Kelly Cates' Sky Sports role clarified as presenter confirmed as MOTD host
Kelly Cates' Sky Sports role clarified as presenter confirmed as MOTD host
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Kelly Cates will not be leaving her role with Sky Sports, despite being confirmed as part of the BBC's new Match of the Day presenter line-up. The BBC have announced that Cates, 49, will be one of three hosts, sharing lead presenting duties with Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan from next season. The decision comes after Gary Lineker revealed in November that he'd be stepping down from hosting the BBC's flagship Premier League highlights show after 26 years in the hot seat.
Reports of the BBC's decision to go with a three-person team emerged last month and it was assumed that Cates would be leaving Sky as a result. But the Glasgow-born presenter, who's the daughter of Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish, will continue to work for the rival broadcaster, where she hosts their Friday and Saturday Night Football programmes.
Chapman and Logan are BBC television stalwarts, although Cates does already present BBC Radio 5 Live's coverage of Tuesday night sports programme. Along with Logan, Cates will become the first woman to hold the MOTD presenting job permanently. Chapman, on other hand, hosts Match of the Day 2 and has often filled in for Lineker during absences.
"Once I sit in that chair and the theme music starts, I just know that's going to be a really incredible moment," Cates said following Wednesday's announcement. "I've worked with a lot of the pundits before and they're all fantastic, so I'm just looking forward to getting started.
