Moore began his career in newspapers. His first job, in 1954, was as a sub-editor on the monthly
World Sports magazine. He subsequently worked for
The Exchange Telegraph for two years before moving to
The Times in 1958.
Radio In 1961, Moore became a football commentator and presenter on
BBC Radio, and the corporation's first football correspondent in 1963. Moore, Alan Clarke and
Maurice Edelston were the commentators for BBC Radio when
England won the
1966 World Cup. Moore also covered the
FA Cup Final from 1964 to 1967, and
European Cup Winners' Cup victories for
Tottenham Hotspur in 1963 and
West Ham United in 1965, and
Celtic's
European Cup victory in 1967.
London Weekend Television and ITV Shortly after that Moore moved to
London Weekend Television, which was preparing for its launch on the ITV network in 1968. Brought to the station by head of sport
Jimmy Hill, Moore remained with LWT and ITV Sport over the next three decades. In 1970, Moore was the host of ITV's World Cup coverage, when Moore and Hill presided over a month of panel-based coverage.
Malcolm Allison,
Derek Dougan,
Paddy Crerand and Bob McNab were nicknamed the "Midnight Cowboys" by the press due to the late-night kick off times. In subsequent years,
Brian Clough also appeared frequently with Moore as a pundit on
ITV. Although primarily a commentator, Moore also presented a number of other ITV Sport shows, including Saturday lunchtime preview
On the Ball, Sunday highlights show
The Big Match and
Midweek Sports Special. He also presented and produced
Big League Soccer in the 1970s and 1980s, a bespoke highlights show produced by
Thames Television for international sydnication. In the late 1970s he made a six-part documentary series for ITV,
Brian Moore Meets..., with guests including
Kevin Keegan,
Niki Lauda and
Björn Borg. During thirty years at ITV, Moore commentated on European trophy wins by
Arsenal,
Liverpool,
Nottingham Forest,
Aston Villa,
Tottenham Hotspur,
Manchester United,
Everton and
Aberdeen. Moore's commentary of the winning goal in Aston Villa's
1982 European Cup Final win over
Bayern Munich is displayed on a giant banner across the North Stand of
Villa Park: Moore also covered the
FA Cup Final for
ITV every year from 1969 to 1988, and again in 1998, as well as six European Championships between 1972 and 1996, missing 1984 due to England's absence. Moore presented ITV's coverage of the
FIFA World Cup in 1970, 1974, 1978 and 1982. In 1986, he presented the coverage from London for most of the tournament before flying out to commentate on the final. From 1990 to 1998, he commentated throughout the tournament. He retired as a commentator in 1998 after
France's
1998 World Cup final victory at the
Stade de France against
Brazil, but continued to broadcast, presenting an interview programme for
Sky Sports in 1999, and hosting programmes for
BBC Radio 5 Live and
Talksport. His time on Talksport included hosting
Inside the Boardroom, where club chairmen and directors joined him in the studio to answer phone-in questions from the public. In retirement, he joined the team of readers for
Bromley Talking Newspapers, making weekly recordings for the blind of stories from the local papers. ==Personal life==