David Tanner is one of the UK’s most accomplished broadcasters, instantly recognisable as a live football TV presenter and with a growing reputation as one of the best event hosts on the circuit.
He has led live coverage of UEFA Champions League football, Scotland international fixtures and Scottish domestic league and cup matches for nearly 20 years at Sky Sports, interviewing and rubbing shoulders with some of the biggest names in sport in the process – including Messrs Ronaldo and Messi.
He hosts "In Conversation With David Tanner", a sports chat show for BT Sport, “The Scottish Football Show” on TalkSPORT radio and presents a variety of social media programmes and associated content for corporate clients, including Ladbrokes and Coral.
A consummate and reliable host of events and conferences in the worlds of business, sport and charity, David is also experienced in delivering voiceover work, podcasts, corporate videos and other sponsored content.
David recorded his first interview when still at school … sneaking into a Glasgow pub to question the legendary Jim Baxter!
Since then, David has interviewed football’s biggest names including Pele, Jose Mourinho, Johan Cruyff, Wayne Rooney, Joachim Low, David Beckham, Michel Platini, Denis Law, Kenny Dalglish, Franz Beckenbauer, Kaka, Luis Figo and Sir Alex Ferguson. He was the only journalist to be granted access to Cristiano Ronaldo on the occasion of his Real Madrid debut. He admits to having been truly star-struck when he met Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi.
David has a Masters in Journalism from Edinburgh Napier University – which he studied for whilst working for Sky - and in recent years he has been appointed as a lecturer in the School of Creative Industries at that University.
He was once embraced by former Italy Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. That, as they say, is another story…