Broadcast
Chetwynd has extensive experience as a TV and radio sports broadcaster. He’s hosted and served as an analyst on live studio shows, done live color commentary from events, conducted on-camera interviews, fronted features, and provided voice-over narration. He’s worked on national radio and television in the United Kingdom for the BBC, Channel 5 and TNT Sports, and has appeared on the MLB Network in the US, Sportsnet in Canada and ESPN America throughout Europe. While his primary focus is baseball, Chetwynd has anchored coverage for NFL football and done voice-over work for such sports as basketball, auto racing and the X Games. In addition, he hosted and produced “The Real Deal in Sports” on KGNU radio (88.5 FM/1390 AM in the Denver-Boulder-Ft. Collins area) from 2013 to 2018. The public affairs show examined the cultural, social, political, spiritual and economic impact of sports on the world at large. Beginning in 2020, he’s co-hosted a podcast called “The Jonny and Josh Show”.
Praise for broadcasting
“[T]he excellent Josh Chetwynd … is one of that rare breed of pundits who not only has an opinion but can communicate it without sounding like a Janet and John book.” – Independent on Sunday (UK)
“It’s helped that in C5’s Jonny Gould and Josh Chetwynd you have two enthusiasts who bounce brilliantly off each other to make the whole show entertaining.” – Wales on Sunday (UK)
“The presenting double act of Jonny Gould and Josh Chetwynd is an ideal combination of charm and enthusiasm (Gould) and encyclopaedic knowledge (Chetwynd), a template for how to appeal both to casual viewers and hardcore enthusiasts.” – The Mirror (UK)
“{Simon] Brotherton and Chetwynd make a good team for the BBC. Brotherton handles the drama, while Chetwynd fills in the blanks. And they can chat about almost anything, including the pros and cons of the person singing the National Anthem.” – The World
Television
TV color commentary, studio, feature and reporting work
2024 London Series Game 1 – TNT Sports (UK)
2024 London Series Game 2 – TNT Sports (UK)
2008 MLB Road Trip (Part 1) – Channel 5
2008 MLB Road Trip (Part 2) – Channel 5
2007 All Star Game – Channel 5 (various parts)
2007 Retrospective on MLB on Five – Channel 5
2003 World Series Game 2 – Channel 5 (Reporting segments)
2002 MLB 9/11 One-Year Anniversary – Channel 5
Radio
2012 Major League Baseball World Series Game 1– BBC Radio
2011 Major League Baseball World Series Game 6 – BBC Radio (overlayed on Fox TV pictures)
2004 World Series Game 1 – BBC Radio
2004 World Series Game 4 (clip) – BBC Radio
KGNU (Selected episodes of “The Real Deal in Sports”)
“Sports Gambling” (Live) (2018)
“Coaches and Political Discourse” (Live) (2018)
“Religion and Sports” (Live) (2017)
“Sports Activism” (30-minute, taped) (2017)
“Sports Media and Political Bias” (Live) (2017)
“Climate Change and Outdoor Recreation” (Live) (2017)
“Explaining Sports Fan Loyalty” (Live) (2017)
“How Should Sports Define Us” (Live) (2016)
“Transgender Athletes” (Live) (2016)
“Marijuana and Athletics” (Live) (2015)
“Hero worship in pro sports” (Live) (2015)
“Sports as an agent for positive change” (Live) (2015)
“Baseball’s Current Place on the Cultural Landscape” (Live) (2015)
“Pro Football Integration” (30-minute, taped) (2014)
“Gen Y athletes” (30-minute, taped) (2013)
Podcasts
“End of 162 Review” (Season 6, Episode 5)
“Battle of the Baseball Purists” (Season 6, Episode 4)
“Father’s Day of All Baseball Pods” (Season 6, Episode 2)
“End of Season Wrap” (Season 5, Episode 5)
“Half-Full or Half-Empty Half of the Season?” (Season 5, Episode 2)
“Mid-Season Special” (Season 4, Episode 4)
“And So 2023 Begins” (Season 4 Episode 2)
“All Star Breaking Badly” (Season 3, Episode 4)
“Bells of St. Trinity” (Season 3, Episode 3)
“Paradise By The Scoreboard Light?” (Season 2, Episode 21)
“Twenty and Plenty to Rant About” (Season 2, Episode 20)
“Episode 13: Playoffs, Pranks & Minor Leagues, Major Action” (Season 1, Episode 13)
“JC’s Birthday Bash” (Season1, Episode 10)
Guesting on podcasts
We Didn’t Start the Fire: “California Baseball”
We Didn’t Start the Fire: “Mickey Mantle”
We Didn’t Start the Fire: “Brooklyn’s Got a Winning Team”
We Didn’t Start the Fire: “Campanella”
We Didn’t Start the Fire: “Joe DiMaggio”
Design Observer: “The Futures Archive S1E7: The Ball”
Baseball by the Book: “Baseball in Europe”
British Baseball Podcast: “Getting to Know Josh Chetwynd”
Sports Content Strategy: “Josh Chetwynd: Major League Baseball makes its UK pitch”
The Max Whittle Podcast: “Josh Chetwynd, MLB playoff preview”
MLB Trade Rumors: “European Ball With Agent Josh Chetwynd”
2012 Major League Baseball World Series (clip 2)