Eilidh Barbour

Eilidh Margaret Barbour[3] (/ˈeɪli ˈbɑːrbʊər/; born 14 December 1982)[4] is a Scottish television presenter and reporter. In 2017, she was named as the main presenter for BBC's golf coverage, replacing Hazel Irvine in the role.[5]

Eilidh Barbour
Born
Eilidh Margaret Barbour

(1982-12-14) 14 December 1982
Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland[1]
Alma materUniversity of Stirling[2]
OccupationTelevision presenter, reporter

Career

In 2005, Barbour graduated from the University of Stirling, having studied Film and Media Studies,[6] with an emphasis on audio and video production. She then moved to South Korea for a year to teach English, before returning to Scotland with the intention of finding a job within broadcasting. Her persistence paid off, as six months later, she got a job with STV, primarily editing their football and rugby highlights.[7] She later took various reporting jobs, before becoming the presenter of STV Rugby for the 2011–12 season, which focused on the Scottish rugby teams in the Pro12. Barbour has occasionally presented the results and international highlights on BBC Scotland's Sportscene.

In November 2014, Barbour came to national attention, when she was a pitchside reporter during a first round FA Cup match in a special episode of Final Score.[8] From 2016 onwards, she has been a regular reporter for Final Score. Also in 2016, she filled in for Dan Walker as presenter for Football Focus, who was in Rio de Janeiro covering the Olympics. The following year, she became the presenter of The Women's Football Show.[9]

In 2017, Barbour was named as the main presenter for BBC's golf coverage, replacing Hazel Irvine, who had been a major influence on her career. Barbour's father had always played golf, and she started to take the sport up in her teenage years, around the same time when her mother wanted to learn as well. Incidentally, she had also written to Irvine for career advice.[10][11] In December 2018 Barbour joined the presenting team for Match of the Day 2 when she stood in for regular host, Mark Chapman.[12] In June 2019 she was part of the BBC presenter team for the Women's World Cup hosting, among others, the quarter final between Germany and Sweden.

In December 2019, Barbour was the presenter for the first Premier League game to be shown live on Amazon Prime Video, Crystal Palace vs. Bournemouth.

Barbour is a lifelong supporter of St. Johnstone.[13][14]

References
  1. Brown, Mark (10 July 2015). "Q&A: Eilidh Barbour's World Cup". Spartans FC Women. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. "Sport First - Issue 10" (PDF). p. 9. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. ""Eilidh Barbour on Twitter: Right PyeongChang. Let's do this..... #WinterOlympics #PyeongChang2018 @BBCSport"". Twitter. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  4. "Eilidh Barbour". Partick Thistle F.C. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  5. "Hazel Irvine to front her final Masters on the BBC in 2017". BBC Sport. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. White, Craig (16 September 2017). "Barbour: "It's been a real honour"". Brig Magazine. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  7. "It's Golf 9 To 5 For BBC Presenter Eilidh Barbour". Women & Golf Magazine. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  8. Glendenning, Barry (9 November 2014). "Firemen and ex-boyfriends deliver old lines for BBC's new FA Cup format". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  9. Sidle, Ryan. "TheSPORTBible Talks Women's Football With The BBC's Eilidh Barbour". 8 March 2017. sportbible.com. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  10. Brown, Annie (21 July 2017). "Meet the new face of golf as Eilidh Barbour takes over from her BBC idol Hazel Irvine". The Daily Record. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  11. Myers, Rebecca (9 July 2017). "Eilidh Barbour hits over the sexist rough, clips the stuffy bunker". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  12. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bvbx55 BBC One accessed 10 December 2018
  13. "Eilidh Barbour on her Saints scarf". 4 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2017 – via YouTube.
  14. "Scottish Cup Celebration Lunch". St. Johnstone F.C. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.


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