Steve Rider
Steve Rider hosted BBC Television’s Grandstand and Sportsnight for over 20 years, before joining ITV Sport in 2006 to present Formula One. He went on to become the main anchor of their World Cup '06 coverage and hosts Champions League, FA Cup and England games on ITV1. Steve also presents BTCC on ITV4 He is the only television journalist to have presented all of the major sports magazine programmes of British Television, including GRANDSTAND, SPORTSNIGHT, ITV WORLD OF SPORT and ITV MIDWEEK SPORTS SPECIAL.
Top Sports Presenter and Reporter
Steve has a journalistic background both in local newspapers and press/public relations. His television career began at Anglia Television, where he was Sports Editor. Two years later he joined Thames Television where he was widely regarded as one of ITV sports top presenters and reporters.
In 1985 he accepted an invitation from the BBC to take over from Harry Carpenter as presenter of Sportsnight, a role he filled for six years. In 1991 he switched positions to become the main host of BBC Sports flagship programme Grandstand. During this period he also took over as BBC’s golf presenter and became closely associated with the Ryder Cup, The Open, the US Masters and World Matchplay. Since 2000, Steve also presented the BBC coverage of ‘The Seve Cup’. 2006 saw the publication of his book ‘Europe at the Masters’.
Since 1986, Steve hosted the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year. In autumn 2003, Steve published a book to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this prestigious event.
Steve anchored coverage of the Commonwealth Games, the Olympics and the Winter Olympics from 1980 until 2004. In 1996 he hosted the bulk of BBC’s coverage of the Barcelona Olympics, which won the International Olympic Committee Golden Rings Award, the Royal Television Society Sports Award and was nominated for a BAFTA award. Steve continued to be the main anchor for the BBC’s Olympics and Commonwealth Games coverage, up to and including Athens 2004. He also anchored coverage of the Cricket World Cup, The Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race and the Boat Race!
Steve’s other credits (appearing as ‘himself’) include Goodnight Sweetheart, French and Saunders, The Full Wax, Blankety Blank and They Think it’s all Over.
He developed the BBC’s domestic motor sports profile and pioneered the highly successful British Touring Car Championship through BHP, which became a highly rated Grandstand feature. Steve has become strongly involved in corporate video and presentation for the motor industry and Golf companies.
Steve is in high demand for corporate events, as an Awards Host, Conference Faciltator and Speaker.
Steve has won many awards including a BAFTA and RTS for his presentation skills.
In 1985 he accepted an invitation from the BBC to take over from Harry Carpenter as presenter of Sportsnight, a role he filled for six years. In 1991 he switched positions to become the main host of BBC Sports flagship programme Grandstand. During this period he also took over as BBC’s golf presenter and became closely associated with the Ryder Cup, The Open, the US Masters and World Matchplay. Since 2000, Steve also presented the BBC coverage of ‘The Seve Cup’. 2006 saw the publication of his book ‘Europe at the Masters’.
Since 1986, Steve hosted the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year. In autumn 2003, Steve published a book to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this prestigious event.
Steve anchored coverage of the Commonwealth Games, the Olympics and the Winter Olympics from 1980 until 2004. In 1996 he hosted the bulk of BBC’s coverage of the Barcelona Olympics, which won the International Olympic Committee Golden Rings Award, the Royal Television Society Sports Award and was nominated for a BAFTA award. Steve continued to be the main anchor for the BBC’s Olympics and Commonwealth Games coverage, up to and including Athens 2004. He also anchored coverage of the Cricket World Cup, The Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race and the Boat Race!
Steve’s other credits (appearing as ‘himself’) include Goodnight Sweetheart, French and Saunders, The Full Wax, Blankety Blank and They Think it’s all Over.
He developed the BBC’s domestic motor sports profile and pioneered the highly successful British Touring Car Championship through BHP, which became a highly rated Grandstand feature. Steve has become strongly involved in corporate video and presentation for the motor industry and Golf companies.
Steve is in high demand for corporate events, as an Awards Host, Conference Faciltator and Speaker.
Steve has won many awards including a BAFTA and RTS for his presentation skills.
