Hazel Irvine

Background

Irvine was born in Street Andrews, Scotland.

Education

University of Street Andrews.

Career

In History of Art at the University of Saint Andrews, and competed in golf, netball and athletics at university level In her final year she was Senior Student of Hamilton Hall. She began her broadcasting career in radio, before moving to work for Scottish Television in 1988 as a continuity announcer and latterly, as a sports reporter/presenter.

This led to slots on the national Independent Television network co-presenting coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics alongside Dickie Davies, and presenting reports from the Scotland football team"s training camp at the 1990 World Cup.

Irvine joined the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1990, working as presenter on British Broadcasting Corporation Scotland"s Sportscene programme and becoming the youngest-ever presenter of the British Broadcasting Corporation"s flagship sports programme Grandstand on 19 June 1993. In 1994, Irvine co-hosted the British Broadcasting Corporation"s Hogmanay Live, and in 1995 she introduced coverage of the Fédération internationale de football association Women"s World Cup and began reporting for Football Focus.

Irvine has presented for the British Broadcasting Corporation at every Summer Olympics since Atlanta 1996, as well as the Winter Olympics and four Football World Cup tournaments, and in December 1996 became the lead presenter of Ski Sunday, initially with Julian Tutt, but then alone from 1997. She has also been the regular presenter of the World Snooker Championship and regularly presented the sports news on major British Broadcasting Corporation evening news bulletins, as well as reporting on events such as Wimbledon and the London Marathon.

In August 2008, Irvine presented Olympic Breakfast as well as being one of the commentators for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

She reprised these roles for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Away from television, Irvine is the honorary president of the Dumbarton F.C. Supporters" Association and also works as a media-trainer and after-dinner speaker.

Achievements

• Educated at Hermitage Academy in Helensburgh, she achieved an Master of Arts Irvine also presented British Broadcasting Corporation coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics, and anchored the BBC1 coverage of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.