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606 (radio Show)
''606'' (pronounced six-oh-six) is a weekend early evening football phone-in programme, broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live throughout the British football season. It covers topics relating to the current affairs of football in the United Kingdom. The programme got its name from the approximate time the show started on a Saturday evening – six minutes past six – following ''Sports Report''. Since the start of the 2022–23 season, the programme is broadcast between 19:30 and 21:00 on Saturdays, and 18:30 and 20:00 on Sundays, and has been produced by Shooting Shark Productions Limited since 2015: it was formerly made by Campbell Davison Media from 2003, then Somethin' Else Productions from 2009. As well as listeners phoning in, a selection of texts and e-mails to the studio are read out. The programme was inspired by long-running BBC Local Radio football phone-ins, such as the BBC Radio Sheffield programme ''Praise or Grumble''. ''606s current theme tune is an arrangement of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phone-in
In broadcasting, a phone-in or call-in is a programme format in which viewers or listeners are invited to air their live comments by telephone, usually in respect of a specific topic selected for discussion on the day of the broadcast. On radio (especially talk radio), it is common for an entire programme to be dedicated to a phone-in session. On television, phone-in's are often part of a wider discussion programme: a current example in the UK is the "Jeremy Vine" TV show. The concept dates to the early radio era: a December 1924 BBC 5NG Nottingham phone-in programme is described in a 1925 Radio Times article: "listeners ... enjoyed the novelty of hearing their own voices taking part". A prior attempted phone-in to a BBC 2LO London programme "led to such a rush on the telephones that the Post Office had to intervene". Speech based Talk Radio UK was launched in 1995, with much of its programming featuring phone-ins. It also introduced the notion of the shock jock to the UK, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Mellor
David John Mellor (born 12 March 1949) is a British broadcaster, barrister, and former politician. As a member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet of Prime Minister John Major as Chief Secretary to the Treasury (1990–1992) and Secretary of State for National Heritage (April–September 1992), before resigning in 1992. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Putney from 1979 to 1997. Since leaving Parliament, Mellor has worked as a newspaper columnist, a radio presenter, and an after-dinner speaker. He also served as Chairman of the government's 'Football Task Force'. Education and early career Born in Wareham, Dorset, in 1949, Mellor was educated at Swanage Grammar School, and Christ's College, Cambridge, during which time he was chairman of the Cambridge University Conservative Association and a contestant on '' University Challenge''. After briefly working for Jeffrey Archer (at the time a Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euro 2008
The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2008 or simply Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial football tournament contested by the member nations of UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). It took place in Austria and Switzerland (both hosting the tournament for the first time) from 7 to 29 June 2008. The tournament was won by Spain, who defeated Germany 1–0 in the final. Spain were only the second nation to win all their group stage fixtures and then the European Championship itself, matching France's achievement from 1984. Spain were also the first team since Germany in 1996 to win the tournament undefeated. Greece were the defending champions going into the tournament, having won UEFA Euro 2004. They recorded the worst finish in Euro 2008, losing their three group fixtures and collecting the least prize money. Throughout 31 matches, the participating nations totalled 77 goals, the same as the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Quek
Samantha Ann Quek (born 18 October 1988) is an English former field hockey player and television presenter. She played as a defender for both the England women's national field hockey team, England and Great Britain women's national field hockey team, Great Britain teams, wearing squad number 13, and won gold as part of the British team at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Quek has presented various television sports shows, including American football on the BBC, rugby union on Channel 5 (UK), Channel 5, field hockey on BT Sport, and football for Channel 4 and LFC TV. She has appeared as a contestant on shows including ''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British series 16), I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' in 2016 and ''MasterChef (British TV series)#Celebrity MasterChef, Celebrity Masterchef'' in 2020, where she reached the final three. In 2021, Quek became a team captain on the BBC One sports panel show, ''A Question of Sport, Question of Sport'' and appeared as a contesta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Mohammad
Jason Mohammad (born 17 September 1973) is a Welsh radio and television presenter currently working for the BBC. He is the host of '' Final Score'' on BBC One on Saturday afternoons. Personal life Mohammad was born and brought up in Cardiff to a Pakistani father and Welsh mother, going to school at Glyn Derw High School in the Ely district of Cardiff. He studied Welsh and Politics at Swansea University, and then attended Cardiff University for a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism. In January 2024, he was appointed as a Pro Chancellor for Cardiff University. He is a practising Muslim. Career Television Mohammad joined BBC Cymru Wales in 1997 as a reporter for '' BBC Wales Today'' before becoming the anchor of ''Wales on Saturday''. In 2013, he replaced Gabby Logan as the host of '' Final Score'' on BBC One on Saturday afternoons, regularly hosting alongside pundits such as Garth Crooks and Danny Mills. Mohammad had previously been a reporter on the programme for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Cates
Kelly Cates (née Dalglish; born 28 September 1975) is a Scottish presenter, currently working for Sky Sports, BBC Radio 5 Live and ESPN. Early life Born in Glasgow, Kelly is the eldest of four children of former Celtic and Liverpool player and manager Sir Kenny Dalglish and his wife Marina. Kelly grew up in Southport. Her brother Paul also had a professional football career. She also has two younger sisters, Lynsey and Lauren. Career Television Cates and Mike Wedderburn were the first-ever presenters on Sky Sports News on 10 August 1998. She was part of the presenter lineup for Virgin Media's new portal. Cates presented the news on ''The Biggest Breakfast Ever'', the eight-hour Millennium special of ''The Big Breakfast''. Cates interviewed managers and footballers as part of Setanta Sports' Premier League coverage in 2007, and was a presenter on Setanta Sports News. In the 2009–10 football season, she was part of the ESPN team for their Premier League coverage and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Chapman (broadcaster)
Andrew Mark Chapman (nicknamed "Chappers") (born 11 October 1973) is a British television and radio sports presenter. He is BBC Sport' chief rugby league presenter, fronting BBC's coverage of the Rugby League World Cup and RFL Challenge Cup matches. He is also co-lead presenter of BBC's football coverage programme '' Match of the Day'', following the departure of Gary Lineker, having previously presented '' Match of the Day 2'' during Lineker's time at the BBC. He also is involved in Sky Sports's coverage of the EFL Cup. He also hosts '' Sports Report'' on BBC Radio 5 Live, one of the longest-running programmes on British radio, and the world's longest-running sports radio programme, plus ''The Monday Night Club''. Early life Chapman was born in Rochdale, Lancashire, but spent most of his youth in Sale on the other side of the city of Manchester. He attended Manchester Grammar School, and during his time there developed an interest in radio, wanting to work for Radio 1 from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Green (broadcaster)
Alan Green (born 25 June 1952) is a Northern Irish former sports commentator, mainly on football but also on golf, rowing and the Olympic Games. Green was one of BBC Radio 5 Live's most senior football commentators and was a winner of a Sony Radio Academy Award for Sports Broadcaster of the Year. He is noted for his forthright style of football commentary and has been involved in several controversies and disputes with managers including Alex Ferguson and Sam Allardyce. He also worked briefly in the MLS as Atlanta United play by play lead announcer for Fox Sports South and Fox Sports Southeast. Career Alan Green was born in Belfast, and attended Methodist College Belfast. After gaining an honours degree in modern history from Queen's University Belfast, he worked in local newspapers until he moved to the BBC in 1975 as a news trainee with the ambition of becoming a TV news producer. Green presented current affairs on both radio and television in Northern Ireland, before he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriele Marcotti
Gabriele Marcotti (born 28 July 1973) is an Italian sports journalist, sports author, and radio-television presenter. Born in Italy and now based in London, he was raised in the United States (Chicago and New York), Poland, Germany and Japan. Early life Marcotti briefly attended the European School, Varese in Varese, Italy. He subsequently obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and master's degree in journalism from Columbia University, New York. Print journalism career Due to his fluency in both English and Italian, Marcotti writes for and contributes to various publications in both languages. In the United States, he is known for his work in ''Sports Illustrated'', ''The Wall Street Journal'', and ''ESPN FC''. He also writes for ''Champions Magazine'', ''The Times'' in England, and the ''Sunday Herald'' in Scotland, having previously written for the ''Daily Mail'' and the ''Financial Times''. On 3 June 2019, Marcotti announced that he was leaving '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Spoony
John St John Joseph (born 25 June 1970), also known as Johnathan Joseph and professionally as DJ Spoony, is a British DJ, radio and television presenter. He is a member of the UK garage production trio, the Dreem Teem. Spoony also presents his BBC Radio 2 show ''The Good Groove''. Early career Joseph was born in Hackney, East London to British West Indian parents. As Spoony, his career started on London Underground (a leading pirate radio station in the mid-nineties), forming the trio the Dreem Teem with Mikee B (of Top Buzz) and Timmi Magic. With the Dreem Teem, he joined Kiss 100 in December 1997, followed by bringing UK garage nationally to BBC Radio 1 in January 2000. They went on to win a Sony Award in their first year. Solo radio work He went on to host the Weekend Breakfast show on Radio 1 between October 2003 and September 2006. Listeners could join the Early Doors Club, play Judge Fudge, and become a Local Legend. Another long-running feature was Mills & Spoon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Lovejoy
Timothy Paul Lovejoy (born 28 March 1968) is an English television presenter best known for hosting Saturday morning football programme '' Soccer AM'' with Helen Chamberlain for over a decade and ''BT Sports Panel'' on Saturday mornings. He presents '' Sunday Brunch'' on Channel 4. Career Early career Lovejoy began his television career as a covering VJ for MTV. He then joined Planet 24, working as a researcher for '' The Big Breakfast'' before going on to produce the show. Richard Marson's book celebrating fifty years of '' Blue Peter'' also comments that Lovejoy auditioned as a presenter in the 1990s. ''Soccer AM'' Lovejoy began hosting and producing football show '' Soccer AM'' on Sky Television in 1996, with Helen Chamberlain. He remained on the show for eleven years. Following the success of ''Soccer AM'', Lovejoy became a radio DJ, joining Xfm before moving to Virgin Radio, where he briefly presented a Sunday-afternoon show. He also hosted ''Tim Lovejoy a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
