Pougatch initially worked for six months at the former BBC radio station for London,
BBC GLR. He then became a regular football reporter in 1992 with
BBC Essex. In 1994, he joined
BBC Radio 5 Live, selected to be the main presenter of
5 Live Sport on Sundays. In August 2000, he switched to the flagship Saturday edition of the show and continued to present this until August 2016 when he was replaced by Mark Chapman. Pougatch has presented coverage of the
IPL cricket and the
African Cup of Nations for
ITV. In January 2015, Pougatch replaced
Adrian Chiles as the main football presenter on
ITV, fronting the channel's coverage of the
UEFA Champions League, England Internationals and later
Euro 2016. In February and March 2016, Pougatch co-presented
ITV's coverage of the
Six Nations Rugby Championship and continued in this role in 2017, 2018 and 2019, subsequently co-hosting ITV's coverage of the
2019 Rugby World Cup alongside (amongst others)
Craig Doyle. In March 2012, he won the
Sports Journalists' Association award for Sports Broadcaster of the Year. He started presenting the Saturday afternoon show
BT Sport Score on
BT Sport in 2016 but had left by the start of the 20–21 season. Pougatch is part of
Stan Sport's coverage of
UEFA Champions League,
Europa League,
Conference League and
Super Cup, reporting live from the stadium. ==Other activities==