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Radio Sports Commentators and Reporters 2013/14 (non-football)
This is the thread to record details of and discuss local, national and international radio coverage of all sports other than football.
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To start this thread in the way I did corresponding threads in the past, here are the links to the Radio Sports Commentators and Reporters threads from previous seasons as a means of reference:
Sports commentators and reporters 2008-09 (non-football) Radio Sports Commentators and Reporters 2009-10 (non-football) Radio Sports Commentators and Reporters 2010/11 (non-football) The 2011 Rugby World Cup Coverage Thread Radio Sports Commentators and Reporters 2011/12 (non-football) Radio Sports Commentators and Reporters 2012/13 (non-football) |
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Newport-Gwent Dragons v Leinster (RaboDirect Pro12 RU)
BBC Radio Wales - Rick O'Shea (hosting) with Adrian Hadley and Paul Williams (occasional commentary) Next week, the show will be coming from the Mochyn Ddu pub, with Dr. Gwyn Jones and Gareth Charles for a Welsh-biased preview towards the Autumn International test series Worcester Warriors v Bath (Aviva Premiership RU) BBC Bristol / Somerset - Ed Hadwin (studio host) Andrew Sheridan and Tom Bradshaw (95.5FM / 104.6FM / 1548MW / DAB / Online) |
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Sunday 3rd November - Absolute Radio 90s
NFL on Absolute Radio 90s with Adam Hunt and Dan Louw American Football: NFL Week 9 Pittsburgh Steelers @ New England Patriots - Bob Socci and Scott Zolak (9.25pm GMT commentary provided by 98.5 The Sports Hub - "The New England Patriots Radio Network") |
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talkSPORT
Friday 11th October Rugby Union: Heineken Cup Pool 5 Ulster v Leicester Tigers - Russell Hargreaves Saturday 12th October Rugby Union: Heineken Cup Pool 4 Harlequins v Scarlets - Russell Hargreaves Sunday 13th October Formula 1: Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Circuit - Graham Courtney Friday 18th October Rugby Union: Heineken Cup Pool 3 Saracens v Toulouse - Simon Ward Sunday 20th October Rugby Union: Heineken Cup Pool 1 Northampton Saints v Ospreys - Russell Hargreaves Friday 25th October Rugby Union: Premiership Bath v Gloucester - Russell Hargreaves Saturday 26th October Rugby League World Cup Group A Australia v England - Lee Stott Rugby Union: Premiership Northampton Saints v Saracens - Simon Ward Sunday 27th October Formula 1: Indian Grand Prix Buddh International Circuit - Geoff Peters American Football: NFL International Series San Francisco 49ers @ Jacksonville Jaguars (Wembley Stadium) - Kevin Hatchard Saturday 2nd November Rugby Union: Autumn International England v Australia - Andrew McKenna Rugby League World Cup Group A England v Ireland - Stephanie Otty Sunday 3rd November Formula 1: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Yas Marina Circuit - Graham Courtney talkSPORT's coverage of both codes of rugby, in terms of the games they do and don't carry reports from, has been interesting. Since Richard Keys and Andy Gray took over the Friday night Kick Off slot, they have stopped carrying reports from Mark Wilson (of UTV Radio in the North-West) on Friday night Super League games, which had been a staple of the Danny Kelly-hosted Friday night show. They didn't even carry reports of any kind from the Super League Grand Final during Matchday Live. However, since the beginning of the Heineken Cup, Kick Off with Keys & Gray has began to carry updates on Friday night rugby union games - not just from Europe, but also from the Premiership (although there were no rugby updates on Friday just gone). Yet while their Super League coverage has tailed off, they have decided to carry Sky News Radio's syndicated updates on England's first two group games from the Rugby League World Cup. It'll be interesting to see if they'll only cover England's games or if they'll also take updates from some of the bigger games from the knockout stages not involving the host nation. |
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Monday 4th November - Free Radio 80s
Tom Ross presented The Goalzone's Extra Time alongside Ian Taylor, Dave Allen and Rod Harringon PDC Grand Slam of Darts 2013 Draw - conducted by Ian Taylor, overseen by PDC media officer Dave Allen I managed to miss this year's GSoD draw programme, so I'm not sure which (if any) qualifiers they interviewed via the telephone. I think Dan Dawson (he does the syndicated reports on PDC darts events and is a newsreader on Free Radio 80s) may also have been on hand in the studio in some capacity, as he was tweeting about their coverage of the draw yesterday. |
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BBC Bristol / Somerset
Ed Hadwin (studio host) Sale Sharks v Bath (LV= Cup) - Nathan Middleton and Carl Yates (of BBC Manchester) (95.5FM / 104.6FM / Online) Tom Bradshaw and Carl Fearns are at the ground ready to commentate for Radio Bristol, but 'constant ISDN problems' means that they will be using BBC Manchester's people until the connection is sorted. |
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Friday 8th November
BBC Hereford and Worcester BBC Hereford and Worcester Sport presented by Dave Bradley Aviva Premiership Rugby Dave Bradley and Carson Wishart:Cardiff Blues v Worcester Warriors |
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Monday 4th November - Free Radio 80s
Tom Ross presented The Goalzone's Extra Time alongside Ian Taylor, Dave Allen and Rod Harringon PDC Grand Slam of Darts 2013 Draw - conducted by Ian Taylor, overseen by PDC media officer Dave Allen I managed to miss this year's GSoD draw programme, so I'm not sure which (if any) qualifiers they interviewed via the telephone. I think Dan Dawson (he does the syndicated reports on PDC darts events and is a newsreader on Free Radio 80s) may also have been on hand in the studio in some capacity, as he was tweeting about their coverage of the draw yesterday. |
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Wales v South Africa (Dove RU Autumn Test)
BBC Radio Wales - Simon Davies (host) Gareth Charles, Garin Jenkins and Phil Bennett. Phil Steele was interviewer/pitchside reporter BBC Radio Cymru - Eleri Siôn (host) Cennydd Davies, Emyr Lewis and Dafydd Jones, with 'the other' Dafydd Jones interviewer. BBC 5 Live - Gareth Lewis and Robert Jones BFBS / talkSPORT - Hamish Stuart Andy Gillies reported on Scotland v Japan for 5 Live (a report went out on Radio Wales) and Conor McNamara reported on Ireland v Samoa for 5 Live. David Brady was there (Dublin) for talkSPORT. |
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Sunday 10th November - Absolute Radio 90s
NFL on Absolute Radio 90s with Will Gavin and Dan Louw American Football: NFL Week 10 Denver Broncos @ San Diego Chargers - Matt Smith and Tony Hill (9.25pm GMT commentary provided by Compass Media Networks) There is a new voice presenting AR90s' NFL coverage tonight in Will Gavin and going by Twitter, I think this will be a regular thing. Adam Hunt, who presented the NFL on AR90s during the first nine weeks of the season, has changed his Twitter biography to note that he is now based in Florida rather than London and no longer lists AR90s as one of the broadcasters he works for. Over on Will Gavin's Twitter page, his biography indicates that he's now the host of the NFL on AR90s. For those not familiar with the name, like Hunt, Gavin has worked on talkSPORT's overnight sports show Extra Time (albeit as a co-host rather than as the lead presenter) and has also done the odd commentary on the talkSPORT Live international Premier League football radio world feed service. He's also commentated for the Perform Group's sports streaming and for Walsall FC's website's Saddlers Player services. And like Dan Louw, he's involved in an NFL podcast as one third of the Tuesday Morning Football team. FAO Ian Cleverly: I've only just seen your post above this one. Thanks for grabbing the talkSPORT rugby union reporting details that I requested in the Radio Football Commentators and Reporters thread. |
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BBC Radio - Tennis - ATP World Tour FInals
The weeks commentaries were Mon - Berdych v Wawrinka - David Law, Jeremy Bates & Alistair Bruce-Ball (Sports Extra) Tue - Nadal v Ferrer - Gigi Salmon, Miles Maclagen & Russell Fuller (Sports Extra) Wed - Nadal v Wawrinka - Russell Fuller, David Felgate & David Law (Sports Extra) Thur - Federer v Gasquet - Alison Mitchell, Miles Maclagen & David Law (Sports Extra) Fri - Ferrer v Wawrinka - Alistair Bruce-Ball, Dominic Inglot & David Law (Sports Extra) Sun - Djokovic v Wawrinka - Russell Fuller, Jeremy Bates & David Law (Sports Extra) Mon - Nadal v Djokovic - Russell Fuller, Pat Cash, Miles Maclagen & David Law (5 Live) The clash with the Rugby League World Cup limited the number of commentaries broadcast. |
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Interesting to hear that Gigi Salmon did a commentary for BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra - was this her first foray back on national radio in 11 years? She left talkSPORT to join Chelsea TV in 2002.
Given that there were a few new names to BBC Radio's tennis coverage involved in 5LSE's commentaries from the 02 Arena, did the BBC have some form of sharing arrangement with an in-house service here? I know Gigi for one has worked for the Radio Wimbledon and Live @ Wimbledon Radio services in the recent past. |
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I don't think there was any link up, I haven't seen any reference to one on the commentators various twitter feeds or when I was at the O2 last week.
Only Gigi Salmon and ABB made their BBC Radio tennis commentary debuts last week, everyone else has been on before. The pattern was very much in line with previous years coverage, the correspondant and David Law there all week with various others doing the odd day or 2. |
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RL World Cup on RL5X
Does anyone have the commentary details for Radio 5 Live Sports Extra's coverage of the RLIF Rugby League World Cup group stages.
I know George Riley, Dave Woods, Stuart Pyke and Tulsen Tollett have done commentary stints, but not sure on which matches and who have been their summarisers. Many thanks in advance for all info available |
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Does anyone have the commentary details for Radio 5 Live Sports Extra's coverage of the RLIF Rugby League World Cup group stages.
If no one else has the details or wants to find out I can go back through them after the tournament. The podcasts are on the 5 Live Specials feed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/5lspecials |
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Thanks Mavreela for the info
Will see if I can get the details about the commentaries |
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BBC RADIO LEICESTER
LV= Cup: Pool Stage Worcester v Leicester Tigers - Martin Ballard presenting from Sixways with Steve Johnson and Bleddyn Jones and Ed Slater (commentary) |
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R/U: England v New Zealand
BBC Radio Five Live Alistair Eykyn, Ian Robertson; Matt Dawson and Matt Stevens (commentary) with Ed Marriage Radio Sport New Zealand Nigel Yalden and Jeremy Thrush (commentary) |
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RUGBY UNION - England v New Zealand
talkSPORT: Andrew McKenna (reports) BFBS: Andrew Titheridge (reports) |
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BBC Radio Wales
Wales v Argentina (Dove Men Series RU test) - Simon Davies (host from ground) Gareth Charles, Robert Jones and Gareth Llewellyn, with Nick Webb player interviewer/pitchside reporter BBC Radio Cymru Wales v Argentina (Dove Men Series RU test) - Eleri Siôn (host from ground) Cennydd Davies Alun Lewis and Emyr Lewis, with Dafydd Jones interviewer (and also interviewed S4C's Dafydd Jones (the rugby player) at full time) |
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BBC Bristol / Somerset
Bath v Exeter Chiefs (LV= Cup RU) John Ford (studio host) Andrew Sheridan and Ben Williams (95.5FM / 104.6FM / 1548MW / DAB / Online) |
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BBC Bristol / Somerset
Bath v Exeter Chiefs (LV= Cup RU) John Ford (studio host) Andrew Sheridan and Ben Williams (95.5FM / 104.6FM / 1548MW / DAB / Online) |
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Sunday 17th November - Absolute Radio 90s
NFL on Absolute Radio 90s with Will Gavin and Dan Louw American Football: NFL Week 11 San Francisco 49ers @ New Orleans Saints - Jim Henderson and Hokie Gajan, with Kristian Garic on the sidelines (9.25pm GMT commentary provided by WWL 870 AM/105.3 FM - "The Saints Radio Network") |
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Out of interest was there any commentary on Saracens v Llanelli Scarlet's in the LV= cup
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