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English broadcaster and journalist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adrian Durham (born 13 May 1969) is an English football journalist and broadcaster.
Adrian Durham | |
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Born | Adrian Durham 13 May 1969 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England |
Nationality | English |
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Years active | 1990s–present |
Notable work | Talksport |
Durham was born in Peterborough and was educated at Dogsthorpe School.[1]
Durham began his broadcasting career in Leeds in the early 1990s working on the TEAMtalk telephone service, alongside reporters such as BBC Radio 5 Live commentator Ian Dennis, which was established as an independent rival to Clubcall.[citation needed]
Durham joined TalkSPORT in 1999. He hosted the station's "Drive" programme on weekdays between 4pm and 7pm for 16 years. His co-hosts included footballer Ian Wright and cricketer Darren Gough. In July 2022, Durham left the Drivetime show. He still hosts Talksport's live football coverage.[2]
In 2010, Durham styled himself as the world's only celebrity Peterborough United fan.[3][4] He was described in The Guardian as an "expert phone-in troll, arrogantly spouting inflammatory football opinions in the hope of prompting some indignant phone rage from an uppity fan."[5] He once accused Jamie Carragher of being a "bottler" for retiring from international football, which prompted the Liverpool and England defender to call in to the show to confront Durham.[6] His criticism of Celtic manager Neil Lennon prompted a phone call from Celtic fan Rod Stewart, who gave Durham a "gentle lashing".[5]
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