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Andy Steggall is the multimedia manager at the
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and a former television sports presenter, producer and
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. He produced the South and West edition of the BBC regional football show ''
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'' and has been working for
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on several other projects. He runs two television production companies specialising in sport – Pergall Productions and Pergall Media. He has previously worked for
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,
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, Setanta,
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, Sunset + Vine, TWI and
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.


Broadcasting career

Steggall began his broadcasting career in local
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at
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and then Centre Radio and Southern Sound. He started his television career as a
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and presenter for TVS before working on The Channel 4 Daily and
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. He then presented sport and news for
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. He freelances as a presenter for
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. Steggall presented ''Ski Tips'' (ITV), a skiing magazine programme on ITV, for several years before he produced the last series. He fronted the series ''Conquer the Arctic'' (TWI/Channel 4). He was the reporter on a Channel 4 documentary about
Shane Warne Shane Keith Warne (13 September 1969 – 4 March 2022) was an Australian international cricketer, whose career ran from 1991 to 2007. Warne played as a right-arm leg spin bowler and a right-handed batsman for Victoria, Hampshire and Austral ...
. He produced ''UcanDOit'', a series of films about grassroots sport for Sky. He has also produced several programmes about golf for Sky and is working on a documentary about the history of the
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Business interests

Steggall runs Pergall Media with ''
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'' commentators John Roder and Louis Browne, and a number of media training courses both on his own and in conjunction with other companies.


In popular culture

Short-lived British Hardcore/Metal act Stegel named themselves after the television presenter, and released an EP titled 'Andy Steggall's Face'. Co-Presenter of the Riot Act Podcast, Stephen Hill, fronted the band for its entire existence. "The Concert Diary Of A Mid Nineties Rock Fan"
Stephen Hill (Stegel member) Blog


References

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