Ted Kravitz is a British Formula One

Formula One

Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...

 pit-lane reporter working as part of the BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

's coverage.

Early career

After working on University Radio Exeter

Xpression FM

Xpression FM is an award winning campus radio station for the University of Exeter, England. Formerly known as URE , the station has been broadcasting since 1976 and is entirely run by students from the university.-History:...

 in his college days, Kravitz trained as a journalist at CBS

CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...

 News' London bureau before working for local radio stations in the south-west of England as a news and sport reporter. He then returned to London to work for 95.8 Capital FM, on their Sony

Sony

, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....

 award-winning news show, The Way It Is.

After a spell as a news and sports reporter for LBC and London News Direct, Kravitz joined Chrysalis Television at the end of 1996 to work on their Grand Prix programming.

ITV

Kravitz worked with ITV

ITV

ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...

 since the beginning of their F1 coverage in , initially as a producer

Television producer

The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...

, before becoming a pit-lane reporter in alongside Louise Goodman

Louise Goodman

Louise Goodman is a British commentator and reporter from Alresford who worked on ITV's Formula One coverage until it ceased at the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix...

. He replaced James Allen

James Allen (Formula One commentator)

James Allen is a British commentator who worked on ITV's Formula One coverage until it ceased at the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix. Formerly a pupil at Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby, and student of English and Modern Languages at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford...

 who was promoted to the post of race commentator, following the retirement of Murray Walker

Murray Walker

Graeme Murray Walker, OBE is a former Formula One motorsport commentator...

.

In 2007 and 2008 he presented ITV's British Touring Car Championship

British Touring Car Championship

The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...

 coverage.

BBC

Kravitz continues his pit-lane role as the Formula One coverage moved to the BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

 in 2009. Their other pit-lane reporter is Lee McKenzie

Lee McKenzie

Lee McKenzie is a reporter for BBC's Formula One coverage. McKenzie is also a presenter for Sky Sports and Sky Sports News. McKenzie is the daughter of Bob McKenzie, the well known sport and motorsport journalist....

.

Personal life

During the 2010 Turkish Grand Prix

2010 Turkish Grand Prix

The 2010 Turkish Grand Prix was the seventh round in the 2010 Formula One season. It was held in Istanbul on 30 May 2010. The race was most notable for the collision between both Red Bull Racing drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber, which resulted in Vettel's retirement and Webber's loss of...

, commentator Jonathan Legard

Jonathan Legard

Jonathan Legard , is a sports journalist, best known as the lead commentator for the BBC's Formula One TV coverage in 2009 and 2010....

 revealed that Kravitz is an aircraft pilot. In the 2011 British Grand Prix

2011 British Grand Prix

The 2011 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race, held on 10 July 2011, at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England, and won by Fernando Alonso....

 edition of his 'Grand Prix from the Pit Lane' video series for the BBC website, Kravitz said that his wife had given birth to a baby girl and that he would miss the next two Grands Prix because he will be on paternity leave.

External links

• Ted Kravitz at itv.com
  Itv.com
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