Why is clare balding on channel 4

By taking these embed codes you are agreeing to the terms and conditions. This clip is for promotional use only. Please credit Channel 4 and include transmission details. Press Search More. She will soon be seen as one of the presenters of Channel 4's Paralympics coverage.

The channel said Balding's "expertise and warmth" would bring "a new audience to the programmes working alongside a combination of familiar and new talent.

The presenter was given the all-clear for thyroid cancer in January last year. Cancer all-clear for TV's Balding. It will also be the most time ever dedicated to the Paralympics on British television in the history of the games. T4 presenter Rick Edwards who hosted four series of That Paralympic Show on Channel 4 and Olympic triple-jump legend Jonathan Edwards will provide comment and analysis throughout the games.

Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow will front coverage of the opening and closing ceremonies. Balding, who anchored the BBC's coverage of the swimming and equestrian events at the Olympics, as well as the BBC's horseracing coverage outside of the games, said she was excited by Channel 4's plans and "the way in which they have committed to expanding the profile of jockeys, trainers and horses".

She said the new deal would enable her to combine horseracing on Channel 4 with "expanded and varied programming at the BBC". Channel 4, which was praised for shaking up TV coverage of cricket when it bagged the England home Test match rights from the BBC since bought by Sky has promised a "range of innovations including graphical enhancements".

Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt said: "Clare has shown over the last two weeks at the Olympics why she is rightly acclaimed as one of the UK's leading broadcasters and I'm delighted that, in addition to presenting the London Paralympic Games on Channel 4 this autumn, she will lead our horseracing coverage from