Clare Balding
Writer, broadcaster and multi award-winning sports presenter Clare Balding is a star of the sporting world. Former jockey and face of Olympics presenting, Clare is compelling and engaging. Adept at providing an effortless professional speech, Clare's wealth of anecdotes from sporting fields and sheer passion for her profession makes her an excellent choice for an after dinner event.
Clare was fantastic! Endearing, motivated - she gave an inspirational talk.
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Clare Balding is a successful presenter, writer and broadcaster. She has worked in radio for 15 years and been a leading sports presenter on television since becoming the face of the BBC's racing output in 1998, and a star pundit for the London 2012 Olympic TV coverage.
Since then, she has worked on four Olympic Games, three Paralympics and three Winter Olympics. Clare can turn her hand to any sport from Horse Racing to Rugby League, Swimming to Golf or Tennis. She is equally at home on radio or TV and is renowned for her versatility and reliability.
Clare has been part of BAFTA Award winning programmes, has been voted RTS Sports Presenter of the Year, Racing Journalist of the Year, has presented Sony Award winning programmes and been praised for 'perfect presentation' by the judges of the Broadcast Awards. She has a proven track record of creative input and practical effort in every programme on which she works.
She has presented Ramblings on Radio 4 since 1999 (a thrice yearly walking series) and in 2010 presented Britain By Bike on BBC4. She presented Crufts for the BBC and, from 2010, for More4.
Clare is an expert at live major event presentation, such as the Lord Mayor's Show or Trooping the Colour, but she also has an uncanny knack of getting the most out of interview subjects as illustrated on Radio 4's Saturday Live.
A passionate campaigner for equality and women’s sport, Clare is now a best-selling author of two memoirs and three novels, though she continues to present major events in sport, factual documentaries and even Royal events.
From hosting the Motor Transport Awards, to talking at Lloyds LGBTQ+ event, she is a very versatile speaker and can even be found on comedy panel shows due to her quick wit and entertainment value, which is something that shines in her keynotes, alongside stories of her fascinating life both on and off the camera.
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Clare Balding is a multi award winning sports presenter who works for the BBC and was considered the broadcasting star of the 2012 London Olympics. Clare presents all of the BBC's live racing coverage including the Grand National, Royal Ascot, The Derby and l’Arc de Triomphe. Her ability to speak about all sports, as well as her growing popularity after the London Olympic games make her an ideal choice of after dinner and conference speaker.