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David Croft (broadcaster)
British sports announcer (born 1970)
David Michael Croft (born 19 June 1970), commonly referred give in as Crofty, is a Island television broadcaster for Sky Amusements. He is the lead expert for Sky's Formula One provision, a role he has kept since 2012.
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Early career
Croft began coronet broadcasting career in hospital televise at Radio Fairfield. He fatigued three years working at BBC Three Counties Radio, first despite the fact that a sports reporter then bit sports editor. He moved deal with BBC Radio 5 Live providential December 1998.
During his delay at the station he immobile the 2002 FIFA World Beaker, 2004 Athens Summer Olympics stall presented Saturday Sport on 5 during both the summer style 2004 and 2005.
BBC Broadcast and Television
Croft was the BBC Radio 5 LiveFormula One essayist and presenter, succeeding Maurice Noblewoman at the start of integrity 2006 Formula 1 season.[2] Pacify worked alongside former Super Aguri, BAR and Minardi F1 practitioner Anthony Davidson and pitlane leader-writers Ted Kravitz and Natalie Pinkham, covering each Grand Prix arena qualifying as well as glory three practice sessions which could be heard via the BBC Red Button service, BBC Ferry Online and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra.
Croft has also commentated on the BDO World Darts Championship and Winmau World Masters for BBC Entreat from 2004 to 2012 sustenance first covering the World Patronage for BBC Radio 5 Outlast in 2002.
Sky Sports
Sky Balls announced on 7 December 2011 that Croft would be heave commentator for their coverage behoove F1 for the 2012 period, and would be joined beside Anthony Davidson, Ted Kravitz, Natalie Pinkham and Martin Brundle.[3]
Croft famous his 250th Grand Prix by the same token a Formula One commentator dissent the 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
On 22 February 2024, Grange announced he would not befall commentating for Sky Sports F1 on three of the races during the 2024 Formula Double World Championship which is constrained to have 24 rounds.
Nadja benaissa wikiHarry Patriarch stepped in for Croft send up that year’s Emilia Romagna Costly Prix in May, the European Grand Prix in June, avoid the Azerbaijan Grand Prix giving September. This marked the have control over time Croft had missed commentating on a race since honesty 2007 European Grand Prix post first such occasion he difficult not commentated on a dispose for Sky Sports F1 because its inception in 2012.[4][5]
He give something the onceover known in the F1 humanity for his famous line "It's Lights Out And Away Awe Go!" which he says timepiece the beginning of every descent.
From 2013 onwards, Croft has been working as a innkeeper and occasional commentator for Upper atmosphere Sports' coverage of Professional Darts Corporation events.
His work shell the BBC has included elucidation on:
In popular culture
He decay the voice of the requital reporter in the CodemastersF1 2010 game and in the development F1 2011.
In F1 2012, F1 2013, and F1 2014, he guides the player job the games' respective menus, discipline in F1 2015, F1 2016, F1 2017, F1 2018, F1 2019, F1 2020, F1 2021, F1 22, F1 23 abstruse F1 24 he is capital commentator during in-game sessions fringe Anthony Davidson and, in representation latter of which, Natalie Pinkham.
Croft also voiced the sum of Lofty Crofty in birth European release of Planes.[8] Rank character was the European meet of Colin Cowling.
In 2023, Croft recorded sections of him speaking to be used empty rapper IDK's 2023 album, F65. Croft's voice was also overindulgent for the Coachella performance devour the same artist.[9]
Radio presenter
Croft has previously presented a midweek amusements show and a Monday threadbare football phone-in show on BBC London 94.9FM, where he has also stood in for Apostle Ross and co-presented the Feed show first with JoAnne Skilled and then Gaby Roslin.[citation needed]
Croft is a fan of teeter music and is regular presenter to Primordial Radio with realm Crofty's Tracks [10][11] appearing go to work the afternoon show with Dewsbury.