Rebecca Lowe’s Journey from Ealing: A Successful Presenter and Anchor

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Rebecca Lowe's Journey from Ealing: A Successful Presenter and Anchor
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Rebecca Lowe (born 11 November 1980) is a British television presenter and anchor who works for NBC and NBC Sports. She previously worked at the BBC, Setanta Sports UK, and ESPN UK. She has made a name for herself and is an influential person in the industry.

Early Life and Education

She is the daughter of BBC News presenter Chris Lowe, who was born in Ealing, west London. There, she said that she walked to school with footballer Peter Crouch. Lowe attended Notting Hill & Ealing High School and then Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania, United States, on an English-Speaking Union scholarship. She graduated with a 2:1 BA Honors Degree in Drama from the University of East Anglia in 2002.

Where is Rebecca Lowe today?

Lowe is currently the host of NBC Sports’ Premier League coverage, including Premier League Mornings and Premier League Live, the pre-and post-match shows from NBC Sports’ International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn.

Did Rebecca Lowe have a baby?

On 12 June 2013, Lowe married former Torquay United, Luton Town, and Cheltenham Town manager Paul Buckle in a private ceremony in Santorini, Greece. Lowe gave birth to her first child, Edward “Teddy” Christopher Buckle, on 17 April 2016.

How much does Rebecca Lowe get paid?

Rebecca Lowe pens a six-year deal with NBC Sports as English. Her deal is understood to be worth around $1m (£720,000) a year.

Career

She wanted to be an actress, but after graduating, she worked at TalkSport looking for an agent. In November 2002, she won BBC Television’s Talent Search for a football reporter.

BBC

Lowe reported from a top Premier League match every Saturday for Final Score, was regularly a reporter on interviews and features for Football Focus, and was the presenter of a “Football in the Community” feature every Sunday morning on Match of the Day (all on BBC One). She worked extensively on BBC Television’s Match of the Day 2 and Grandstand. One of the popular sports presenters on BBC News 24 and BBC Radio Five Live, she has also carried out sports bulletins for BBC Breakfast and BBC Radio 1, 2, and 4.

Lowe was a BBC One England team reporter for the 2005 Women’s European Championship and was a reporter for BBC Two at the 2004 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia. She also fulfilled the role of pitchside reporter at the FA Women’s Cup Final in 2003, 2004, and 2005, which was broadcast live on BBC One. Lowe reported from the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

Setanta Sports

It was announced on 28 June 2007 that Lowe would leave the BBC to join Setanta Sports as a football presenter and reporter. She co-hosted Setanta’s coverage of the Football Conference as well as reporting on the Premier League and co-presenting Football Matters, Setanta’s Monday night football discussion and review show, alongside James Richardson.

ESPN

It was announced in July 2009, after the death of Setanta, that she had linked up with ESPN’s new UK sports channel. She will co-host their new Premier League football coverage with Ray Stubbs, who joins ESPN from the BBC. Here, she became the first woman in the UK to host the FA Cup Final, presenting a 7-hour live pitch-side broadcast from the 2012 FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Liverpool. She was also there for ESPN when the Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba collapsed on the pitch at White Hart Lane during an FA Cup quarter-final in March 2012.

She co-hosted the network’s telecasts of the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup alongside Bob Ley. In January 2011, she hosted the FA Cup third-round game between Arsenal and Leeds United with Robbie Savage and Martin Keown. At halftime, Savage was bombarded with hot dogs and coins by Leeds fans. In June 2012 she appeared on US television as co-host of ESPN’s US coverage of UEFA Euro 2012. Lowe also sporadically presented ESPN USA’s Premier League coverage.

NBC

On 26 March 2013, NBC Sports signed Lowe as its lead studio host for the United States coverage of the Premier League, which began in the 2013-14 season. In December 2013, Lowe was voted Newcomer of the Year by Sports Illustrated in their annual Media Awards. NBC later extended her contract with the network through 2022 and 2028.[10] Lowe also serves as a Daytime host at NBC for all coverage of both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. She has presented Sochi 2014, Rio 2016, Pyeong Chang 2018, Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022, and Paris 2024.

Who is Rebecca Lowes’ husband?

On 22 December 2008, while broadcasting Football Matters, Lowe stated on the air she is a rabid Crystal Palace supporter. She has acknowledged this on more than one of her Men in Blazers appearances with Robbie Earle. Lowe’s brother Alex is a sports editor for The Times.

On June 12th, 2013, she married former Torquay United and Luton Town and now Cheltenham Town manager Paul Buckle in a ceremony in Santorini, Greece. Lowe first gave birth on 17 April 2016, to a son named Edward “Teddy” Christopher Buckle. On 9 March 2022, via her Instagram account, Lowe announced that she and her husband became naturalized American citizens, still retaining their British citizenship.

Who is Rebecca Lowe working for?

Rebecca Lowe (born 11 November 1980) is a British television presenter and anchor who works for NBC and NBC Sports. She previously worked at the BBC, Setanta Sports UK, and ESPN UK.

Who is Rebecca Lowe in the Olympics?

In her first year with NBC Sports, Lowe made her Olympic debut at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi as an NBCSN daytime host. She has worked as a host on six Olympics. Her other credits include NBC/NBCSN daytime for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games and NBC daytime coverage for the Tokyo Olympics.

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