{{Short description|Australian TV presenter and Comedian}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Multiple issues| {{Notability|date=December 2021}} {{Undisclosed paid|date=December 2021}} }} '''James Rochford''' is an Australian TV presenter and Comedian, known as The Professor. He is best known as the host of Narrow World of Sports (previously titled The Professor's Second Year Syndrome, The Professor's Farewell Tour and The Professor's Late Hit) and The Night Watchmen. He has also made regular appearances on Sunday Night with Matty Johns.

== Personal life == Rochford is the brother of Australian Radio and Television personality Doctor Andrew Rochford.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/exposing-myths-behind-origin-of-nrls-most-feared-man/news-story/7942782513046bbc0101fbe5ff1a4c3b|title = The man behind Matty Johns|date = 16 February 2017}}</ref>

==Media career==

===Television=== Rochford began at Fox Sports as an associate producer in 2001.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/media-centre/bios/nrl/james-rochford|title = James Rochford &#124; FOX SPORTS PR}}</ref> In 2007 he moved to Nine Network where he worked on The Footy Show as a producer. Rochford developed and Produced the popular Beau Knows segment with Beau Ryan<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://dsf.newscorpaustralia.com/dailytelegraph/subscription/|title=Dailytelegraph.com.au &#124; Subscribe to The Daily Telegraph for exclusive stories}}</ref> In 2013 Rochford moved to Fox Sports, working on Monday Nights with Matty Johns, writing and producing the Fletch and Hindy segments, with Bryan Fletcher and Nathan Hindmarsh.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/> He also started writing and performing the Not The NRL News segment.<ref name="auto1"/>

In 2017, Rochford became the host of The Professor's Second Year Syndrome, a half hour Comedy Show that aired on Fox League immediately following that evenings NRL match. Rochford continued to host the show under different names including, The Professor's Farewell Tour (2018) the Professor's Late Hit (2019) and Narrow World of Sport (2020).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2020/03/02/2020-3-2-fox-footy-2020/|title=FOX FOOTY boss reveals new shows and tells why it was so important to bring back BOUNCE|date=2 March 2020}}</ref>

In 2018, Rochford was announced as the host of The Night Watchmen, a sports comedy show on Fox Cricket. He cohosted with fellow Comedian Andrew “Barney” Barnett.<ref name="auto2"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2018/10/09/2018-10-10-foxtel-reveals-full-broadcast-line-up-for-new-fox-cricket-channel/|title = Foxtel reveals full broadcast line-up for new Fox Cricket channel|date = 9 October 2018}}</ref>

=== Podcast === In 2023, Rochford became the host of [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdDuaDZhuP25bDNq905oNqw Kick Offs and Kick Ons], an Australian rugby union podcast with Adam Ashley-Cooper, Matt Giteau and Drew Mitchell.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kick Offs and Kick Ons |url=https://shows.acast.com/kick-offs-and-kick-ons/ |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=shows.acast.com}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|8691961}}

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