1. Arlo James White was born on 2 June 1973 and is an English sports presenter and commentator, originally from Leicester.
22 Facts About Arlo White
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Arlo White is the play-by-play commentator for the LIV Golf league.
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Arlo White began broadcasting at the age of 27, after gaining experience covering non-league football for Radio Derby and while travelling in Australia.
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Arlo White commentated on Super Bowl XLII for Radio 5 Live in February 2008.
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Arlo White made his Test Match Special debut in Multan for the first Test match between Pakistan and England in 2005.
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Arlo White was presented with his TMS tie by Vic Marks during the first day's play and was reported to be "pleased to survive his commentary spells with Geoffrey Boycott".
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Arlo White became the sole commentator for the Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer at the start of the 2010 season.
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Arlo White became acquainted with the team's broadcasting executive, Brian O'Connell, during his tenure at the BBC covering the Super Bowl and was hired after Kevin Calabro had departed from his role during the Sounders' inaugural season.
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Arlo White had substituted for Calabro for a regular season match against the Houston Dynamo in July 2009.
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Arlo White briefly returned to the BBC to join their coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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On 11 March 2012, Arlo White became the play-by-play commentator for all MLS and US National Team games on NBC and NBC Sports Network.
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Arlo White was recommended for the role by MLS commissioner Don Garber.
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On 3 March 2020, Arlo White became the play-by-play commentator for the Chicago Fire during the offseason.
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Arlo White was retained by the club in 2022 after joining LIV Golf, despite controversy surrounding the golf tournament and its backers.
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When NBC acquired the rights to the Premier League in 2013, Arlo White was moved from MLS broadcasts to become the network's lead Premier League voice, based in the United Kingdom.
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Arlo White's co-commentators are either Lee Dixon or Graeme Le Saux or both.
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Arlo White returned to MLS for several playoff matches, but moved to commentating Premier League matches full-time in 2014.
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Arlo White has worked as a substitute host for Rebecca Lowe on NBC's Match of the Day, Premier League Live and other studio shows.
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Arlo White appears as himself in several episodes of the Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso, commentating on matches of the show's fictional team AFC Richmond.
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Arlo White is the first ever voice of the LIV Golf tour.
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Arlo White is the father of twin daughters, who were born in 2007.
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Arlo White is a fan of the NFL's Chicago Bears and MLB's Chicago Cubs, having first visited the city in 1986 as a 13-year-old.