St Dominic's, Brewood Wolverhampton Grammar School
Alma mater
University of Leeds Sheffield Hallam University
Occupation
Broadcaster
Years active
2002–present
Employer
Freelance
Known for
Sports presenting and commentating
Spouse
Jamie
Children
2
Jacqueline Anne OatleyMBE[1] (born 28 December 1975) is an English broadcaster who works as a football commentator for Sky Sports and other broadcasters, calling games at the FIFA World Cup, Premier League, FA Women's Super League, UEFA Champions League, NWSL and UEFA international matches. She was also a sports presenter on Quest TV covering the English Football League, a podcast host for The Athletic, and is current anchor for ITV Sport's live darts coverage. In 2007, she became the first female commentator on the flagship BBC One football highlights programme Match of the Day,[2] which she also presented once in March 2015.
In August 2015, Oatley was named the eighth most influential woman in sport by The Independent.[3]
^"Jacqui Oatley on her passion for football, getting an MBE and her first Match of the Day commentary". The Yorkshire Post. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
^Cite error: The named reference TIL1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Mott, Sue (8 August 2015). "The 50 most influential women in sport: The full list". No. The Independent. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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their inception until 1992; went to Codsall Secondary Modern School JacquiOatley MBE, English broadcaster and sports presenter; brought up in Codsall...
(2001–2005) BBC Sport (2004–present) 96.3 Radio Aire (2013–present) JacquiOatley None BBC Sport (2009–present) ITV Sport (2018–present) Sky Sports (2020–present)...
Rob Hawthorne Ian Crocker Steve Banyard Stewart Gardner Paul Gilmour JacquiOatley Pien Meulensteen Clive Tyldesley Jon Driscoll Tom Gayle John Roder Robyn...
Nicholas – Sky Sports 2001–2020 Sally Nugent – BBC Sport 2013–present JacquiOatley – BBC Radio 5 Live 2005–present, BBC Sport 2007–present, ESPN 2012–2013...
Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2011. JacquiOatley (15 November 2007). "England women angry at £40 wage". BBC Sport. Retrieved...
College Ralph Westwood Moore (1906–1953), headmaster of Harrow School JacquiOatley, first female football commentator on television Jon Raven (1940–2015)...
traditionally male-dominated industry, Cowen has remarked that whilst JacquiOatley had been a solo female voice as the first female commentator on Match...
Peter Kennaugh Commentators: Ned Boulting David Millar Darts Presenter: JacquiOatley Pundits: Chris Mason (Also works for Online Live League Darts & talkSPORT)...
ITV Football from next season". ITV. 24 August 2023. "Karen Carney, JacquiOatley and Michelle Owen join Sky Sports and Soccer Saturday line-ups for 2021/22...
1997-Jun MBE For services to Association Football and charitable services. JacquiOatley 2016-Jan MBE For services to Broadcasting and Diversity in Sport. Michael...
Anne-Marie Batson, Elis James, JacquiOatley, Paul Doyle, Rory Smith, Paul MacInnes and Troy Townsend. James, Oatley and Carruthers are occasional guest...
emails were read out by one of the BBC's sports news presenters, mainly JacquiOatley or Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes. This feature was dropped from the start...
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