He is also the Managing Director of the world’s biggest Global Health Jobs platform Ade is also the founder and Executive Director for the African Healthcare Hackathon (an annual hackathon (an event typically lasting several days where a large number of people collaborate intensively on a project) that has worked on developing solutions for organisations such as WHO, Médecins Sans Frontières, Save the Children and UNICEF. He is currently supporting a number of commercial activities at NHS England and NHS Improvement, including PPE procurement for COVID-19 and establishing the NHS Long Term Plan ambition for the NHS Export Collaborative, exploring the ways the NHS can collaborate around their innovations and engage overseas.Īde is a Global Health policy expert who is also a Director at the Think Tank Chatham House, where he supports Ministry of Health stakeholders across Africa, by strengthening their leadership and policy development capacities. He is married to Bronach and his son Ellis is a champion of disabled rights and BBC journalist.Ade is Co-Chair for the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Staff Network of NHS England and NHS Improvement and was awarded an MBE for services to Global Health policy. He hosts an annual golf tournament which is supported by many football legends including Robbie Fowler, Jason McAteer, Kevin Ratcliffe and Derek Mountfield. He was voted as the 'Spirit of Merseyside' Celebrity Charity Champion (2010) at the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral in May 2010 - following Liverpool footballer Jamie Carragher who won the award in 2009. He is also a key fundraiser and ambassador for the children's cerebral palsy charity Stick 'n' Step. In 2021, Palmer joined ESPN's team of La Liga commentators.
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His voice has also appeared in TV shows such as Coronation Street and Cracker.
He also presented and commentated on a variety of sports at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. He is resident guest on EuroConnect for SuperSport in South Africa and writes a weekly column on La Liga for the Sur In English newspaper.
In recent years, he has guest commentated for DAZN in Canada, the Seattle Sounders. He commentated on the 1994 World Cup for ITV, the Champions League Final 2010 (Sky 3D coverage) and Euro 96 for the host broadcaster. Rob is known for voice-overs for many Premier League football clubs including Manchester United, Liverpool FC, Everton, and Hull City. His subsequent credits include: weekly appearances on Gillette Soccer Saturday, presenting stints on Soccer AM, Copa America, Football First, England Under 21s and Fishomania. Palmer also commentated on the UEFA Champions League when Sky Sports had the rights and continues to cover the major European games for DAZN in Canada and TV stations around the world.ĭuring his stint at Granada TV, he covered live Sunday-afternoon matches and was often heard in other regions commentating on highlights, and on the late night Football League Extra programme in the 1994-96 seasons and he also covered the 1994 World Cup for the ITV network. He is widely regarded as the 'voice of La Liga' in the UK and on TV stations that took the Sky feed of Spanish matches from 1996 to 2018. He is currently heard as the commentator on Premier League matches around the world and Sky Sports on the official match feed. He has since established himself as a well-respected TV commentator, reporter and presenter. He moved into radio in 1987 to work for BBC Radio Humberside and then BBC Radio Merseyside, commentating on Liverpool FC winning the League in 1990. Palmer started his journalism career in newspapers and a Midlands newsgathering agency. John Motson pulled out of reporting on "The Road to Wembley" FA Cup feature and Palmer, who was keeping goal for Bridlington was asked to step in as Motson's replacement. He was given his break in television whilst playing for Bridlington Town. His roommate was Juan Carlos Osorio, who later would be the Mexico national team manager.Īfter returning to the UK, he played for several non-league football teams and Scunthorpe United. He broke several NCAA records as The Chargers progressed to the Regional and National finals in 19. In 1983, he accepted a scholarship at the University of New Haven, Connecticut in the USA] to play football and take a BSc in Mass Media Communication. Originally signed as a schoolboy, he played several seasons professionally in the development team and in the FA Youth Cup. He is a former goalkeeper with Derby County F.C.