Alison Walker

Alison Walker is an accomplished after dinner speaker and event host.

She was the first female voice to be heard reporting on live football for the BBC in the 90’s. Since then, she has been all over the world covering sport.

As a live event host, after dinner speaker or voice over artist you won’t find anyone more passionate, professional, or knowledgeable, whatever the area of business or sport.

She has reported on seven Olympic Games, from 2008 onwards, four Commonwealth Games and two Ryder Cups. During her time at the BBC, she had an eight- year stint presenting the sports news on the flagship news programme Reporting Scotland. She has presented a multitude of sports for the BBC from football, golf, rugby and shinty to badminton, curling and swimming and has been lucky enough to interview hundreds of sports stars from Usain Bolt to Tiger Woods, Michael Phelps and Pele.

Alison works for Olympic Broadcasting as one of only a few Scottish voices on the Worldwide Olympic Channel News and was a commentator at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang in 2018. She is also a regular on BBC Five Live, BBC Radio Scotland, Eurosport and The Sports Network in Canada. She has also been recruited by World Curling TV as a reporter and commentator.

She now freelances for different international broadcasting organisations, including Olympic Broadcasting. Alison is also an established live event host and after dinner speaker.  Watch out for her tickling audiences at Burns Suppers. As well as sport, she has reported on elections, business, travel and education.

Alison is a voting member of BAFTA, on the Board of Scottish Women in Sport and the SPFL Trust as well as a Research Associate at Portsmouth University.