Adrian Durham (born 13 May 1969) is an English football journalist and broadcaster.
Adrian Durham | |
|---|---|
| Born | Adrian Durham 13 May 1969 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Notable work | Talksport |
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]
References
- ^ "Pundit under the Spotlight - Adrian Durham". Just Arsenal. 18 August 2020.
- ^ "talkSPORTs Adrian Durham signs off after 16 years on Drivetime". Radio Today. 16 July 2022.
- ^ Radio: Adrian Durham | Radio talkSPORT Archived 3 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Adrian Durham Q&A Interview". TalkSPORT. August 2003. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
- ^ a b Dee, Johnny (20 May 2011). "A week listening to … TalkSport". The Guardian.
- ^ Ogden, Mark (10 July 2007). "Jamie Carragher fumes at 'bottler' claim".
