The wonderful broadcaster Steve Bower is a football commentator best known for his work for BBC TV’s Match of the Day. He can also be heard on BT Sport, ESPN, NBCSN, Channel 4, and Prime Video.

Born and raised in Cheshire, Bower started his broadcasting career working in 1991 at Liverpool’s Radio City where he presented sports bulletins on the weekly breakfast show. He then moved on to presenting and covering the station’s local football coverage. He was appointed Head of Sport at Manchester’s Piccadilly Radio in 1996, becoming the then youngest sports editor in UK Independent Radio. He continued to provide football commentary for Manchester’s local clubs, and in 1998 he became the senior commentator for MUTV, a role he remained in until 2007.

Bower then moved to Setanta Sports as a commentator and presenter. Following the channel’s demise in 2009, he began working for ESPN, and also worked for Sky Sports and the BBC’s Match of the Day, as well as for ITV Sport. He added BT Sport to his impressive portfolio for the 2013-14 season, and also covered English Premier League matches for NBC Sports. He now presents football coverage on Sundays for worldwide viewers of Premier League Productions, and since 2019 he has presented the live goals show for Prime Video. In 2022 he started commentating on the live England matches for Channel 4.

Bower regularly connects with his legions of followers and fans through Twitter, and Instagram, posting pictures and videos of his life around sports broadcasting.