Jim Rosenthal: Difference between revisions

Rosenthal worked for [[BBC Radio Birmingham]] before moving to Radio 2. He worked for the BBC Radio Sports Unit between 1976 and 1980.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/r/611/Jim+ROSENTHAL.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130410175635/http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/r/611/Jim+ROSENTHAL.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 April 2013 |title=Debrett's People of Today, Jim Rosenthal, Esq Profile |publisher=Debretts.com |date=6 November 1947 |accessdate=9 March 2013 }}</ref> His television career began when he joined [[ITV Network(TV network)|ITV]] in 1980.<ref name="boxingscene1"/> He was part of the ITV team covering the [[FIFA World Cup]] since 1982.<ref name="performingartistes1">{{cite web |url=http://www.performingartistes.co.uk/artistes/185/jim-rosenthal.htm |title=Jim Rosenthal – One of the most familiar faces in television sport. |publisher=Performingartistes.co.uk |date= |accessdate=9 March 2013 |archive-date=14 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514080849/http://www.performingartistes.co.uk/artistes/185/jim-rosenthal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Rosenthal covered three Rugby World Cup campaigns for ITV, including anchoring coverage of England's victory in the 2003 final. He was the presenter of [[Formula One]] (F1) motor racing on ITV for eight years and presented 152 Formula One races from 1997.<ref name="performingartistes1"/> He agreed terms with ITV to present its coverage of the sport in early 1997.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lewis|first=Roz|date=27 May 2018|title=Jim Rosenthal: 'Stock market? I’d have been better off trying to pick the winner of the 2.20 at Kempton'|work=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/fame-fortune/jim-rosenthal-stock-market-have-better-trying-pick-winner-220/|url-status=live|access-date=14 December 2020}}</ref> In October 2005, it was announced that [[Steve Rider]] had been re-recruited by [[ITV Network|ITV]] from [[BBC Sport]], to assume Rosenthal's former role for the 2006 Formula One season.<ref name="thetimesmar06">[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,5923-2061238,00.html "Rider opts for some driver practice] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200208223517/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/ |date=8 February 2020 }}" [[The Times]], 4 March 2006; Retrieved 2 April 2006</ref>

Rosenthal presented ITV's Champions League football coverage, as well as their boxing output. He presented [[ITV4]]'s ''Champions League Live'' show and the channel's live match coverage, until he was dropped in 2008 from his exclusive contract with ITV after 28 years with the channel as the network sought new presenters.<ref name="Hubbard"/><ref name="SJA2008" /> ITV's head of news and sport, Mark Sharman, said at the time:

{{cquote|Jim Rosenthal has made a magnificent contribution to ITV Sport over a long period of time but we will no longer tie him to an exclusive contract. He will be free to explore other challenges while ITV Sport will have the opportunity to make on-air changes.<ref name=SJA2008>{{cite web|title=Rosenthal latest casualty in ITV Sport cuts|url=https://www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/sport-on-the-web/rosenthal-latest-casualty-in-itv-sport-cuts/|publisher=[[Sports Journalists' Association]]|date=26 January 2008|accessdate=14 December 2020}}</ref>

Internationally, Rosenthal regularly hosted the [[UEFA]] Gala Dinner in [[Monaco]], a football spectacular that is broadcast across the world. He has presented the live FA Cup draws for ITV,<ref>{{Cite news|date=28 November 2008|title=Football: Third round draw|work=Oxford Mail|url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/3936147.football-third-round-draw/|url-status=live|access-date=14 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Bourne|first=Dianne|date=18 April 2010|title=Diary: Fergie saves ITV's Jim|work=[[Manchester Evening News]]|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/diary-fergie-saves-itvs-jim-970135|url-status=live|access-date=14 December 2010}}</ref> and editions of [[BBC Radio 5 Live]]'s ''[[Sportsweek]]'' show.<ref>{{Cite whenjournal|date=2 regularAugust presenter2009|title=Sportsweek|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/0e49d0221df84d1fab5179d7e7a4b3ca|journal=Radio [[GarryTimes|volume=4449|pages=123|access-date=14 Richardson]]December is on holiday.{{fact2020|datevia=SeptemberBBC 2010Genome Project}}</ref>

In 2010, Rosenthal took on announcing duties on game show ''[[The Whole 19 Yards]]'' and reported for [[ITV Sport]] during the opening ceremony of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] in [[South Africa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvnewsroom.co.uk/news/itvs-world-cup-2010-plans|title=ITV's World Cup 2010 Plans – News|publisher=TV Newsroom|date=27 May 2010|accessdate=9 March 2013|archive-date=5 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605071937/http://tvnewsroom.co.uk/news/itvs-world-cup-2010-plans/|url-status=live}}</ref> In September of that year, he joined Channel 5 to front their [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] football coverage.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/sep/15/jim-rosenthal-channel-5-football|location=London, UK|work=The Guardian|first=John|last=Plunkett|title=Jim Rosenthal to front Channel 5 football coverage|date=15 September 2010|access-date=14 December 2016|archive-date=20 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920185127/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/sep/15/jim-rosenthal-channel-5-football|url-status=live}}</ref> Rosenthal said: "I've covered many different sports throughout my career, but football has always been my first love. It's tremendous to be back covering the game at the highest level."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a277004/jim-rosenthal-to-helm-channel-5-football.html|title=Jim Rosenthal to helm Channel 5 football|publisher=Digital Spy|date=15 September 2010|accessdate=9 March 2013|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203194502/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a277004/jim-rosenthal-to-helm-channel-5-football.html|url-status=live}}</ref> His first appearance was on 16 September 2010 covering the game between Liverpool and Steaua Bucharest from [[Anfield]].{{cn|date<ref name=November":0" 2015}}/>