Andrew Cotter – Wiki, Bio, Age, Wife, Net Worth

Cotter owns two Labrador dogs: Olive and Mabel. Videos of Cotter commentating on his dogs went viral in March 2020, during the COVID-19 shutdown.

Cotter’s work in television began in 2001, presenting sports bulletins on BBC News 24. In 2003 he began commentating on golf for BBC Television, covering The Masters and Open Championship, as well as other events on The European Tour. That year he also began commentating on rugby union for BBC Sport, primarily covering the Six Nations Championship.

Since 2013, Cotter has been part of BBC Sport’s commentary team for athletics, working on several European Athletics and World Athletics Championships, as well as The Olympic Games. He has attended three Olympics, initially as a multi-sport commentator, but since 2016 as part of the athletics team and also as commentator on The Opening and Closing ceremonies.

Cotter took over as lead commentator on The Boat Race, when it returned to BBC from ITV in 2011.

In 2008, he began commentating on tennis and is a regular voice at The Championships, Wimbledon on The BBC.

Cotter started his broadcasting career at Scot FM, a commercial radio station based in Edinburgh, in 1997. In 2000 he moved to London to work at both BBC Radio 5 Live and Sky News. It was at BBC Radio that he began his commentary career, in both rugby and golf covering The 6 Nations and Rugby World Cup as well as The Masters, Open Championship, US Open, PGA Championship and Ryder Cup. At the same time he was presenting sports bulletins across BBC Radio.

Andrew Cotter (born 20 July 1973) is a Scottish sports broadcaster working primarily for the BBC, covering mainly golf and rugby union, but also tennis, athletics, dogs and The Boat Race.