Ian Payne

Background

Payne was born in Germany in December 1962, he is the son of consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist Peter Payne.

Education

He was educated at Radley College, Abingdon, Royal Holloway College and Lancashire Polytechnic.

Career

Early British Broadcasting Corporation career

Payne began his career on the British Broadcasting Corporation"s journalistic training programme in 1986 with British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Lancashire, and was once named as Northwest Young Journalist of the Year. He then became a producer with Radio 2, and latterly on other programmes including Radio 4"s Today. Payne then joined British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 5 Live, covering a wide variety of sports, as well as presenting Sport on 5.

In 2000 he became the presenter of the weekday afternoon show.

Sky Sports

Payne joined Sky in 2003 initially presenting Monday Night Football, but was replaced by Jeff Stelling from the start of the 2005-2006 season. Following Rob McCaffrey"s departure from Sky, Payne hosted Gillette Soccer Special on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, before taking over as anchor of Goals on Sunday.

Return to British Broadcasting Corporation

Payne returned to Radio 5 Live in June 2010, again mainly presenting 5 Live Sport, as well as standing in on Up All Night, Tony Livesey"s programme, and Weekend Breakfast. In addition, Payne presented Scores, a Saturday sports programme on LBC, and also wrote on their blog.

Payne also presented the London and South East edition of the British Broadcasting Corporation Football League programme Late Kick Office in March 2011.

As a freelance, on 5 November 2010 Payne crossed National Union of Journalists picket lines to present a British Broadcasting Corporation Breakfast radio programme that was broadcast on 5 Live, Radio Ulster and Radio Scotland. He also crossed NUJ picket lines to present 5 Live Breakfast with Julia Bradbury on 15 July 2011. Independent Television News

On 2 September 2013, Payne became the new Independent Television News Sports Correspondent, replacing British Broadcasting Corporation-bound Natalie Pirks.

Other television work

In June 2012, Payne started presenting on Sports Tonight Live, a new sports television channel that broadcasts on Primetime Channel 498 on Sky.

Payne continued to work for the station from the start of the 2012-2013 football season, presenting every Tuesday and Wednesday night from 7-10pm alongside his regular guest, former Arsenal midfielder Perry Groves. LBC

Payne currently presents Scores on Global Radio"s LBC, the sports based talk show which airs from 3pm to 6:30pm.

From April 2015, the show started being delivered via Satelitte on Independent Radio News (IRN) Channel 2 via Astra 4a to BVRB owned local radio network Venus FM after their license agreement with Sports station Talksport to provide Sport programming to Venus FM was not renewed. Under standards from Ofcom, the station has to be provided with Saturday Afternoon Sport.

A Leeds United fan, he resides in Ealing, West London.

Achievements

• Payne twice won a Sony Radio Award. Payne presented FA Cup coverage during 2005-2006, and the League Cup from 2003 to 2006.