Ted Kravitz

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Ted Kravitz : biography

Ted Kravitz (born Theodore Slotover in either 1973 or 1974 Scroll to 01:40, states age is 35) is a British Formula One pit-lane reporter working on Sky Sports F1.

BBC

Kravitz continued his pit-lane role, alongside Lee McKenzie, as the Formula One coverage moved to the BBC in 2009, and remained in this position until the end of 2011.

Early career

In his university days, Kravitz began presenting on University Radio Exeter. Upon graduation, he trained as a journalist at CBS News’ London bureau before working for local radio stations in the South-West of England as a news and sports reporter. He then returned to London to work for 95.8 Capital FM, on their Sony Award-winning news show, The Way It Is.

After a spell as a news and sports reporter for LBC and London News Direct, Kravitz joined Chrysalis Television at the end of 1996 to work on their Grand Prix programming.

Sky Sports F1

The F1 Show The F1 Show

In addition to working on The F1 Show, Kravitz was also given a more prominent role in Formula 1 coverage, with Ted’s Notebook, a short segment in the show where Kravitz provides technical information from the pit lane, such as problems with cars, technical data, etc. Kravitz was also present for the 2013 Formula 1 winter testing. A nightly episode of Ted’s Notebook was shown during coverage to provide information what each team had been doing throughout each test day.

ITV

Kravitz worked with ITV since the beginning of their F1 coverage in , initially as a producer, and then as a pit-lane reporter from , alongside Louise Goodman. He replaced James Allen who was promoted to the post of race commentator, following the retirement of Murray Walker.

In 2007 and 2008 he presented ITV’s British Touring Car Championship coverage.

Personal life

During the 2010 Turkish Grand Prix, commentator Jonathan Legard revealed that Kravitz is an aircraft pilot.

In the 2011 British Grand Prix edition of his ‘Grand Prix from the Pit Lane’ video series for the BBC website, Kravitz said that his wife had given birth to a baby girl and that he would miss the next two Grands Prix because he will be on paternity leave. In 2012 Kravitz had his second child, missing two Grand Prix weekends due to paternity leave.

The Kravitz name comes from his mother’s side of the family.