Hazel Irvine

Hazel Irvine is an accomplished Scottish sports presenter, recognized for her extensive career covering major global sporting events for the BBC and other broadcasters. After becoming the youngest-ever presenter of the BBC’s main sports program, ‘Grandstand’, on June 19, 1993, Hazel Irvine went on to establish herself as a leading sports broadcaster with an extensive career covering major global sporting events. Her broadcasting journey began in 1986 on Radio Clyde, followed by a move to Scottish Television (STV) in 1988, where she served as a continuity announcer and later as a sports reporter and presenter. A significant early highlight included co-presenting coverage of the 1988 Olympics for the national ITV network alongside Dickie Davies, as well as reporting from the Scotland football team’s training camp at the 1990 World Cup.

She has fronted coverage for multiple Commonwealth Games, serving as main presenter for Melbourne 2006 and Delhi 2010, leading coverage for Glasgow 2014, anchoring live from Australia for Gold Coast 2018, and fronting afternoon events at Birmingham 2022. Additionally, she presented the 2019 Netball World Cup for the BBC. More recently, Irvine anchored evening action and broadcasting through the morning at the Beijing 2022 Winter Games and presented afternoon action live from the Paris 2024 Olympics. Her significant contributions to sport and charity were officially recognized with an MBE in the 2024 King’s New Years Honours List.

Currently, she also serves as President of the Dumbarton Football Club Supporters’ Association.