John Gwynne
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Richard John Gwynne is a British former teacher and now a sports commentator and reporter.
darts tournaments which air on Sky Sports
and also a reporter for the station's Saturday football results show Soccer Saturday
with Jeff Stelling
. Additionally, he covers matches in League One
and League Two
and midweek matches. He has previously worked for BBC Radio Five Live
.
Before joining Sky Sports
' coverage of darts
, he was the lead commentator for BBC Radio Lancashire
's coverage of Lancashire County Cricket Club
matches and often filed reports on Lancashire's progress for the BBC's North West Tonight during the summer months. He was also the Oldham Athletic commentator for BBC Radio Manchester
for over a decade.
John writes the monthly column The Mancunian Way for Darts World Magazine and at one time was also responsible for 'ghost writing' Wayne Mardle's column, Wayne's World in the same magazine.
, is the Labour MP
for Denton and Reddish.
Broadcasting career
He is a commentator for the PDCProfessional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation is a professional darts organization, established in the United Kingdom during 1992, when a group of leading professional players split from the British Darts Organisation to form what was initially called the World Darts Council...
darts tournaments which air on 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...
and also a reporter for the station's Saturday football results show Soccer Saturday
Soccer Saturday
Gillette Soccer Saturday is a weekly television programme broadcast on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland during the football season. The programme updates viewers on the progress of association football games in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Saturday afternoons. The current host is...
with Jeff Stelling
Jeff Stelling
Robert Jeffrey "Jeff" Stelling is an English sports journalist and sport television presenter, of Gillette Soccer Saturday for Sky Sports and other programming for the satellite broadcaster. In January 2009 he took over as host of the Channel 4 quiz show Countdown...
. Additionally, he covers matches in League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
and League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
and midweek matches. He has previously worked for BBC Radio Five Live
BBC Radio Five Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...
.
Before joining 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...
' coverage of darts
Darts
Darts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules...
, he was the lead commentator for BBC Radio Lancashire
BBC Radio Lancashire
BBC Radio Lancashire is the BBC Local Radio service for the county of Lancashire, in North West England. It began as BBC Radio Blackburn on 26 January 1971 on 96.4FM, then adding 854 kHz AM in 1972 and changing to its current name on 4 July 1981...
's coverage of Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
matches and often filed reports on Lancashire's progress for the BBC's North West Tonight during the summer months. He was also the Oldham Athletic commentator for BBC Radio Manchester
BBC Radio Manchester
BBC Radio Manchester is a BBC Local Radio station broadcasting to Greater Manchester in North West England. It broadcasts 24 hours a day from studios at MediaCityUK in Salford Quays via a transmitter at Holme Moss, with a small repeater at Saddleworth covering Tameside and Saddleworth...
for over a decade.
Other work
When not commentating Gwynne is well known as an after-dinner speaker and toastmaster.John writes the monthly column The Mancunian Way for Darts World Magazine and at one time was also responsible for 'ghost writing' Wayne Mardle's column, Wayne's World in the same magazine.
Personal life
His son, AndrewAndrew Gwynne
Andrew John Gwynne is a British Labour Party politician and has been the Member of Parliament for Denton and Reddish since 2005, replacing the retiring Andrew Bennett.-Early life:...
, is the Labour MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Denton and Reddish.