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He has won a Royal Television Society award for his sports reporting, and has also been responsible for producing several programmes. |
He has won a Royal Television Society award for his sports reporting, and has also been responsible for producing several programmes. |
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== Work with ITV == |
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Jones started working with ITV in 2004 on their programme [[The Championship]], regularly reporting and commentating and it was Jones who commentated on [[Blackpool FC|Blackpool]]'s win over [[Yeovil Town]]. He also commentated on [[Werder Bremen]]'s defeat by [[Espanyol]] on [[itv4]]. |
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== Work with Channel 4 == |
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Jones began work with Channel 4 in early 2004, commentating on the [[Copa Libertadores]] with [[Tim Caple]] and he occassionally commentated on highlights of [[Ligue 1]]. |
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== Work with five == |
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Jones's work so far with [[five (TV)|five]] has mainly been based around [[UEFA Cup]] football, commentating on [[Braga]]'s game with [[Tottenham Hotspur]] in 2007 and in 2005 he commentated on [[Newcastle United]]'s win over [[Olympiakos]]. |
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== Work with SkySports == |
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Jones has done a fair bit of work with [[SkySports]]. He commentated on the [[Conference National|Conference]] play-off final on [[Sky Sports News]] but came under criticism for his commentary. Jones was one of Sky's commentators on the [[2007 Copa America]], but criticism came his way on [[DigitalSpy]] forums. |
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== Sources == |
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*[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=184398&page=503| Digital spy forum] |
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*[http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rjvk9NvqcEo| Jones commentating on the League 1 play-off final] |
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*[http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MQfkgYgU-_Y| Jones commentating on the Conference play-off final] |
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*[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=184398&page=515| Criticism of Jones on a DigitalSpy forum] |
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[[Category:British football broadcasters|Jones, Tony]] |
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Revision as of 21:50, 6 August 2007
Tony Jones (born 26th May 1958) is a football (soccer) broadcaster based in England. He has contributed to all the commercial UK broadcasting outlets - Skysports, five, Channel 4 and ITV - commentating on everything from the UEFA Champions League to the English non-League.
He was part of the Hostbroadcastservices (HBS) team at the 2006 World Cup, and his voice has been heard on games distributed overseas by TWI/IMG and Octagon/BT.
He has won a Royal Television Society award for his sports reporting, and has also been responsible for producing several programmes.
Work with ITV
Jones started working with ITV in 2004 on their programme The Championship, regularly reporting and commentating and it was Jones who commentated on Blackpool's win over Yeovil Town. He also commentated on Werder Bremen's defeat by Espanyol on itv4.
Work with Channel 4
Jones began work with Channel 4 in early 2004, commentating on the Copa Libertadores with Tim Caple and he occassionally commentated on highlights of Ligue 1.
Work with five
Jones's work so far with five has mainly been based around UEFA Cup football, commentating on Braga's game with Tottenham Hotspur in 2007 and in 2005 he commentated on Newcastle United's win over Olympiakos.
Work with SkySports
Jones has done a fair bit of work with SkySports. He commentated on the Conference play-off final on Sky Sports News but came under criticism for his commentary. Jones was one of Sky's commentators on the 2007 Copa America, but criticism came his way on DigitalSpy forums.