Hazel Jane Irvine was born on 24 May 1965 and is a Scottish sports presenter.
11 Facts About Hazel Irvine
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Hazel Irvine joined the BBC in 1990, working as presenter on BBC Scotland's Sportscene programme and becoming the youngest-ever presenter of the BBC's flagship sports programme Grandstand on 19 June 1993.
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Hazel Irvine anchored BBC Scotland's coverage of Children in Need for ten years.
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In 1994, Hazel Irvine co-hosted the BBC's Hogmanay Live, and in 1995 she introduced coverage of the FIFA Women's World Cup and began reporting for Football Focus.
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Hazel Irvine has presented for the BBC at every Summer Olympics since Barcelona 1992, as well as five Winter Olympics and four FIFA World Cup tournaments.
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Hazel Irvine is a regular presenter of the Triple Crown snooker tournaments since 2002 and has regularly presented the sports news on major BBC evening news bulletins, as well as reporting on events such as Wimbledon and the London Marathon.
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Hazel Irvine reprised these roles for the 2012 Games in London.
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Hazel Irvine presented BBC coverage of the Winter Olympics in 2014 and 2018, the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and 2018 and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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Hazel Irvine covered golf for the BBC as a reporter and presenter for 25 years, finishing with the Masters in April 2017.
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Hazel Irvine presented the 2019 Netball World Cup from Liverpool for the BBC.
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Hazel Irvine was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to sport and charity.