Joe Morrison (TV presenter)
Joseph Morrison is a football presenter known for his work on TEN Sports, TEN Action+, SONY SIX and SSC which provides live football coverage to the MENA, Indian subcontinent, and other Asian regions.
He is best known as the former host of C2K, with pundits John Burridge and Carlton Palmer as well as guest appearances by Trevor Sinclair and Sunil Chhetri. The show covered the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, League Cup, and I-League on TEN Action+.
Early life
Morrison was educated at Windsor Boys' School and Fettes College in Scotland, and graduated from Aberdeen University in 1993 with a degree in Agricultural Business Management.Career
BBC
Morrison joined BBC Newcastle in 1996 as a sports reporter and commentator. He took part in a charity stunt for BBC Children In Need that involved sitting in all 52,000 seats at St. James' Park stadium.Senior producers invited him into regional BBCTV in the sports field where his successes included football, rugby, European tour golf motor racing and horse racing.
Newcastle United
In 2001, Joe Morrison joined Newcastle United F.C. during one of their most successful periods. Morrison was tasked with reporting on Newcastle's UEFA Champions League adventures as well as their domestic travails under manager Sir Bobby Robson.ART Arab radio and television
In 2005 Morrison was selected to front ART's newly launched English language Premier League channel Prime Sport. It was the first time the Premier League had been broadcast in English across the Middle East.During this time he hosted the Asian Football Confederation Annual Awards held at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi alongside FIFA President Sepp Blatter, which was broadcast across the Middle East and Asia.
He worked with and was responsible for bringing to the Middle East, many people from the world of football including Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Bobby Robson, Paul Gascoigne, Ian Rush, Sir Bobby Charlton and Teddy Sheringham.