ITV Sport's Ed Chamberlin and Francesca Cumani were the joint recipients of the Broadcast Sports Presenter of the Year Award at the British Sports Journalism Awards sponsored by Canon, European Professional Club Rugby and the National Lottery on Monday evening.
Said one judge, “Francesca and Ed–fresh, fun, knowledgeable and accessible. They're a classic racing double act whose passion and insight shine through every race meeting.”
“Francesca and I love working with each other and I'm very proud of the fact that I think we're just about the only male-female presenting combination in sport,” Chamberlin told Racing Post. “People ask me why I left premier league football to work in racing, and this is why. It's brilliant to put racing on a stage like this and we'd like to thank everyone on our own team as well as all of those that make our wonderful sport possible.”
Added Cumani, “This is a massive surprise and the first awards ceremony I have been to. I'm so lucky to do something that I love working with such an incredible team of people. At ITV we are a big family, we really enjoy what we do and I think that comes across in our broadcast. We'd like to say a massive thank you to the SJA and the panel of judges and I couldn't be more thrilled on behalf of us all.”
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