Rebecca Lowe
| Rebecca Lowe | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 November 1980 Ealing, London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Television anchor and presenter |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse(s) | Paul Buckle (m. 12 June 2013) |
| Children | Edward "Teddy" Christopher Buckle (b. 17 April 2016) |
| Parent(s) | Chris Lowe |
Rebecca Lowe (born 11 November 1980) is a British television presenter and anchor who works for NBC and NBC Sports. She previously worked at the BBC, Setanta Sports and ESPN.
Early life and education
The daughter of BBC News presenter Chris Lowe, she was born in Ealing, west London,[1] where according to reports she walked to school with footballer Peter Crouch.[2] Lowe attended Notting Hill & Ealing High School then Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania on an English-Speaking Union scholarship.[3] She graduated with a 2:1 BA Honours Degree in Drama from the University of East Anglia in 2002.[4]
Career
Seeking to be an actress, she worked on graduation at TalkSport while looking for an agent.[4] In November 2002, she won BBC Television's Talent Search for a football reporter.
Work at the BBC
Lowe reported from a top Premier League match every Saturday for Final Score, was regularly a reporter on interviews and features for Football Focus, and was the presenter of a "Football in the Community" feature every Sunday morning on Match of the Day (all on BBC One).
She was a regular contributor to BBC Television's Match of the Day 2 and Grandstand. She was also one of the main sports presenters on BBC News 24 and BBC Radio Five Live, and has additionally broadcast sports news for BBC Breakfast, BBC Radio 1, 2 and 4.
Lowe worked as BBC One's England team reporter during the 2005 Women's European Championship, and was a reporter for BBC Two at the 2004 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia. She also performed the role of pitch side reporter at the FA Women's Cup Final in 2003, 2004 and 2005, which was shown live on BBC One. Lowe reported from the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.[5]
Setanta Sports
It was announced that on 28 June 2007 that Lowe would leave the BBC to join Setanta Sports as a football presenter and reporter.[6] She co-hosted Setanta's coverage of the Football Conference as well as reporting on the Premier League and co-presenting Football Matters, Setanta's Monday night football discussion and review show, alongside James Richardson.
ESPN
After the demise of Setanta, it was announced in July 2009, that she had joined ESPN's new UK sports channel, to co-host their new Premier League football coverage, alongside Ray Stubbs, who joined ESPN from the BBC. At ESPN she became the first woman in the UK to host the FA Cup Final, presenting a 7-hour broadcast pitch side from the 2012 FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Liverpool. She was also presenting for ESPN when the Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba collapsed on the pitch at White Hart Lane during an FA Cup Quarter Final in March 2012.[7] She co-hosted the network's telecasts of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup alongside Bob Ley.[8] In January 2011 she hosted the F.A. Cup third round game between Arsenal and Leeds United with Robbie Savage and Martin Keown, at half time she was subjected to cruel taunts from the Leeds fans and was showered with hot dogs and coins.[9] In June 2012 she appeared on US television as co-host of ESPN's US coverage of UEFA Euro 2012.
NBC
On 26 March 2013, it was announced that she would be the Lead Studio Host for NBC's exclusive coverage of the Premier League in the United States beginning with the 2013–14 season.[10] In this capacity, she hosts all studio coverage for NBC including 6 live games across the weekend and Match of the Day. She was also live weekday and weekend host on NBC Sports during the 2014 Winter Olympics. In December 2013, Rebecca was named Newcomer of the Year by Sports Illustrated in their annual Media Awards.[11]
On February 28 2016, it was announced that Lowe had signed a 6-year extension to her current deal with NBC. She will be the face of the Barclays Premier League until 2022 as well as part of the NBC Olympics Hosting team for the next 4 Summer and Winter Games.
Personal life
On 22 December 2008, while presenting Football Matters, Lowe confirmed she supports Crystal Palace.[1][2]
Lowe's brother Alex Lowe is a sports journalist for The Times.
On 12 June 2013, Lowe married former Torquay, Luton and Cheltenham Town F.C. manager Paul Buckle in a private ceremony in Santorini, Greece. Buckle is now Head Coach and Technical Director at Sacramento Republic FC in the USL Pro.[12][13]
Lowe gave birth to her first child, Edward "Teddy" Christopher Buckle, on April 17, 2016.
References
- 1 2 "Rebecca Lowe". tvnewsroom.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- 1 2 Glendenning, Barry (6 March 2009). "Rebecca Lowe". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- ↑ "Rebecca Lowe ’99 Kicks Off NBC’s Premier League Coverage", accessed 15 October 2014.
- 1 2 "Sporting Chance". Daily Express. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- ↑ "BBC World Cup 2006 coverage". BBC Sport. 20 June 2006. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- ↑ Rebecca Lowe joins Setanta TV Newsroom
- ↑ Sale, Charles (20 July 2009). "Race law derails Indian summer". London: Daily Mail. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
- ↑ 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Commentators – ESPN MediaZone.
- ↑ "ROBBIE PELTED BY HOT DOGS". Daily Star. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ↑ Sale, Charles (26 March 2013). "Lowe blow for BT as ESPN reporter Rebecca agrees deal to host Premier League football in America". London: The Daily Mail. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ↑ "NBC's Rebecca Lowe to host Olympics; Auburn-'Bama behind the scenes". SI.com. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ Williamson, Laura (3 May 2012). "Rebecca Lowe lives with a manager, idolised Alan Pardew and will make television history on Saturday...". London: www.dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ↑ Lynam, Des (4 May 2012). "Rebecca Lowe to become first woman to front final at Wembley, but is 'best man' for the job". London: www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
Bibliography
- "BBC TV World Cup Team" (PDF) (Press release). British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 April 2006. Retrieved 1 July 2006.