Broadcasting Career
In his radio career Rosenthal presented Sports Report on the then Radio 2 for several years. He was also the journalist on duty at BBC Radio Birmingham on the night of the Birmingham Pub Bombings.
In his television career, which began when he joined ITV in August 1980, he has presented football, boxing and athletics, plus other minor sports. He has also been part of the teams covering the FIFA World Cup since 1982 and the Olympic Games. He worked on three Rugby World cup campaigns for ITV, including presenting the victorious 2003 final. In 2011 he presented the Rugby World Cup for the OSN network based in Dubai and watched throughout the Middle East and Africa.
He was the presenter for Formula One (F1) on ITV for eight years and has presented over 150 Grands Prix since 1997. Rosenthal grew into his role as ITV F1 anchor, and gained popularity with his direct questioning of leading figures in the sport.
2005 saw him return to boxing as ITV got back in the ring on Saturday nights. In October 2005, it was announced that Steve Rider had been recruited by ITV from BBC Sport, to assume Rosenthal's former role for the 2006 Formula One season.
Rosenthal instead became the new 'face' of ITV Champions League football coverage, as well as their boxing output. He left by saying: "Covering Formula One has been an amazing time for me and I've really enjoyed the sport, but I don't think I ever made a secret of the fact that football is my first love."
In 2006, Rosenthal worked on his seventh World Cup and he continued to front ITV's Big Fight Live boxing coverage throughout the year.
He also presented ITV4's Champions League Live show and the channel's live match coverage, until he was dropped for the 2008 games, attracting much controversy within the media.
Internationally, Rosenthal regularly hosted the UEFA Gala Dinner in Monaco, a football spectacular that is broadcast across the world.
Jim filmed Superstars for British broadcaster Channel 5 in May 2008 at K2 Leisure Centre in Crawley West Sussex.
He currently presents the live FA Cup draws for ITV. FA Cup, and editions of BBC Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek show while regular presenter Garry Richardson is on holiday.
In 2010, Rosenthal reported for ITV Sport during the opening ceremony for the World Cup.
In September 2010, Rosenthal joined Channel 5 to front their Europa League football coverage. His first appearance was on 16 September covering the game between Liverpool and Steaua Bucharest from Anfield. In 2011, Rosenthal became the lead presenter on the boxing channel BoxNation.
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