Terry Baddoo
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Terry Baddoo is a television sports presenter. He is half English and half Ghana
ian, and comes from a theatrical family.
In the mid-1980s he worked in BBC Schools television, then hosted the news and current affairs show, Black Londoners, on Radio London. Later, he joined BBC TV as a reporter and occasional presenter of the BBC children's news programme, Newsround
, for which he reported from numerous global events, such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of apartheid in South Africa, and the Barcelona Olympics. He subsequently worked for BBC News as a sports reporter and presenter on BBC Breakfast News and BBC World. He also freelanced for the satellite TV channel Sky as a football reporter and rugby features producer.
Since 1995, he has been the main U.S-based sports anchor for CNN International
's World Sport, writing and presenting live daily news and feature shows on the day's top sports stories from CNN Center in Atlanta, and reporting from the field at many major sporting events. He also provides sports bulletins and commentary for all the CNN International
News shows, and is a regular columnist on the CNN World Sport website.
Baddoo left CNN International in March 2011, doing his final sign-off on March 31. He currently writes as a columnist for World Football Insider
.
His maternal grandmother appeared in the first television broadcast from London's Alexandra Palace
. His father was an actor. His sister, Deborah, earned an OBE for her work as a choreographer and arts director. His brother-in-law is the Grammy-nominated producer, John Saxon.
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
ian, and comes from a theatrical family.
Biography
Baddoo was born in London, England, and earned a Bachelors degree in Education from London University. After a brief period teaching in London and Los Angeles, he began his journalistic career as a features writer with Custom Car magazine in England, and later worked for IPC magazines and on the launch of Britain's first color newspaper, Today.In the mid-1980s he worked in BBC Schools television, then hosted the news and current affairs show, Black Londoners, on Radio London. Later, he joined BBC TV as a reporter and occasional presenter of the BBC children's news programme, Newsround
Newsround
Newsround is a BBC children's news programme, which has run continuously since 4 April 1972, and was one of the world's first television news magazines aimed specifically at children...
, for which he reported from numerous global events, such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of apartheid in South Africa, and the Barcelona Olympics. He subsequently worked for BBC News as a sports reporter and presenter on BBC Breakfast News and BBC World. He also freelanced for the satellite TV channel Sky as a football reporter and rugby features producer.
Since 1995, he has been the main U.S-based sports anchor for CNN International
CNN International
CNN International is an international English language television network that carries news, current affairs, politics, opinions, and business programming worldwide. CNN is one of the world's largest news organizations. It is owned by Time Warner, and is affiliated with CNN, which is mainly...
's World Sport, writing and presenting live daily news and feature shows on the day's top sports stories from CNN Center in Atlanta, and reporting from the field at many major sporting events. He also provides sports bulletins and commentary for all the CNN International
CNN International
CNN International is an international English language television network that carries news, current affairs, politics, opinions, and business programming worldwide. CNN is one of the world's largest news organizations. It is owned by Time Warner, and is affiliated with CNN, which is mainly...
News shows, and is a regular columnist on the CNN World Sport website.
Baddoo left CNN International in March 2011, doing his final sign-off on March 31. He currently writes as a columnist for World Football Insider
World Football Insider
World Football INSIDER is a primary source of news about preparations for the FIFA World Cups. In addition, INSIDER delivers the inside line on FIFA's 208 member associations and the business of the six continental confederations, coverage of the world’s leading football industry conferences, as...
.
Personal and family
Prior to worklng in the media, Baddoo, a teenage triallist with Crystal Palace and Chelsea, played semi-professional football, and is a qualified referee. He supports Arsenal, but has confessed on-air that he doesn't "hate Spurs either", as they were both his local teams growing up.His maternal grandmother appeared in the first television broadcast from London's Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace is a building in North London, England. It stands in Alexandra Park, in an area between Hornsey, Muswell Hill and Wood Green...
. His father was an actor. His sister, Deborah, earned an OBE for her work as a choreographer and arts director. His brother-in-law is the Grammy-nominated producer, John Saxon.
External links
- Terry Baddoo profile on CNN.com
- Sign-off video