Absolute Radio Launches New Football Show
Absolute Radio has announced it will not bid for Premier League rights next season following six years of live football commentary.
Instead, the station has launched a new look football show on Saturday afternoons hosted by comedian Rob Beckett and former Arsenal player Ian Wright.
The new show will see Beckett, Wright and newsreader Matt Dyson deliver all the goals, news and reaction to the Saturday games alongside phone in features.
Absolute Radio content director Paul Sylvester said “We’ve had a great six years of live Barclays Premier League commentary and we’re now taking the show in a new direction. Absolute Radio’s audience want music, goals and comedy on Saturdays, so there’s no better pairing than Rob Beckett and Ian Wright. Alongside the rest of the team, we’re in a great position to build on our football entertainment proposition.”
Rock N Roll Football programming will kick-off every Saturday morning at 11am, straight after the Frank Skinner show, with OJ Borg joining the station to provide early kick-off updates and requests for fans travelling on the road to watch their teams.
The show will also have a Sunday edition which will now be fronted by evening presenter and The ‘Football Ramble Podcast’ founding member, Pete Donaldson from 2-6pm.
