Monday, June 1, 2009

Barry Swain Football Commentator

Barry Swain Football Commentator (1973-now)

Football broadcaster and commentator for, amongst others, BBC London 94.9FM. Born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire on 16 February 1973. Has been working in a freelance capacity as a football commentator, mainly for BBC London, He has covered all 13 teams in the capital city for that radio station. From 2006-2010 he covered and commentated on Barnet FC before announcing in May 2010 that he will stop covering the League Two club with immediate effect to concentrate on other commentary work. He has worked on BBC Five Live, BBC Final Score, BBC Football League Show and many local BBC and independent radio stations. Also worked as a podcast show host during 2008/09 season hosting a show for Liverpool F.C. (even though he's a Fulham fan!) as well as commentating on and DVD narration for the annual European Corporate Cup competition at the David Beckham Academy over three years between 2007 and 2009. He first got into radio covering Hitchin Town FC (where he was press officer and programme editor) on BBC Three Counties Radio in the mid to late 1990's. Most of his current commentary work during the 2010/11 season is for online streaming for the likes of although he makes the odd appearance on BBC from time to time. A full list of his latest appointments are listed on his own webpage: www. barryswain. co. uk In July 2010 he married Lisa-Marie Revell. The couple reside in Biggleswade,


E Swain's Books:


[Bone To His Bone | The Kirk Spook | The Stoneground Ghost Tales]


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