Cates reflects on her career to date with The 42.
The broadcaster had been heavily linked with presenting BBC’s Match of the Day, but the news had yet to be officially announced.
Twenty four hours later, Cares was announced as one of three primary hosts for Match of the Day alongside Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan. They will fill the void left by Gary Lineker, who is stepping down at the end of the season.It all started back in 1998 at Sky Sports News. Cates and Mike Wedderburn were the very first presenters on the brand-new programme that August.
“To have that opportunity to to do live television where a load of us were brand new, making all the mistakes you could make,” Cates smiles, “it was chaos, but you learn to deal with all of that. And you learn to deal with it in a really safe, secure environment.”Liverpool’s parade after the 2005 Champions League win is a standout memory for Cates. It was a baptism of fire: eight or nine hours of live television; no autocue; technical issues; guests coming and going.
“ felt familiar. Definitely, there have been moments where I’ve been really nervous going on air, especially when it’s a big game or big event or something’s really riding on it, you want to get it absolutely right. But there is always that element of familiarity: if it all goes to the wall, worst case scenario, I can talk about this.”
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