Adrian Durham

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Adrian Durham
Born
Adrian Durham

(1969-05-13) 13 May 1969 (age 55)
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
NationalityEnglish
Occupations
Years active1990s–present
Notable work Talksport

Adrian Durham (born 13 May 1969) is an English football journalist and broadcaster.

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Early life

Durham was born in Peterborough and was educated at Dogsthorpe School. [1]

Career

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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References

  1. ↑ "Pundit under the Spotlight - Adrian Durham". Just Arsenal. 18 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "talkSPORTs Adrian Durham signs off after 16 years on Drivetime". Radio Today. 16 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Radio: Adrian Durham | Radio talkSPORT Archived 3 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "The Adrian Durham Q&A Interview". TalkSPORT. August 2003. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
  5. 1 2 Dee, Johnny (20 May 2011). "A week listening to … TalkSport". The Guardian.
  6. ↑ Ogden, Mark (10 July 2007). "Jamie Carragher fumes at 'bottler' claim".
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