Sam Matterface

Samuel Matterface (born 21 June 1978) is an English sports broadcaster currently working for TalkSPORT[1] and ITV Sport.

Sam Matterface
Born
Samuel Matterface

(1978-06-21) 21 June 1978
London, England
NationalityEnglish
EducationCoopers School
OccupationPresenter, sports commentator
Spouse(s)Natalie Sawyer (–2014, divorced)
Stef Matterface
(
m. 2018)
Children2

Career

Matterface started working in sports radio in 1992 for local hospital radio station OHR, before moving into commercial radio at 16. He worked at BBC Radio Kent in 1998, then Capital Radio Sport from 1999. Matterface worked at the south-coast radio station 107.4 The Quay, where he presented the breakfast show and a variety of sports related programmes from 2001–2007. He started presenting on Sky Sports News in July 2007, before leaving in late 2010.[2]

On 12 January 2018, Matterface was confirmed as Matt Chapman's replacement as commentator for ITV's Dancing on Ice.[3]

On 14 July 2020, ITV announced that Matterface would replace Clive Tyldesley as lead football commentator at the start of the 2020-2021 season.[4]

Personal life

Matterface is a supporter of Chelsea F.C. and has a keen interest in Colombian Categoría Primera A club, Atlético Bucaramanga. Matterface was previously married to former Sky Sports colleague Natalie Sawyer with whom he has a child.[5]

gollark: I just designed an arbitrary plant generator while typing up a message complaining about that not existing.
gollark: How is the relativistic culinary initiative going, anyway?
gollark: It was a cool area and I wanted to dig into the ravine anyway, so the border issue wasn't a problem.
gollark: I can join and help. You could use a bed.
gollark: Do you fear the fusion reactor I haven't done anything with?

References
  1. Plunkett, John (13 August 2010). "TalkSport hires Sky Sports' Sam Matterface as football commentator". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  2. https://podcasts.apple.com/md/podcast/ramble-meets-sam-matterface/id254078311?i=1000436942184
  3. "Sam Matterface replaces Matt Chapman as Dancing on Ice commentator". Radio Times. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. "Clive Tyldesley 'upset' at losing ITV football role". BBC News. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  5. Tutton, by Charlotte; 18:05, 14 Jan 2018 (January 14, 2018). "Dancing On Ice: Who is Matt Chapman's replacement Sam Matterface? New voice over revealed ahead of debut". OK! Magazine.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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