Pete Graves

Pete Graves has been a British television presenter working for British Sky Broadcasting.

Pete Graves
Born (1982-04-07) 7 April 1982
Hexham, Northumberland
OccupationSky Sports Presenter
Website

He anchored live association football and rugby union matches on Sky Sports. He also co-presented on Sky Sports News and Sky News.[1]

Radio

Graves eventually took over the position of head commentator on all Newcastle United matches[2] working alongside Mick Martin. His first Premier League match was Newcastle's 0–0 draw away at Portsmouth F.C. in October 2005 - He was just 23 years old.

Graves moved to Real Radio (formerly Century Radio) in 2007.[3] He worked as a sports reporter and continued to present live coverage of Newcastle United matches. His new co-commentator was Bobby Moncur. His first match on Real Radio was the 2–1 victory over Liverpool F.C. in February 2007.

Graves wrote, produced and hosted a special one-hour programme dedicated to the life of his hero Sir Bobby Robson to mark his 75th birthday. The programme received widespread recognition and was aired again following Sir Bobby's death in July 2009.[4]

Television

In February 2009 Graves joined Sky Sports News as a reporter.[5] However, from June 2009 he was used mainly as a Presenter.[6]

References
  1. "Pete Graves". 14 June 2010.
  2. "Ready for new season - Fashion News & Tips - Lifestyle - JournalLive". www.journallive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 November 2007.
  3. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=535986&highlight=pete+graves
  4. http://www.realradionortheast.co.uk/presenters-shows/listen-again-archive-losi/north-east-heroes-bobby-robson/rtl1iz2d/
  5. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_6783/is_2009_August_8/ai_n32429365/?tag=content;col1
  6. http://www.hexhamcourant.co.uk/news/news-at-a-glance/sky-sports-job-is-the-perfect-match-for-football-fan-pete-1.801837?referrerPath=sport/other Archived 14 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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