Editing Robbie Savage (section)

==Broadcasting career==
Savage occasionally acted as a [[pundit (expert)|pundit]] during his club career,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4083423.stm Johnson: 'Savage for skipper'] BBC Sport. 9 December 2004. Retrieved 18 July 2012.</ref><ref>[http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/0200sport/globalsport/tm_objectid=15040411&method=full&siteid=50002&headline=it-s-a-savage-world-----name_page.html It's a Savage world] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509191126/http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/0200sport/globalsport/tm_objectid%3D15040411%26method%3Dfull%26siteid%3D50002%26headline%3Dit-s-a-savage-world-----name_page.html |date= 9 May 2012 }} Jawad, Hyder. 5 January 2005. Retrieved 18 July 2012.</ref> and started working in the media more regularly in the 2009–10 season.<ref>[http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:LTIB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12DDB844D7ACCE68&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815 Savage ready to put his mouth where money is – Life as media pundit provides unlikely future] Peter Lansley, The Times (reprint hosted atNewsBank). 13 February 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2012.</ref> He worked in a number of different punditry roles during the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] before joining the presenting team for [[BBC Radio 5 Live]]'s [[6-0-6]] show.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/i-think-people-are-starting-to-like-me-says-savage-2133606.html I think people are starting to like me, says Savage] Culley, Jon. ''The Independent''. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2012.</ref> In September 2010, Savage signed up as official sporting ambassador for bookmakers [[William Hill (bookmaker)|William Hill]].<ref>[http://news.williamhill.com/en/a/football-previews/robbie-savage-signs-for-william-hill/ Robbie Savage signs for William Hill] William Hill. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2012.</ref> In May 2011 he was awarded the [[Sony Radio Academy Awards|Sony Radio Academy]] Rising Star Award,<ref>{{cite web|last=Malone |first=Sam |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/soccer-star-savage-wins-award-1832682 |title=Soccer star Savage wins award – for presenting |publisher=WalesOnline |date=11 May 2011 |access-date=29 October 2013}}</ref> as well as winning an award from the [[Plain English Campaign]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/12_december/10/robbie.shtml |publisher=BBC |title=Radio 5 Live's Robbie Savage wins plain speaking award |date=14 December 2010 }}</ref>

Between 2009 and 2013, Savage was a pundit on [[ESPN]], and has since moved to [[TNT Sports (United Kingdom)|TNT Sports]].

Since retiring from football in May 2011, Savage has attempted to become a more prominent broadcasting figure beyond punditry. From September 2011 Savage took part in the 2011 series of ''[[Strictly Come Dancing (series 9)|Strictly Come Dancing]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/2011/dancers/celebrity/robbie_savage.shtml |title=Strictly Come Dancing |work=BBC News |date=17 October 2011 |access-date=29 October 2013 }}</ref> partnering [[Ola Jordan]]. The show broadcast on 22 October saw Savage perform a dramatic knee-slide towards the camera, which resulted in a broken nose.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.list.co.uk/article/38308-robbie-savage-breaks-nose-during-strictly-stumble/|title=Robbie Savage breaks nose during Strictly stumble|date=24 October 2011|website=The List}}</ref> Savage and Jordan were eliminated from the competition in the quarterfinal on 4 December 2011, placing sixth.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/strictlycomedancing/2011/12/robbie-savage-leaves-strictly.shtml |title=Robbie Savage leaves Strictly |access-date=5 December 2011}}</ref>

In October 2012, along with 463 other players, Savage took part in [[BBC Radio 5 Live]]'s attempt to set a new [[Guinness World Record]] for the 'most players in a continuous 5 a side exhibition match'. This was for [[BBC Children in Need]] along with comedian [[Lloyd Langford]] and [[BBC Radio 5 Live]] travel reporter [[Lindsey Chapman]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Lindsey Chapman|url=http://lindseychapman.co.uk/2012/10/14/5-live-aside-guinness-world-record/|title=BBC Radio 5 live-a-side NEW Guinness World Record!|publisher=lindseychapman.co.uk|date=12 October 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070338/http://lindseychapman.co.uk/2012/10/14/5-live-aside-guinness-world-record/|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Laugh Out Loud|url=https://lolcomedyclubs.co.uk/comedian/lloyd-langford/|title=Lloyd Langford|publisher=lolcomedyclubs.co.uk}}</ref> Along with Ex-England cricketer [[Andrew Flintoff]], Savage is part of a [[BBC Radio 5 Live]] podcast called ''Flintoff, Savage & The Ping Pong Guy'', hosted by former table tennis player [[Matthew Syed]], which discussed current sporting topics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08fr7t1|title=Flintoff, Savage and the Ping Pong Guy|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=31 March 2017}}</ref>