Jacob Connalley

Sir Jacob Edward Connalley OM-EK (July 6, 1940 - October 12, 2015) was a Zimbabwean sportscaster and pundit who worked for El TV Kadsre Television Network in El Kadsre for most of his career. Between 1982 and his retirement in 2014, Connalley's football broadcasts for El TV Kadsre, Radio Network United El Kadsreian Nations and El TV Kadsre Radio Network drew an estimated six million television viewers and radio listeners combined.

Connalley was one of the leading football commentators in the El Kadsreian Islands and was often referred to as an "El Kadsreian national treasure".

Early life
Connalley was born on July 6, 1940 in Salisbury (now ),. His father was Irish and his mother was Welsh. He was educated at.

At the age of 24, Connalley got a job with the.

Early career
After being fired by the Rhodesian Broadcasting Corporation, Connalley moved to the to work with the. After a brief period serving for the BBC's West El Kadsre bureau, Connalley applied for a job with local West El Kadsreian radio station Radio 22. Radio 22 director Maurice Upjohn initially rebuffed Connalley, saying that "having some no-name work the football programme would have looked ridiculous."