Broadcaster At Large. Ex R1, R5Live, Times Radio. Now: BBC Radio 2 -Mon 00.00-03.00 Bookings: andy
@tripleamedia
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They say all good things must come to an end and after 18 years with BBC Radio 5 Live β I will be leaving on May 8th. Itβs been quite an adventure. (1/5)
I had the tremendous honour of working with John Hunt on many a racing OB at 5Live.
Iβm devastated for him that his wife and daughters have been taken from him in the most horrific of circumstances.
Donβt know what else to say except to send John my love.
Red Button now: Luge Doubles. How do you even begin this Sport?
M1: What we doing this afternoon?
M2: Well. I thought you could lie on me and we could bomb down this icy causeway together.
M1: But if Iβm lying on you what are YOU lying on?
M2: This tea-tray.
This week. A return to late night radio. Midnight Thursday into Friday morning. Iβll be making my
@BBCRadio2
debut, filling in for the mighty irrepressible
@OJBorg
Iβm banking on you to tune in.
(OJ even put the bunting out for me)
Back on your radio next week. Monday 22nd July- Thursday 25th.
4pm-7pm
@talkRADIO
For one week only, whilst stocks last.
Theyβve promised me a quiet week...
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Thatβs not like Mike Dean to put himself front and centre of a game with a controversial decision in the dying minutes. Usually you never know itβs him reffing a game. π³
First day back in the gym following covid and bronchitis. Just a gentle 2km at 13β56β but it felt amazing to be moving again.
Despite being the heaviest Iβve ever been in my life. Iβm hoping by telling you this, Iβll motivate myself into doing something about it.
Roy Keane is enjoying himself on
@SkySports
tonight. So far heβs taken out Pogba, Shaw, Darmian and heβs starting on Neville now. Only Souness looks safe here..
My new friends
@talkRADIO
have asked if I want to play out again, during the summer holidays.
Next Monday 19th Iβll begin two weeks on Drive: Mon-Thu 4-7pm.
This is giving you plenty of notice to retune/download the app.
Thread:
Bit of News: I will be leaving
@timesradio
when my current contract expires on June 1st. Iβm extremely grateful to have had the opportunity to have created a quality radio show from scratch, on a brand new station for which I thank Times Radio.
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Ben Stokes wonβt be buying beer in Yorkshire tonight. Akin to Botham in β81 he has single handedly won that Test Match for England. The mental strength to do that - incredible.
Just to let you know I have just paused my
@SkySports
subscription. You can do this on their website by logging into your account. It's one button, and they'll automatically reinstate it once live sport resumes. Saves a few quid.
Farewell
@RealKenBruce
I remember interviewing him once and asking him if he always knew what he was going to say when he opened the mic. βNo,β he replied.
βBut youβre funny every time,β I said.
(1/2)
Massive respect to Garry Richardson for doing 20 years on Sportsweek
@bbc5live
Garry was always really kind & helpful to me when I first started at 5 and is a broadcasting Titan. His quality will be very much missed.
Last show starting now...
Any scientists follow me who might be able to explain how my tiny six month old baby is capable of generating enough force to shit so far up his back, you have to clean it out of his hair? Isaac Newton need not apply.
@martynziegler
And even as you typed that, another soft one rules out a perfectly good Arsenal goalβ¦
The technology is good. Those operating it are not.
Is there this much controversy in other countries where itβs used, do you knowβ¦?
When the lovely people you work with
@TimesRadio
send you
@BloomandWild
flowers to cheer you up and encourage a speedy recovery.
Iβve never had flowers from anywhere Iβve worked before. So touched. Made my weekend.
Thank you
@timlevell
and everyone at
@TimesRadio
#Breaking
Sports Direct has hiked prices of some sports equipment, including skipping ropes, weights and resistance belts, by more than 50% in some cases on Tuesday, according to documents seen by the PA news agency
Basically the PM says if the opposition
#digin
and run the overs down, heβll use Duckworth Lewis to trigger a super over, which Tony Blair says is a trap and wants to refer to DRS. He suspects Boris Johnson has sandpaper down his trousers.
@Sonjamclaughlan
Toxic, embarrassing, disgraceful, appalling... isnβt you. Itβs the dickheads having a go AT you. I watched all your interviews and as always you asked exactly what I wanted to know as a fan whoβd watched the game.
Back yourself. Hope youβre ok
@IainDale
@LBC
Fair play to you Iain. I know this wonβt have been tweeted lightly. I can vouch for how collegiate you usually are even with βrivalβ stationsβ¦ I admire you for speaking out.
Has to be the greatest Cricket World Cup Final of all time. Congratulations
#ENG
Extraordinary match. The reason why I β€οΈ Sport. Stokes surely gets Man of the Match.
#ICCCricketWorldCup2019
Rachael was so much fun to sit alongside, behind a mic. Just typing βwasβ instead of βisβ feels wrong. I hope she left plenty of that courage for you and Freddie, Steve.
She certainly left you both plenty of Pride in the way she changed the dialogue around cancer. All my love x
Our beautiful, courageous Rachael died peacefully this morning surrounded by her close family. We are crushed but she would want me to thank everyone who took an interest in her story or sent messages of support. Youβll never know how much they meant to her. Steve and Freddie xxx
"It is my dream to meet you in real life. Imagine meeting your idol."
@ManCity
mad Finlay wrote an emotional letter to his favourite player and hero,
@JackGrealish
. What followed was a moment he'll never forget.
(2/2) This was the adult image: itβs Vicky Balch - one of the victims of the Alton Towers crash in what the photographer describes as βbuilding her confidence with her new body.β
Iβm very saddened to hear this. Alastair supported me on here long before I ever met him. I found him to very generous to other broadcasters and he was proud to have done ITN for so long. You speak as you find and I only ever encountered a kind family loving man.
Times Radio will launch at 6am on Monday 29 June and our presenters include Mariella Frostrup, Giles Coren and Hugo Rifkind. Amber Rudd and her daughter Flora will also present specially commissioned shows.
Click for full details βΆ
Tonight, my production team consisted of two new assistant producers on their first week on my
@TimesRadio
show. At 18.57 they threw out a 3 hour running order and fixed insightful reaction to Cressida Dickβs resignation.
Marshalled brilliantly by
@PhilipWilding
Iβm indebted.
Listening to the fabulous
@simonmayo
signing off from R2. What a broadcaster. What a lovely man. A radio hero of mine, from calling in to his Private Line on R1 to getting to work with him. Good luck with new adventures.
Missus informs me that my four year old entertained the village this morning when a police car went hurtling past with its siren on. He turned to his mum and said, βOops. SOMEONEβs on the rob.β
I blame the parents.
Thank you for all the lovely messages tonight on my
@timesradio
debut. Means the world to me. Together with
@PhilipWilding
we have big ambitions for this programme. Stick with us and weβll see you right between 7-10pm Mon-Fri.
Iβve been broadcasting over 25 years. Having to do Breakers and Newsflashes on awful, horrific, distressing stories never gets any easier.
My heart goes out to Sarah Everardβs family. β€οΈ
I canβt begin to imagine what her loved ones are going through tonight.
Rhod is a broadcasting titan. But more than that heβs a gentleman who always gave me his time when I started at 5Live. Heβs a v generous broadcaster and to do the show heβs done for this long is a gargantuan effort. I feel privileged to have shared air time with him.
I have a Big Thing to say: April 2, 2020 will be the last time anyone pays me for being Up All Night. After that it will be strictly voluntary. Fear not β the show will go on, . Plans are already being made for an extra-special π¦’ song.
My absolute boyhood hero. This is such sad news. I wanted to BE Gary Shaw growing up. Every time I pulled on my first Villa shirt, I was trying to emulate one of his goals.
RIP. Thoughts with his family.
What a player.
βWhen he gets the ball, heβs gonna score. Gary Gary Shaw.β
Very proud of my friend
@EllyOldroyd
providing commentary on the Ceremony of Remembrance on
@BBCRadio4
- how does she make such difficult sensitive tasks sound so smooth?
I promised Iβd tell you some of the amazing guests I have on my new
@timesradio
show starting 7pm-10pm Monday night.
Firstly Iβm delighted to say joining me for the first regular Sports chat at 2130 is one of the finest Sports broadcasters of his generation,
@markpougatch
@rorybremner
So sorry for your loss Rory. I used to relish the George Parr sketches they did, wonderfully ridiculing the absurd of authority.
What a huge loss to a world thatβs never needed satire more. X
Iβm hearing lots of accounts of people trying to book covid tests only to be offered them 60+ miles from their house. Yet when they drive past the local testing centre, thereβs nobody there.
Message me if this is your experience.
@TimesRadio
tonight from 7pm.
Really saddened to hear of Maxi Jazzβs death.
Had an amazing lost night with him once which ended the morning after. He was kind, gentle and really funny.
I loved watching him live, he was an amazing frontman.
βYou donβt need eyes to see,
You need vision.β
#RIP
Bit overwhelmed with your responses to be honest.
I will read every single one and endeavour to reply in good time.
Better get some Friday jobs done now...
Just said βsee you later, Alligator,β to my three year old.
And I think itβs a credit to our parenting, that unprompted, he replied, βIn a while, Crocodile.β
Really sad to hear of Bob Willisβ death. When I was 11, I copied his bowling action. I wanted to be him. Bothamβs Ashes wouldβve been nothing without Bobβs 8-43.
Thoughts with Lauren & family.
#RIPGoose
Roy Keane ending his punditry on ITV by rating Ian Wrightβs chances in Iβm A Celebrity:
βAs an ex Arsenal player, heβll be scared of everything.β
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Phil Williams will host evenings, Monday to Thursday, guiding listeners through the big stories of the day while looking ahead to tomorrow's headlines and keeping his audience across sports and entertainment news.
@PhilWilliams
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Massive shout out to all the supermarket staff who are keeping the shelves stocked whilst some individuals try & steer two trollies round, packed with food.
All working long hours. All very cheery & helpful.
Bloody hellβ¦! What do you say about one of the greatest living broadcasters? Ken makes being funny every link seem effortless and trust me, itβs not. Iβll really miss you Ken π₯²
We have some newsβ¦
After 31 years of presenting the 9:30am-midday weekday show Ken Bruce has decided to leave.
Weβre going to miss you lots Ken and want to congratulate you on a fantastic career at the BBC. π§‘
To the regular guests on my late night show whoβve stayed up way beyond their bedtimes to speak to us. And to you, for your loyalty, tuning in and for making the show what it is. (4/5)
I think
@Channel4
could use
#TheCircle
to sort Brexit.
Eight politicians locked into a block of flats. Some pretending to be people theyβre not. All shit stirred by Richard Madeley.