Gigi Salmon Explained
Gigi Salmon is a British sports journalist, presenter and commentator, with specialism in tennis.
Career
A graduate of Oxford Brookes University, Salmon began her career at Radio Oxygen in September 1997. From there she worked as a newsreader and journalist on Talksport before presenting for Chelsea F.C. on Chelsea TV.[1]
Salmon has presented and commentated on tennis for the All England Club's radio station Radio Wimbledon and for the BBC Radio 5 Live,[2] [3] with experience of commentating on tournaments across the world such as the Wimbledon Championships,[4] the US Open,[5] the French Open,[6] and Australian Open.[7] In 2023 she was announced as the new lead presenter of tennis for Sky Sports.[8] [9]
She presents the TENNISH podcast alongside British former professional tennis player Naomi Cavaday.[10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Who is Gigi Salmon? Sports broadcaster presenting at Wimbledon. Beril Naz. Hassan. 1 July 2023. 2 July 2023. Evening Standard.
- Web site: Wales Online. OPINIONIt's time 'radio bloke' tuned into more women who talk sport. 2 July 2023. Kirstie. McCrum. 2 July 2014.
- Web site: Gigi Salmon's commentary tips. bbc.co.uk. 22 April 2016. 2 July 2023.
- Web site: Wimbledon presenters on BBC TV and radio: Meet the pundits and commentators. Radio Times. 2 July 2023. 25 June 2022.
- Web site: 'Youzhny Lobs! Federer's Underneath!' Challenge of Tennis on Radio. New York Times. 2 July 2023. Sarah. Lyall. September 8, 2017.
- Web site: REPLAY: LIVE AT RG. Roland Garros.com. 2 July 2023. 30 May 2019.
- Web site: Australian Open 5 Live Sport 5 Live Tennis. bbc.co.uk. 26 January 2023. 2 July 2023.
- Web site: US Open 2023: Sky Sports announce all-star line-up for final Grand Slam of the year. Sky Sports. 2 July 2023. 30 June 2023.
- Web site: 2 July 2023. Sky Sports US Open commentators: Full line-up from Laura Robson to Tim Henman as tennis returns to network. James. Gray. iNews. 29 June 2023.
- Web site: TENNISH podcast. Spotify. 2 July 2023.
