If they pass all this and choose the right path, I believe women should be involved in the mens game.. Listen to what Georgie has to say about her e. She twice co-hosted the BT Sport Industry Awards and many other ceremonies and events. @SportSJA. talkSPORT will be bringing listeners 64 live and exclusive Barclays Premier League commentaries throughout the season, starting with Arsenal v Crystal Palace on Saturday 16 August. She learnt how to produce shows, cut edits together and began working on nearly every sport that Sky covered. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. I think people are getting used to seeing females on the TV now, which is good, because they realise were not going anywhere. talkSPORTs newly appointed England Correspondent and host of Womens Football Weekly, Faye Carruthers, gets the Saturday night slot to digest all the GameDay action at 7-9pm, alongside former Aston Villa striker Gabby Agbonlahor who joins the talkSPORT team. Other presenters on Talk Radio included Jeremy Beadle, Tommy Boyd, Anna Raeburn, Lorraine Kelly, Gary Newbon, Terry Christian, and Dale Winton. Laura Woods is fast becoming a household name in the world of sport. Dont get me wrong, its nice when you read something thats a compliment. "Thats why its important to enjoy it because I find that the way I benefit from what I do Ill just sit and read, Ill read for hours on end, watch football games, read interviews, watch interviews on YouTube, Ill find my favourite journalist and Ill follow them. Georgie Bingham (born 30 September 1976) is a British radio and television presenter, formerly a host of the Weekend Sports Breakfast on talkSPORT . Many athletes in sport have come back from having a baby. "So I would sit at my desk and I would watch programmes in the last three years. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window). Like all women working in sport, Woods has received criticism and abuse for merely doing her job. In addition, the station broadcast its first FIFA World Cup from France in 1998, bringing in the Sky Sports commentary team of Alan Parry and Andy Gray to commentate on the major matches. Get all the Strictly glitter and goss straight to your inbox with our Strictly Come Dancing newsletter. But also when a man gets abuse, sometimes it doesn't affect them as much because generally, they feel accepted in that world. "Dont stop reading. "As soon as I went into TV it was like colour - everything was exciting and new. Laura Woods, Natalie Sawyers, Lianne Sandersons and Faye Carruthers experiences demonstrate that even those who make it to the very top of their game still have to deal with obstacles, brought on solely because of their gender. Its the best job in the world and you will be supported. Starting off as a runner, Laura worked her way up to become a prominent mainstay on Sky Sports football coverage. Do it. Woods secured roles presenting NFL and darts events. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Like when I was playing sport, I knew I was good at it. I look at our younger girls coming through now and I say to them, this can be a career for them in the next ten years. She is often found praying that Arsenal win the Premier League and/or WSL. Career [ edit] She started her career as a runner for ESPN Star Asia and Sky Sports. Youre watching people perform at a top level. In 2012 the club featured her in an advertising campaign that saw her image used on a bus in an effort to promote their ticket prices. Im going to have to work alongside her, what if she knows more than I do?'. "That's where the goalposts are different. [3] On 25 June 2016, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp announced that it was acquiring the parent Wireless Group company for $296 million. Weve all had to prove were not here to make up the numbers. Id take any experience I could and thats how it developed.. In 2022 she presented on the English language BeIN Sports channels for the FIFA World Cup in the MENA region. I asked my boss if he could put them on Sky Sports Darts and he let me, Laura says. [citation needed]. When challenged on his views by talkSPORT host Alan Brazil, Clattenburg said: You have to make sacrifices, I made some big sacrifices. They did such a good job. And outside of football. And for what more can be done, Laura adds: "I think theres so much already from companies like Sky Sports and the BBC. October 2006: Talksport becomes the first national commercial radio broadcaster to win Premier League commentary rights. I think weve all having to prove ourselves. But what, like, what were you watching? It was just funny.. In terms of future goals, Laura is staying humble and striving to be better in her current role. The new format sees Laura and Ally McCoist hosting Breakfast Monday to Wednesday with Alan Brazil in the chair Thursdays and Fridays and insight from inside the Premier League from Troy Deeney and Andros Townsend across the week. Her aspirations led her to study print journalism at Kingston University where she began compiling match reports for the student newspaper. in the UK. But for many, Gabby Logan represented the first major female presence in football on TV - and she was a major inspiration for Laura. Almost all the station's talk show presenters were axed at the time, including The Big Boys Breakfast with David Banks and Nick Ferrari, with only James Whale, Ian Collins and Mike Dickin surviving. Early roles included travelling to Borneo for the ITV1 programme Survivor, UK Editor of global online events guide whatsonwhen.com and producing specialist business reports for various international print media. May 2006: Alan Brazil was reportedly given three months' notice by Talksport after a bust-up with the station's management. Her resolve eventually paid off. I genuinely don't think he does it because we're women. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. [6]. I am hugely excited to get my teeth into talkSPORT Drive, and am looking forward to welcoming you all as we stride forward together with the biggest sports news, the best guests and the usual, high octane, hilarity and insight. Ultimately that just makes me work harder. Meanwhile, Adrian Durham takes over as talkSPORTs main live football presenter across both Premier League and EFL coverage, as the station extends its coverage of all English clubs to reflect its passion for English football across all the divisions. I feel like Im only at 20 per cent.. And thats why I think its important to know every role in TV production.". She has been dating footballer Jonathan Douglas since 2015. Its been a long road for women just to get to this point. Plus Breakfast is getting bigger with the legendary Darren Gough joining Alan Brazil and Ally McCoist making Thursdays a bonafide breakfast of legends. Laura Woods is fast becoming a household name in the world of sport. She did local radio stints with SGR Colchester and Ipswich (now Heart FM) and BBC Radio Suffolk. Since June 2020, talkSPORT has been responsible for sports bulletins for the Times Radio. She has worked alongside musician Nitin Sawhney. Sport Kanal Radioforum", "TalkSport founder Kelvin MacKenzie in bid to launch rival station", "Harness the power of the English Premier League", talkSPORT Hand Back Television Licence to OFCOM, "4 Digital radio partners in crisis talks", talkSPORT.co.uk For men who like to talk sport, The Talksport Book of World Cup Banter: All the Ammo You Need to Settle Any Argument, Why Are You So Fat? However, the first live broadcast had been Caesar the Geezer's phone-in which aired the previous night. Shebahn Aherne and Caz May spoke to talkSPORT.com about how women can keep making their mark on football in 2023. You can listen to the full episode with Laura Woods here. Further bolstering the Breakfast team, Darren Gough will join Thursday Breakfast to make it a breakfast of legends alongside Alan Brazil and Ally McCoist. Commentary was provided by. Laura Woods, one of the leading female broadcasters in the sports industry, features on this weeks game changers podcast. [5] She was born to an English father and a Bulgarian mother. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Its really just taking every opportunity that you possibly can and knocking on all the doors, going to producers and begging people to have faith in you. Talk Radio also acquired up the rights to broadcast Manchester United's matches in the Champions League for the 199899 season. And this can give you an advantage in a sport media world because it can be daunting, especially when you walk into that environment. April 2018: Talksport and Talksport 2 secure exclusive broadcast rights to England's winter tours of Sri Lanka and the West Indies. She was the lead singer in the UK touring theatre production of The Mahabharata and recorded vocals on the 2006 film The Namesake. 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It never felt like she was out of place or overshadowed by the occasion, she was there by merit. The new line-up involved a number of presenters and commentators, including Alan Brazil, Mark Nicholas, Chris Cowdrey, Geoffrey Boycott, Mike Parry, Peter Shilton, Brian Moore, Brough Scott, Tom Watt, Gary Newbon, Ian Darke, Tony Banks, and Alvin Martin. Id like to be able to walk into a newsroom or do my broadcast without any kind of preconceived judgement. ", Dad who got trapped inside indoor adventure centre cave dies from his injuries, Brit MasterChef Australia host dies aged 46 as Gordon Ramsay leads tributes, First look at Britain's biggest EVER stage for King Charles' coronation concert, Two campmates are faking it in Im A Celeb, hints Shaun Ryder after eviction, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. I went off and did football reports and rugby reports of the teams, and they were all our friends, Woods reminisced. Plus, second series have been commissioned for Up Front With, the show that profiles the best strikers in football, and Fight of My Life on fights that defined boxers careers, while there are bespoke documentaries produced on Mike Tysons controversial life, The Man on the Blue Bucket, Marcelo Bielsa, and also a special tribute show to Bobby Charlton Footballs Original Superstar, including Rio Ferdinand. They're only judging you and your ability on the pitch. It should come with a health warning., Andy Goldstein said: Hosting the The Sports Bar has been amazing and I am proud to have had such a brilliant, loyal and well informed bunch of listeners to share the journey with. It means the absolute world to me. The 31-year-old Sky Sports presenter has this season landed the "most exciting and nerve-wracking" gig of her life - reporting pitch-side for Super Sunday. It's really hard actually, because when you're trying to get an opportunity, the easiest thing for someone to do would be to give you an opportunity in something that you know, she said. Presenter of The Year! Natalie Sawyer takes over the Weekend Sports Breakfast slot with Tony Cascarino to lead up to all the GameDay action on a Saturday at 6am-9am. Broadcast from London to the UK, Talksport is the only UK radio station broadcasting sporting discussions and commentaries 24 hours a day, having dropped 39 hours of weekly non-sports content on 2 April 2012. 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This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. June 2006: the station broadcast the 2006 World Cup, with live match commentary of all 64 matches in Germany. On its first day, Talksport 2 broadcast commentary of India v New Zealand in the ICC World Twenty20, Atltico Madrid v PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League and Indian Wells Masters tennis. Kelly Cates, Laura added. [2] From the 2018 FIFA World Cup onwards Sawyer began presenting The Game for The Times. Imagine working in an environment where you are constantly having to prove yourself, Sawyer said. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. And then next week when I'm much more emotional, my hormones have changed, it really hurts me. 1. I was so painfully awkward in certain situations, but then really confident in others. Pearce, who was part of talkSPORTs team during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, will commentate on the stations live football and feature across the station. talkSPORT Programme Director Liam Fisher said: Weve had an incredible couple of months at talkSPORT with record figures and every game of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Former England midfielder Ray Wilkins joins the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast (weekdays 6-10am) on Fridays, completing a line-up of co-hosts consisting of some of the biggest names in sport former Premier League manager Neil Warnock, ex-England cricketer Dominic Cork and ex-England and British & Irish Lions hooker Brian Moore. I mean, I emailed all of the producers that I knew from running and working on different shows and just said, 'do you have any opportunities? Former England international Lianne Sanderson also acknowledged this rise in support and awareness in comparison to when she was growing up, and explained that this has helped her in her transition from player to pundit. "I dont know if thats because Ive grown up in a generation where its changing. In late 1999, TalkCo, rebranded as The Wireless Group, announced a relaunch of Talk Radio to become the UK's first national commercial sports radio station called Talksport. This service is provided on talkSPORT Ltd's Terms of Use in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Laura sent email after email and eventually was afforded a chance - a weeks worth of work experience on Soccer AM. #BreakTheBias is important because its a chance to shine the light on the constant validation women have to go through just to work in an industry that we all actually love.. England rugby star Joe Marler asked Clattenburg why football is so far behind given Sara Cox took charge of his Harlequins match at the weekend. Nancy has been an expert voice on womens sport on BBC World Service, BBC Radio London and Al Jazeera, and was selected for the 12-person judging panel for the 2022 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Talksport 2 is a 24-hour sports station which focuses on a broad range of live sporting action from the UK and around the world and includes rugby, cricket, tennis, golf, football and horse racing, plus US sport. The stations very own female presenters opened up about the challenges they face working in broadcasting in honour of the annual celebration, and expressed their hopes for the women who are following in their footsteps. BT Sport scrapping popular Score football show on Saturday as presenters face axe. This service is provided on talkSPORT Ltd's Terms of Use in accordance with our Privacy Policy. [1][2], In 2005, Chowdhury moved to television news and joined ITN as a news assistant and producer on the main news bulletins, before producing digital and online news for ITN ON. Timothy Leslie Boyd (Tommy Boyd) In its first two years on air, Talksport 2 acquired broadcast rights to the Aviva Premiership, Super League, ATP World Tour Masters 1000, French Open, ICC World Twenty20, NatWest t20 Blast, Royal London One-Day Cup, Indian Premier League, WGC Match Play, La Liga, MotoGP, ICC Champions Trophy, Premier League, English Football League, Champions League and Europa League. Sian Massey-Ellis is a Premier League assistant and Stephanie Frappart became the first woman to referee a Champions League match last season. . For me it didnt matter what sport I was working on, I would still get that same level of excitement, Laura says. talkSPORT's newly appointed England Correspondent and host of Women's Football W e ekly, Faye Carruthers, gets the Saturday night slot to digest all the GameDay action at 7-9pm, alongside. He didnt know if I was checking my nails, or checking my notes. Lee Clayton, Head of talkSPORT, said: This year weve freshened up the schedule and bolstered our top-class team of pundits and presenters, whilst continuing to grow our specialist documentaries and in-depth programming to get listeners into the dressing rooms and the minds of the nations favourite sports stars. But Clattenburgs opinion is not shared by some of talkSPORTs presenters, such as Natalie Sawyer, who hit back at the former Premier League official. Of course its going to be an ego boost but at the same time youve got someone who doesnt think youve done a very good job. Prerecorded things, if you don't trust me to do it live?'. She has worked across all football coverage for BT Sport for 8 years, most notably the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League the FA Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League. And then I would research, and it was a lot, you know, it's a lot to do, but you're trying to be confident and you're trying to be comfortable and make the viewer feel that you have control of this whole thing.. Its not a problem, its a challenge for women. Through our GameDay coverage, talkSPORT will deliver live coverage from the first kick to the final whistle on Saturdays and our programming across the wider schedule will give listeners the very best insight, opinion and entertainment from across the sporting world.. Andy Goldstein is a brilliant, sharp and super-talented presenter, who will bring fun to Drive. This could become a full-time job. Youll never be able to read everything in the world. She currently hosts the Sports Breakfast show on Talksport on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with Ally McCoist . She explained how she prepared for her work covering less mainstream sports. She said: Its like anything, if you are supported, the chances are you will excel at it. Laura Woods, 32, has become one of the most high profile figures in sport on TV after initially joining Sky Sports in 2009. I'd fast forward the actual sport, because that's fine. I look back at little me, at the different stages of my life My advice to any young woman that is looking to get into the world of sport, especially, is just really back yourself. She eventually worked her way up to become a producer, but she always had a yearning to give presenting a try. So theyve got to make this choice: do they want to be pregnant and have children or do they want to be referees? Chowdhury spent her university placement year as a TV News Helpdesk Operator at Reuters TV News. On 25 June 2016, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp announced that it was acquiring the parent Wireless Group company for $296 million. She fronted coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games with Eurosport and Discovery Plus and presented for ITV Sport during UEFA Euro 2020. "And I wouldnt be in this chair his chair if it wasnt for all the support and his backing. If you are in love with what youre doing then that passion comes through but youll never stop working. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Presenter Laura Woods is a famous sport reporter, She is now the host of the talkSPORT breaksfast show, The star has been working on the station for years and is well-liked by viewers, Laura Woods pays tribute to Alan Brazil as she hosts first talkSPORT breakfast show, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. It's really strange because sometimes I feel like I've mastered it and I'm like, oh, it doesn't matter this week, she said. Co-founder of Her Game Too and Swansea City fan, Amy Clement, told talkSPORTs Mya Graham: Her Game Too is an anti-sexism campaign working to raise awareness of sexism and misogyny in football, whilst partnering with clubs, organisations, bodies to make a change and to make football a more welcoming, warm environment for women., Buzzing for tomorrow 10am-1pm live in the studio with @JimWhite and @Sjopinion10 on @talkSPORT #Talksport #whiteandJordan #Letsgo pic.twitter.com/IlTwXHt95q.