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Date of Birth: 1955 , March-18
Birth Nation: United Kingdom
Height: 5 Feet 7 Inch

Quick Timeline of Jeff Stelling

1955 Born in West Hartlepool, England
1979 Worked at Middlesbrough FC
1992 Joined Sky Sports
1994 Began presenting the show, Sports Saturday
2007 Was named Sports Broadcaster of the Year
2007 Received an honorary Doctor of Professional Studies
20100 Was given the title of honorary freeman of his hometown
1998 Married to Liz Stelling
1998 First child, Robbie
2003 Third child, Olivia
2008 Became the host of Countdown

Detail Timeline of Jeff Stelling

March 18 , 1955

Born in West Hartlepool, England

Born as Robert Jeff Stelling in West Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom to English parents, Jeff was raised in a council house in Hartlepool. He is also known by his nickname Monkey Business. He is English and is white.

1979

Worked at Middlesbrough FC

Soon after completing his secondary education, he joined Hartlepool Mail where he took the job of journalist. He then joined Middlesbrough F.C. at the end of 1970s as a reporter. After that he presented the Sportswatch program.

1992

Joined Sky Sports

He began his television career at TV-am as a sports newsreader. He then joined Channel 4, Eurosport, and British Satellite Broadcasting and finally took the job at Sky Sports in 1992 covering the news about the horse racing, snooker and darts. 

1994

Began presenting the show, Sports Saturday

He has been working at Sky Sports since 1992. During this time interval he presented several shows. He is popular for presenting the Sports Saturday. He began presenting Sports Saturday from 1994 and later in 1998 this show changed its name to Gillette Soccer Saturday.

2007

Was named Sports Broadcaster of the Year

Multi talented sports journalist and television presenter, Jeff Stelling has been honored with Sports Broadcaster of the Year for the five successive years. He was honored with this award by the Sports Journalists' Association and he also made a record by winning it for five successive years.

2007

Received an honorary Doctor of Professional Studies

He received his elementary education from Rift House Primary School and then he joined West Hartlepool Grammar School. After that he began his professional career but at the end of 2007, he received an honorary Doctor of Professional Studies from the University of Teesside.

March 12 , 20100

Was given the title of honorary freeman of his hometown

Jeff Stelling has been nominated in lots of prestigious awards and he has also been honored with several of them. Besides these honors and awards, he was also given the title of honorary freeman of his hometown. 

1998

Married to Liz Stelling

In November 1998, Jeff got married to Liz Stelling but they were in love affairs since a long time. Before getting married in November, they welcomed their first child together in September. They are still together and they have already been parents three times.

1998

First child, Robbie

He became father for the first time in his life in 1998 and that was two months before getting married with love of his life, Liz Stelling. They welcomed their first child in November and that time it was a son and they named him Robbie. 

2003

Third child, Olivia

He became father for the third time in his life and that was in 2003. He and his sweet wife, Liz Stelling welcomed their third child together in July and that time it was a baby girl and they named her Olivia. 

November 21 , 2008

Became the host of Countdown

Sports journalist and television presenter, Jeff Stelling who is popular for being the presenter of the Sky Sports show Gillette Soccer Saturday is also famous for presenting the quiz show Countdown for about two years. He began hosting this show from 2009. 

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In November 1998, Jeff got married to Liz Stelling but they were in love affairs since a long time. Before getting married in November, they welcomed their first child together in September. They are still together and they have already been parents three times.

Soon after completing his secondary education, he joined Hartlepool Mail where he took the job of a journalist. He then joined Middlesbrough F.C. at the end of the 1970s as a reporter. He began his television career at TV-am as a sports newsreader. He then joined Channel 4, Eurosport, and British Satellite Broadcasting and finally took the job at Sky Sports in 1992 covering the news about horse racing, snooker, and darts. He began presenting Sports Saturday in 1994 and later in 1998, this show changed its name to Gillette Soccer Saturday.

Jeff is a tall guy. His height is five feet and seven inches. His net worth is said to be around $3 million but his annual salary is unknown.