Kent Walton Kent Walton Kent Walton (22 August 1917 – 24 August 2003), born Kenneth Walton Beckett, was a British television sports commentator, presenter and actor. He is best remembered as the predominant commentator on ITV's coverage of British professional wrestling from 1955-1988. Despite a transatlantic accent which led many to believe he was Canadian, he was born in Cairo, Egypt, the son of the finance minister in the colonial government. He grew up at Haslemere in Surrey and went to Charterhouse School. He attended the Embassy School of Acting in London and appeared in rep. On the outbreak of war in
Steve Wilson (football commentator) Steve Wilson (football commentator) Steve Wilson (born 1967) is a British television commentator for association football matches, currently working on the BBC's "Match of the Day" programme. Wilson was present on the Leppings Lane terrace at the time of the Hillsborough disaster, in a less populated section. For the 20-year anniversary, he filmed a piece of his experiences for "Football Focus". After several years working for Capital Gold supporting Jonathan Pearce, Wilson moved to BBC Radio Five Live in the summer of 1998. His first commentary for the network was the opening game of Celtic's title defence in Scotland –