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Paddy Bunce is a
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reporter in the United Kingdom. He has worked at a number of radio stations across the U.K.


Career

He began his career working on Capital Gold Sport as a football reporter and presenter and has also worked at
Invicta FM Heart Kent (previously Invicta FM) was an Independent Local Radio station owned and operated by Global Radio as part of the Heart network. It broadcast to Kent from studios at John Wilson Business Park in Whitstable. History Invicta in the 80 ...
in
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as a presenter and at
Radio Aire Radio Aire was an Independent Local Radio station, serving Leeds and West Yorkshire. The station was merged and relaunched as Greatest Hits Radio West Yorkshire, as part of a rebrand, on 1 September 2020. History Radio Aire was launched a ...
in
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. Before this Paddy had a variety of jobs, including serving in the army, working as a bricklayer, fitting double glazing. Notably he was once the sports presenter on the
Johnny Vaughan Jonathan Randal Vaughan (born 16 July 1966) is an English television and radio presenter and a film critic. He was the main presenter of '' Capital Breakfast'' alongside Lisa Snowdon on 95.8 Capital FM between 2004 and 2011. Vaughan currently ...
Breakfast Show on
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's 95.8 Capital FM. He could also be heard daily on
Xfm Radio X is a British national commercial radio station focused on alternative music, primarily indie rock, and owned by Global. The station launched in 1989 as a pirate radio station named Q102, before being renamed Xfm in 1992. The station b ...
London,
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London,
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London and less regularly on various radio stations across England. Paddy writes a column for Sport magazine about television sports coverage.


World record

He is the current
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holder for the most consecutive passes with a giant volleyball. The record is 582 and was set on the roof of
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's
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studios in November 2006.


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