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Profile of Hazel Irvine
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Hazel Irvine |
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26th May 1965 |
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St. Andrews, Scotland, UK |
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Hazel Irvine (born May 26, 1965, in St. Andrews, Scotland, is a television presenter from the United Kingdom. Educated at the Hermitage Academy in Helensburgh, she achieved an M.A. in the History of Art at the University of St. Andrews, and competed in several different sports at university level. Her broadcasting career in radio, before moving to work for Scottish Television as a sports reporter and then on to BBC Scotland as a presenter.
Whilst working as a presenter, Hazel has covered a variety of major sporting events. She has worked at the last five Summer Olympics as well as the Winter Olympics and four Football World Cup tournaments, and has been the regular presenter of BBC's Ski Sunday and coverage of the World Snooker Championships.
Hazel has also presented the BBC's flagship sports programmes Grandstand and Sunday Grandstand and has regularly presented the sports news on major BBC evening news bulletins, as well as reporting on events such as Wimbledon and the London Marathon.
Away from television, Hazel is the honorary president of the Dumbarton F.C. supporters association and also works as a motivational and celebrity after-dinner speaker.
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