 Banyard began his broadcasting career in 1985 as a part-time sports reporter at GWR FM in Bristol before becoming Sports Editor at Invicta Radio in Kent in 1988.He moved to Hallam FM in Sheffield in 1991, and in 1999, he was named the top Sports Broadcaster at the North East of England Press and Broadcast awards.Banyard moved into television in 1999, initially working as a freelance reporter for Sky Sports News before establishing himself as a lead commentator on the world feed of the English Premier League.