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Balding, Clare
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c/o Anna Lisa Balding, Park House, Kingsclere, Newbury, Berks RG20 5PY, UK
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Tel: +44 (0)1635 297648
Fax: +44 (0)1635 297307
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Date of Birth:
29.1.71
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Organisation:
BBC TV, Radio 5 Live & The Observer
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Broadcasting career:
1993 freelance broadcaster doing occasional racing bulletins on Radio 5. April 1994 joined BBC Radio Sport as a trainee reporter covering all sports on 5 Live. Presenter of all BBC Television's racing, equestrian and all rugby league coverage, co-presenter of Sydney Olympics 2000, Athens Olympics 2004, Winter Olympics and Commonwealth Games 2006, Melbourne Cup 2006 for Channel Series, Australia. Sports Review of The Year and Sport Relief. Presenter of BBC Radio 5 Live's Wimbledon coverage, Any Sporting Questions, Radio 4's Ramblings and BBC2 Race Country. Crufts, New Years Eve, Lord Mayor's Show and Trooping the Colour.
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Racing & riding career:
Joint leading amateur 1989, champion lady rider and leading amateur 1990. 17 winners on the flat
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Journalistic career:
Columnist for the Observer, former contributor to the Sunday Telegraph, Racing Post, Sporting Life, The Guardian and The Evening Standard
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Recreations:
Riding, skiing, tennis, reading, cinema, golf
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Other details:
Patron: Rehab UK & Hellen Rollason Cancer Care. Vice President: Injured Jockeys Fund.
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