Glenn Wheeler

Voiceover Artist, Sports Commentary,

Freelance Football Commentator | talkSPORT October 2016 – December 2016 • Commentated on live Premier League football matches for talkSPORT international. • At the time, talkSPORT International controlled the exclusive international audio rights of the English top-flight and broadcasted in 69 countries outside the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Freelance Academy Commentator | West Ham United Football Club August 2016 – December 2016 • Commentated on under-23 and under-18 fixtures. • Commentaries were added to the highlight packages of these games which featured on the club’s official website and social media channels. Freelance Football Commentator and Sports Video Editor | ITN Productions July 2016 – December 2016 • Commentated on highlight packages of EFL and EFL Cup fixtures that were then displayed on the relevant club websites. • Provided numerous commentaries for the EFL’s international highlights show – including Manchester United v Manchester City in the 2016/17 EFL Cup last 16. • Edited sports news footage, highlights and press conferences for SNTV using Avid Newscutter – this often required me to carry out research, write scripts and record voiceovers. Academy Commentator and Matchday Media Assistant (Unpaid) | Norwich City Football Club January 2015 – May 2016 • Worked within the club’s digital media department. • Commentated on every senior team home fixture, on all under-21 matches, and on FA Youth Cup ties. • Commentaries of the senior side were purely for my portfolio – eleven Barclays Premier League commentaries, eight Sky Bet Championship commentaries. • Used Adobe Premiere Pro to synchronise my commentary with the highlights of each game. This enabled me to critically review my work. • Under-21 and FA Youth Cup commentaries were used for the highlights on the club’s YouTube channel (Norwich City TV). • Live, full-match commentaries on Canaries Player HD when the under-21s played at Carrow Road. Young Presenter (Unpaid) | LOCOG March 2012 – September 2012 • One of fifteen ‘Young Presenters’ to be selected nationwide after impressing on the Supporter 2 Reporter scheme. • Produced content for the sport presentation team which was then featured on the big-screens at Olympic and Paralympic events, and on social media websites. • Collected vox-pops, and presented live at six Olympic events and one Paralympic event. • Worked as both part of a team and as an individual, and did so under enormous pressure. • Felt extremely comfortable when presenting live in front of tens of thousands of people. Presenter of ‘The Cool Down’ (Unpaid) | The Youth Sport Trust May 2015 – September 2015 • Approached by the YST and asked to assemble a team of UEA:TV members in order to produce a daily highlights show for the Sainsbury’s 2015 School Games. • Attended a production meeting and helped to plan the structure, format and content of ‘The Cool Down’. • Travelled to Manchester for the event and co-presented the show. This involved working in a studio, conducting interviews, and adding voice-overs to VTs. Radio Presenter (Unpaid) | Livewire1350 – UEA’s Student Radio Station January 2014 – June 2015 • Hosted The Sport Show every week. • Co-hosted a daytime show from January 2014 until February 2015, before switching to a specialist show until May 2015. • Listened back to every show that I was involved in – I analysed my performances and identified areas that required improvement.