Talksport Appoints Programme Director
talkSPORT, the world’s biggest sports radio station, has announced Liam Fisher as the company’s new programme director. Fisher has been with the company since 2000 most recently as head of production.
Calum Macaulay, managing director for talkSPORT said: ‘Liam knows the business inside out and has been a major part of driving the station to record audiences over the last few years. He knows the talent. He knows the audience. And he knows what makes them tick. He’s got great ideas and I’m confident that he will lead the station’s output to the next level.’
Liam Fisher said of his appointment: ‘Over the past 13 years I’ve seen talkSPORT grow into the award-winning, 24 hour global sports station that it is today. To be the station’s programme director is one of the biggest jobs in sport and I’m really excited about our live sports coverage, including our exclusive commentary of this summer’s British and Irish Lions Tour to Australia, the incredible broadcasting talent that we have and working with our superb on-air, digital and commercial teams.’
talkSPORT has over 3 million listeners per week in the UK, broadcasting live coverage of the Barclays Premier League, the FA Cup, England football internationals, the Capital One Cup, Aviva Premiership Rugby and is the exclusive UK national radio broadcaster of the 2013 British and Irish Lions rugby tour to Australia.
