Paddy Kälin becomes live commentator
Starting in November 2016, Paddy Kälin will be commentating on Livehandball.
He will make his first appearance in Switzerland's European Championship qualifier against Germany. SRF zwei will broadcast the match on Saturday, November 5, 2016, at 5:40 p.m. directly from Zurich's Hallenstadion. The international matches of the Swiss national team will remain on SRF until at least the end of the 2019/20 season.
Paddy Kälin has worked in various functions for Swiss radio and television since 2000. After an internal SRF stage, he was editor of "Sport Aktualität", specializing in football and alpine skiing. Since 2006, Kälin has regularly presented live broadcasts of SRF Sport, and since 2008 he has hosted the program "Sportaktuell".
From November, Paddy Kälin will take on the role of live handball commentator in addition to his previous duties at SRF Sport. The 40-year-old has been following handball for around three decades. He was an active club player for many years and currently coaches a team in the 2nd division. Kälin will make his debut as a commentator at the European Championship qualifying match between Switzerland and Germany. SRF zwei will broadcast the international match live from the Hallenstadion in Zurich at 5:40 p.m. on Saturday, November 5, 2016.
Paddy Kälin on his new job: "Handball has inspired me since I was a child. Now I get to commentate live on "my" sport and bring it closer to a broad audience - a new challenge I'm really looking forward to."
Four more years in SRF programming
SRG SSR has secured live and post-production rights to all international matches played by the Swiss men's national handball team in Switzerland. The agreement with the Swiss Handball Federation (SHV) is valid for four seasons and enables SRF to report on the corresponding international matches on TV and radio as well as online until the end of the 2019/20 season.
In addition, handball remains an important part of the "Indoor Sports" live web project, which is entering its second season in 2016/17. As part of "Indoor Sports", SRF will show the national deciding matches in the indoor sports of handball, volleyball, basketball and floorball in the men's and women's championship and cup live on Srf.ch.
