Gigi Salmon

Gigi Salmon
NationalityBritish
EducationOxford Brookes University
Occupation(s)Journalist and presenter
Years active1997–
Employer(s)Talksport
BBC Radio 5 Live
Sky Sports

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]

References

  1. ^ Hassan, Beril Naz (1 July 2023). "Who is Gigi Salmon? Sports broadcaster presenting at Wimbledon". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. ^ McCrum, Kirstie (2 July 2014). "OPINIONIt's time 'radio bloke' tuned into more women who talk sport". Wales Online. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Gigi Salmon's commentary tips". bbc.co.uk. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Wimbledon presenters on BBC TV and radio: Meet the pundits and commentators". Radio Times. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  5. ^ Lyall, Sarah (September 8, 2017). "'Youzhny Lobs! Federer's Underneath!' Challenge of Tennis on Radio". New York Times. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  6. ^ "REPLAY: LIVE AT RG". Roland Garros.com. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Australian Open 5 Live Sport 5 Live Tennis". bbc.co.uk. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  8. ^ "US Open 2023: Sky Sports announce all-star line-up for final Grand Slam of the year". Sky Sports. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  9. ^ Gray, James (29 June 2023). "Sky Sports US Open commentators: Full line-up from Laura Robson to Tim Henman as tennis returns to network". iNews. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  10. ^ "TENNISH podcast". Spotify. Retrieved 2 July 2023.