 In 2007, he was named Sports Commentator of the Year by the Royal Television Society for his work in ITV Sport's "The Big Fight Live".John also commentated on boxing for Sky Television and Setanta.Before joining ITV, John was an award-winning commentator on BBC Radio, covering major athletics meetings across the world from 1988 as BBC Athletics Correspondent, winning the Sony Radio Sports Commentator of the Year award, and also broadcasting numerous world title boxing bouts.