BBC commentary legend Rob Bonnet will retire this summer, it has been announced.
Bonnet is retiring after nearly 50 years of working with the Beeb.
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He first joined the BBC back in 1977 and has been a familiar face on both TV and Radio working on sport for the majority of his time with the broadcaster.
The 71-year-old will retire following his work at the 2024 Paris Olympic games.
On his retirement, Bonnet said: “I shall look back with great affection for my time at the BBC which has allowed me to cover many important stories, meet countless outstanding sportsmen and women, form many friendships and visit numerous events all over the world.
“I have been proud to work for the world’s leading public service broadcaster and on Today, where I have been very happy in an office which has a special camaraderie as well as being the most influential and skilfully produced and presented radio news programme on the BBC.”
His first work for the BBC came in 1975 on a student show called “Contact” in Brighton, before he officially moved into the broadcaster in 1977 as a station assistant.
Bonnet’s sport career began in 1980 when he worked for Radio Norfolk before moving to London in 1982 to work on Radio 1.
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