Clare Balding

OBE, CBE, MA (Cantab) (NC 1990)

College roles

Honorary Fellow (2014)

Biography

Clare Balding is a graduate of Newnham in English (NC 1990). She began her presenting career with BBC National Radio in 1994 and made her debut as a television presenter in 1995. Her television work has encompassed five Olympic Games, two Paralympic Games and three Winter Olympics, Rugby League and the Grand National, as well as documentaries about sports history and about the suffragette Emily Davison. Amongst her many awards are the 2012 National Book Award for Biography/Autobiography of the Year and the 2013 BAFTA Special Award for her contribution to factual television over the course of her career. In 2013 she was awarded an OBE for her services to broadcasting and journalism and Women’s Hour named her one of the 100 most powerful women in the UK.

In June 2022 Clare was made a CBE for services to sport and to charity in the Jubilee Honours list.