Ross Dyer
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Ross Dyer is a British sports and entertainment broadcaster.
's Coverage, produced in the United States. This includes games from Italy's Serie A
, Spain's La Liga
, UEFA Champions League
, Europa League and FIFA World Cup
Qualifying matches from Europe and South America. He works with Co-Commentators: Tommy Smyth
, Shaka Hislop
, Robbie Mustoe
, Janusz Michallik
, Shep Messing
and Steve Nicol
.
On March 4, 2010, it was announced that he would be one of ESPN Radio's play-by-play commentators for the 2010 FIFA World Cup http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2010/03/all-64-matches-of-2010-fifa-world-cup-on-espn-radio/.
Dyer started his career by creating the in-house media office at AFC Bournemouth in 1999, working on the club's publicity and PR campaigns, including setting up the club's first press office, co-ordinating communications for the new stadium project, and co-ordinating the launch of a new-format website
. In October 2001, he joined ITV Sport
, where he became the main reporter at the company's Southampton
office, working across Football, Tennis, Boxing and Motorsport on shows such as Channel 4's Football Italia
, Meridian Match
, Soccer Sunday, Football Week UK, KOTV, Meridian Motorsport, GP Weekly, The ATP Tennis Show and Arsenal TV
. He also narrated several football club DVDs and end of season DVDs such as Arsenal's Centurions as well as seasonal offerings from Reading
, Portsmouth
and Southampton
.
He also began producing programmes during his time at ITV Sport
, and one of his first shows was Manchester United in the USA (2003) covering the club's first pre-season tour of the USA, which was broadcast on Bravo TV and MUTV. In the summer of 2004, Ross moved away from ITV Sport and took on various production contracts with both Arsenal
and Southampton
through his company, 1.21 Media Communications. Dyer produced, and reported on all of Arsenal Reserves matches for Arsenal TV Online
between 2004-2008. His freelance career at this time included three years as a commentator with IMG, on Premier League mobile phone coverage, and three years as a reporter for Sky Sports
on their Football League coverage, also voicing the Football League Review and Big League Weekend programmes.
In the summer of 2007 he produced and directed a show for Sky Sports
featuring Gary McAllister
, Alan McInally
, Russell Osman
and Tony Dorigo
on their 1000-mile bike ride from the new Wembley Stadium
to La Manga
in Spain
, in aid of the fight against Breast Cancer. This was called Boys out on Bikes http://www.tonydorigo.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=2.
In 2009, Dyer provided the voiceover for Nike ID's web tutorial on their UK site.
Sports commentary
Video games
Voiceover
Podcasts
Dyer also runs his own production company, 1.21 Media Communications, which formerly handled all matchday and online media production for Southampton Football Club
.
Biography
In 2010, he is currently a Football Commentator and Presenter for ESPN InternationalESPN International
ESPN International is a family of networks around the world. It was begun in 1989 and is operated by ESPN. It consists of:Asia: *ESPN SEA*ESPN SEA 2*ESPN China*ESPN Hong Kong*ESPN India*ESPN Malaysia...
's Coverage, produced in the United States. This includes games from Italy's Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
, Spain's La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
, UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
, Europa League and FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
Qualifying matches from Europe and South America. He works with Co-Commentators: Tommy Smyth
Tommy Smyth
Thomas Michael "Tommy" Smyth is one of the most recognized soccer commentators in the United States. He is a color commentator for ESPN, which he joined in February 1993 as a football analyst. He provides co-commentary or in-studio analysis for major soccer events...
, Shaka Hislop
Shaka Hislop
Neil Shaka Hislop, CM is a former professional football goalkeeper. The majority of his career was spent in the top division in England where he was a part of the Newcastle United team which finished second in the Premier League for two successive seasons under Kevin Keegan's first tenure...
, Robbie Mustoe
Robbie Mustoe
Robin "Robbie" Mustoe is a retired English footballer who now works as a commentator for ESPN. He made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League and Premier League, playing as a midfielder for Oxford United, Middlesbrough, where he spent the majority of his career, Charlton Athletic and...
, Janusz Michallik
Janusz Michallik
Janusz Michallik is a retired Polish-American football defender and current soccer coach and television sports commentator.-Youth:...
, Shep Messing
Shep Messing
Shep Messing is a former American soccer goalkeeper and current broadcaster. He played seven seasons in the North American Soccer League and six in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He was also a member of the U.S...
and Steve Nicol
Steve Nicol
Stephen "Steve" Nicol is a Scottish former professional footballer. A utility player who played in the all-conquering Liverpool team of the 1980s, he was most recently coach of New England Revolution, and was the longest-tenured head coach in MLS to coach a single club.As a player, Nicol was a...
.
On March 4, 2010, it was announced that he would be one of ESPN Radio's play-by-play commentators for the 2010 FIFA World Cup http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2010/03/all-64-matches-of-2010-fifa-world-cup-on-espn-radio/.
Dyer started his career by creating the in-house media office at AFC Bournemouth in 1999, working on the club's publicity and PR campaigns, including setting up the club's first press office, co-ordinating communications for the new stadium project, and co-ordinating the launch of a new-format website
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
. In October 2001, he joined ITV Sport
ITV Sport
ITV Sport is a sport producer and brand name owned by ITV plc. It was formed from the amalgamation of Granada Sport, Carlton's sports department and ISN, the sports division of London News Network. The company produces Champions League and FA Cup Football, along with coverage of England's national...
, where he became the main reporter at the company's Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
office, working across Football, Tennis, Boxing and Motorsport on shows such as Channel 4's Football Italia
Football Italia
Football Italia is an Italian football programme in the United Kingdom, known as Football Italiano for its final season. The first broadcasting of the show was in 1992 on Channel 4, the show is centered around live coverage of Serie A football, the top flight in the Italian league system...
, Meridian Match
Meridian Match
Meridian Match is a Bulgarian daily sports newspaper, concentrating particularly on football.Meridian Match and Darik Radio are the predominant sources of sports news in Bulgaria....
, Soccer Sunday, Football Week UK, KOTV, Meridian Motorsport, GP Weekly, The ATP Tennis Show and Arsenal TV
Arsenal TV
Arsenal TV was a sports television channel devoted to coverage of the English football club Arsenal. It was a part of the Setanta Sports package and was similar to other Setanta's other channels Celtic TV, Rangers TV and LFC TV.-History:...
. He also narrated several football club DVDs and end of season DVDs such as Arsenal's Centurions as well as seasonal offerings from Reading
Reading F.C.
Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...
, Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
and Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
.
He also began producing programmes during his time at ITV Sport
ITV Sport
ITV Sport is a sport producer and brand name owned by ITV plc. It was formed from the amalgamation of Granada Sport, Carlton's sports department and ISN, the sports division of London News Network. The company produces Champions League and FA Cup Football, along with coverage of England's national...
, and one of his first shows was Manchester United in the USA (2003) covering the club's first pre-season tour of the USA, which was broadcast on Bravo TV and MUTV. In the summer of 2004, Ross moved away from ITV Sport and took on various production contracts with both Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
and Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
through his company, 1.21 Media Communications. Dyer produced, and reported on all of Arsenal Reserves matches for Arsenal TV Online
Arsenal TV
Arsenal TV was a sports television channel devoted to coverage of the English football club Arsenal. It was a part of the Setanta Sports package and was similar to other Setanta's other channels Celtic TV, Rangers TV and LFC TV.-History:...
between 2004-2008. His freelance career at this time included three years as a commentator with IMG, on Premier League mobile phone coverage, and three years as a reporter for Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
on their Football League coverage, also voicing the Football League Review and Big League Weekend programmes.
In the summer of 2007 he produced and directed a show for Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
featuring Gary McAllister
Gary McAllister
Gary McAllister MBE is a Scottish former professional footballer.McAllister played primarily as a midfielder, in a successful career spanning over nineteen years. He started his career at local side Motherwell before moving south of the border to Leicester City at the age of 20...
, Alan McInally
Alan McInally
Alan Bruce McInally is a former professional footballer in Scotland, England and Germany. Since retiring from football, he is best known for his work at Sky Sports as a football analyst.-Early life:...
, Russell Osman
Russell Osman
Russell Charles Osman is a retired England international footballer.-Playing career:Osman was born in Repton, Derbyshire, the son of Rex Osman who played a handful of games for Derby County in the early 1950s...
and Tony Dorigo
Tony Dorigo
Anthony Robert Dorigo is a retired English football player who played for Aston Villa, Chelsea, Leeds United and the England national side as a left-back.-Career:...
on their 1000-mile bike ride from the new Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
to La Manga
La Manga
La Manga , or La Manga del Mar Menor is a seaside spit in the Region of Murcia, Spain.The strip is 22 km long and 100 metres wide , separating the Mediterranean Sea from the Mar Menor lagoon, from Cabo de Palos to the Punta del Mojón.Historically, it was known by the Romans as Palus and...
in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, in aid of the fight against Breast Cancer. This was called Boys out on Bikes http://www.tonydorigo.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=2.
In 2009, Dyer provided the voiceover for Nike ID's web tutorial on their UK site.
Work
Dyer's work includes:Sports commentary
- International Football (ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
) - Big League Weekend (Sky SportsSky SportsSky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
) - 3-G Premier League Mobile highlights (VodafoneVodafoneVodafone Group Plc is a global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world's second-largest measured by subscribers , with around 341 million proportionate subscribers as of...
and 3) - Final ScoreFinal ScoreFinal Score is a BBC TV programme produced by BBC Sport. The programme is broadcast on late Saturday afternoons in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, usually on BBC ONE. BBC Northern Ireland opts away during the last ten minutes to cover local results, BBC Scotland runs a different programme...
(BBC1) - Football ItaliaFootball ItaliaFootball Italia is an Italian football programme in the United Kingdom, known as Football Italiano for its final season. The first broadcasting of the show was in 1992 on Channel 4, the show is centered around live coverage of Serie A football, the top flight in the Italian league system...
(Channel 4Channel 4Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
) - GoalissimoGoalissimoGoalissimo was a television programme on Channel 4. An alternative to Football Italia and French Football, Goalissimo covered a lot of the world's football action...
(Channel 4Channel 4Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
) - KOTV (Channel 4Channel 4Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
) - The ATP Tennis Show (Worldwide Television)
- Football Week UK (ITV SportITV SportITV Sport is a sport producer and brand name owned by ITV plc. It was formed from the amalgamation of Granada Sport, Carlton's sports department and ISN, the sports division of London News Network. The company produces Champions League and FA Cup Football, along with coverage of England's national...
) - Boys Out On Bikes (Sky SportsSky SportsSky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
)
Video games
- Caesar IVCaesar IVCaesar IV is a city-building game set in ancient Rome, developed by Tilted Mill Entertainment. The game was released on September 26, 2006 in North America. The game features a three-dimensional game engine and individual modeling of game character behaviors.Like its original release Caesar in...
(providing four character voices)
Voiceover
- Nike ID
Podcasts
- The 80s Movie and Music Fest Cafe
Dyer also runs his own production company, 1.21 Media Communications, which formerly handled all matchday and online media production for Southampton Football Club
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
.