournament (including the final). He will be calling Super Bowl XLII for BBC Radio 5 in February 2008.

He is the father of twins Eva and Amelie.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ BBC SPORT | Cricket | Test Match Special | Arlo White
  2. ^ New TMS producer signs on, BBC Sport, 2007-07-19. Retrieved on 2007-07-19.

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