Jones began working for the
BBC in 1979. His broadcasting career began when he was asked to work on local programmes while living and working as a sports coach in
Jamaica . When he returned to the
UK, Ron lectured at the
University of Wales before moving to
London in 1984 to focus on sports commentating, primarily football. He covered football on
BBC Radio Wales for a number of years and even did a few television commentaries for
BBC Wales. His main career progression came when he moved to
BBC Radio 2 (which covered sport before
BBC Radio 5 Live was set up), where he could be heard nationally working alongside fellow
Welshman Peter Jones as well as
Bryon Butler and
Alan Green. An all rounder, he has covered
football,
hockey,
rugby union,
golf and
athletics, and gave some memorable broadcasts at the
1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Ron has worked on five
World Cup tournaments and covered English
Premier League matches for Irish radio station
Today FM until his retirement in May 2018. ==Personal life==