Mario Gehrer new SRF football commentator
The SRF Sport soccer team is getting a new addition. Mario Gehrer is the new commentator and will be covering Super League and Europa League matches starting October 4. For his debut, he will be commentating on the match between Basel and Zurich.
Mario Gehrer is the new man on the SRF soccer team. The 35-year-old from eastern Switzerland has been working for Swiss radio and television since 2006 and has been commentating on athletics competitions since this summer. Now, as of October 4, he will join the football department. Gehrer, himself an enthusiastic amateur soccer player, is full of anticipation: "Soccer is my great passion. I'm approaching the new task with great respect and am delighted to be part of SRF Sport's soccer team in the future."
Reto Gafner, Head of Editorial Football at SRF, on the new hire: "Mario Gehrer has everything it takes to be a football commentator: Expertise, a high level of linguistic and speaking competence, a pleasant voice. In addition, Mario was convincing when he started as a commentator in athletics recently at the World Cup."
Mario Gehrer studied journalism and organizational communication at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences Winterthur (ZHW). He then completed the two-year SRF Sport Stage from 2009 to 2011 and has worked as an editor in the sports department since 2011. In summer 2015, he also began commentating on athletics broadcasts alongside Patrick Schmid. Gehrer will accompany his first soccer match as a commentator on Sunday, October 4, together with expert Gürkan Sermeter. The classic FC Basel - FC Zurich is on the program. SRF zwei will broadcast the match live from 3.45 p.m. onwards.
