Mark Charles Albert Pougatch was born on 27 January 1968 and is an English radio and television broadcaster, journalist, and author who is currently a sideline reporter for Stan Sport's European football and the Chief Sports Presenter for ITV Sport, fronting their major football and rugby coverage.
14 Facts About Mark Pougatch
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Mark Pougatch then undertook a postgraduate diploma in Broadcast Journalism at the London College of Communication.
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Mark Pougatch initially worked for six months at the former BBC radio station for London, BBC GLR.
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Mark Pougatch then became a regular football reporter in 1992 with BBC Essex.
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Mark Pougatch continues to present some other editions of 5 Live Sport, most notably on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings throughout the football season.
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Mark Pougatch has presented coverage of the IPL cricket and the African Cup of Nations for ITV.
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In January 2015, Mark Pougatch replaced Adrian Chiles as the main football presenter on ITV, fronting the channel's coverage of the UEFA Champions League, England Internationals and later Euro 2016.
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In February and March 2016, Mark Pougatch co-presented ITV's coverage of the Six Nations Rugby Championship and continued in this role in 2017,2018 and 2019, subsequently co-hosting ITV's coverage of the 2019 Rugby World Cup alongside Craig Doyle.
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Mark Pougatch joins Australia's Stan Sport's coverage of UEFA Champions League, Europa League, Conference League and Super Cup, reporting live from the stadium.
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Mark 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 footballers' lifestyles.
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Mark Pougatch is the author of Three Lions Versus the World: England's World Cup Stories from the Men Who Were There.
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Mark Pougatch is a speaker, after dinner and at daytime events.
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Mark Pougatch is married to Lady Victoria Scott, the younger daughter of the 5th Earl of Eldon.
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Mark Pougatch's grandfather was among the Jewish diaspora who escaped Ukraine amid the violence that followed the first Russian Revolution.