Education
Born in Mambia, Guinea in 1968, Pougatch attended Malvern College where he was captain of the First XI cricket team and graduated with a degree in politics at the University of Durham where he was a member of Hatfield College.
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Pougatch is also current the chief presenter for Independent Television Sport, replacing Adrian Chiles. He then undertook a post-graduate diploma in Broadcast Journalism at the London College of Printing. He initially worked for six months at the former British Broadcasting Corporation radio station for London, British Broadcasting Corporation GLR. He then became a regular football reporter in 1992 with British Broadcasting Corporation Essex.
In 1998, he joined British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 5 Live, selected to be the main presenter of 5 Live Sport on Sundays.
In August 2000, he switched to the Saturday edition of the show. Pougatch has presented coverage of the IPL cricket and the African Cup of Nations for Independent Television. Pougatch continues to present editions of 5 Live Sport.
He also presents Football Today on Premier League television on Monday and Thursday throughout the Football season. On 23 January 2015, it was announced that he would replace Adrian Chiles as the main presenter of Independent Television"s football coverage, with immediate effect.
Pougatch joined the team of Football Superstars, a game which was due to be released in 2009 as an innovative MMORPG game integrating gameplay with football player"s lifestyles.
He is the author of Three Lions Versus the World: England"s World Cup Stories from the Men Who Were There. He is also a speaker, after dinner and at daytime events.
