Jonathan Pearce

Jonathan Mark Pearce (born 23 December 1959) is an English sports commentator on football for the BBC and TNT Sports. He worked for Radio Five Live and Match of the Day, as well as participating in other lower-profile sports programmes. Early life and career Growing up, Pearce had the intention of becoming a footballer for Bristol City. His putative football career ended prematurely when he broke his leg at age 14. As a young boy, he used to commentate on games of Subbuteo he played at his home. His career in broadcasting began working part time at BBC Radio Bristol, and his first match commentary was Bristol Rovers against Exeter City in the League Cup. He became a sports editor at the age of 23. In 1987, he moved to London and Capital Radio where he launched Capital Gold Sportstime on Capital Gold a year later. He commentated on a handful of minor Premier League games for Sky Sports in the 1992–93 season, before his Radio 5 Live and Match of the Day career. Between 1998 and 2004, Pearce commentated on the Robot Wars TV series, on BBC Two and Channel 5, a role he reprised for the rebooted 2016 series.