David Garrido

David Garrido is a Sky Sports presenter, documentary-maker, big-name interviewer...

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The Power of Sport
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Climate Change
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Environment & Sustainability

David is a sports broadcaster with 25 years’ experience, and his particular area of expertise is the crossover between sport and sustainability; he is the leading content creator, host and spokesperson in this space.

His latest documentary in this space for Sky Sports is award-nominated; “Football’s Toughest Opponent” explores the relationship between the beautiful game and the climate crisis.

Along with speaking to and guiding elite athletes on their environmental sustainability journey, David has also worked with many clients: European football governing body UEFA, climate-positive sports like SailGP and Formula E, motorsport racing team McLaren and EV manufacturer Polestar.

David’s broadcasting career started at Oxford University where he studied French and German. He joined student radio station Oxygen FM, won the BBC Talent competition and then worked for BBC Sport.

Between 2003 and 2011, he was the main sports presenter/reporter at Radio 1 Newsbeat, where he covered football World Cups and Euros, Champions League finals, Wimbledon tennis championships, Ashes cricket series and Formula 1 Grand Prix. David loves interviewing the biggest names in sport, and has spoken at length to David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, José Mourinho, Lewis Hamilton, Sachin Tendulkar, Andy Murray and Serena Williams.

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What people say

David was a pleasure to work with: efficient, enthusiastic and incredibly well researched. He is a first rate presenter and host, and his professionalism made our work with him run without a hitch. David’s relaxed and easy-going style brought an element of fun to our live Q&A sessions and ensured total audience engagement. We look forward to working together again soon!

Georgina Lineton, Brandnation

David has been an exceptional host of the Active Wandsworth Awards providing both a very professional and very personable feel to the evening, taking time to get to know the format of the event in advance of the ceremony.

Peter Freeman, Active Wandsworth Awards

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