Published Jun 22, 2021. [1] Since June 2020 it has also produced sports bulletins for Times Radio. 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Its been a long road for women just to get to this point. The award-winning Laura Woods is a Sky Sports presenter and host of talkSPORT's Sports Breakfast. Thanks for all your support & to my amazing @talksport family see you at 6am! pic.twitter.com/KujfcGPHSI. She presents live coverage of the Women's Super League and the Womens Football Show for BBC Sport. Just so brilliantly supportive. 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. You can listen to the full episode with Laura Woods here. Former Talksport chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie had proposed a rival sports station as part of Listen2Digital's opposing bid for the second national commercial DAB multiplex.[29]. "I had already done a weeks work experience on a newspaper and decided it wasnt for me, Laura tells Mirror Football. She joined GMSw in 2021, covering the Womens Super League, Euro 2022, Wimbledon, the Commonwealth Games and more during this time. Whilst relinquishing their 3pm package to football newcomers, July 2012: Talksport secured a joint six-year deal with, August 2012: Talksport secure a deal to become an official broadcaster of the, November 2012: Talksport secured exclusive broadcast rights in the UK to the. October 2006: Talksport becomes the first national commercial radio broadcaster to win Premier League commentary rights. 1. 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. [2] Career Television It means the absolute world to me. Laura sent email after email and eventually was afforded a chance - a weeks worth of work experience on Soccer AM. Who is talkSPORT Breakfast host Laura Woods? On 25 June 2016, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp announced that it was acquiring the parent Wireless Group company for $296 million. Visual things, like the way you look, your gender, the colour of your skin, anything like that.. Chowdhury has been part of the BBC Sport team since May 2010. So I'd really go and do that. Hugh Woozencroft will be in the chair on Thursday and Friday nights for Kick Off and GameDay Countdown. She is often found praying that Arsenal win the Premier League and/or WSL. Its not a problem, its a challenge for women. 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. Gary Neville, I find, is amazing. The award-winning Laura Woods is a Sky Sports presenter and host of talkSPORTs Sports Breakfast. 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. If you have a baby, youre out for nine months, then it takes six months to recover, and to pass that mens fitness test is very demanding.. [2] talkSPORTs Faye Carruthers also echoed that support has certainly improved, but there is still a long way to go. For me, I never want to be chosen because Im a female, because Im mixed race and because Im gay. For me it didnt matter what sport I was working on, I would still get that same level of excitement, Laura says. [1] She was the first journalist to interview Cristiano Ronaldo following his then world-record signing for Real Madrid. Laura reveals that she even presented at a bowling tournament and had to learn about the intricacies and history of the competition she was covering in order to do a thorough job. I dont mind the scrutiny. 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. 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. Sky Sports' Laura Woods reveals her story and how the perception of talkSPORT is the worlds biggest sports radio station and is Global Audio Partner of the Premier League. Another former Premier League player, Jamie OHara, takes the lead for GameDay Countdown on Friday nights (7pm-10pm). Its very positive to be a part of something like that. 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). In a number of areas, particularly in areas where the signal from the main 1089 and 1053 kHz transmitters overlap with each other, Talksport operates a number of filler transmitters on different frequencies: The 1089 and 1053kHz frequencies were previously used by BBC Radio 1 between November 1978 and June 1994. I dont feel like Ive been given an opportunity because Im a woman either. Now mainly dedicated to sport, the programming lineup was drastically altered, beginning with The Sports Breakfast show; this was followed by a mid-morning motoring show called The Car Guys, with further sports programming in the afternoon and evening. Get all the Strictly glitter and goss straight to your inbox with our Strictly Come Dancing newsletter. 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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? In 2022 she presented on the English language BeIN Sports channels for the FIFA World Cup in the MENA region. 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In August 2019, Chowdhury became the lead Presenter of the newly launched GameDay Exclusive every Saturday, hosting live Premier League football on Talksport. In 2022 a televised version of TalkRadio launched on TV. 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Weve all had to prove were not here to make up the numbers. I think young people will grow up in a world where there is no difference, they wont see it as men and women theyll just see it as a blanket broadcast system and I dont think it will matter to them as much as it does now. She started her career at insidethegames.biz, travelling the world to report on events such as the World Boxing Championships, European Games and Pan-American Games. 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 . "So I would sit at my desk and I would watch programmes in the last three years. 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. He didnt know if I was checking my nails, or checking my notes. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Laura Woods (English presenter) - Wikipedia "As soon as I went into TV it was like colour - everything was exciting and new. But also when a man gets abuse, sometimes it doesn't affect them as much because generally, they feel accepted in that world. Prerecorded things, if you don't trust me to do it live?'. Chowdhury lives in London. Laura would have to borrow a camera on-site to make her YouTube series Off the Oche - grabbing darts players for a more relaxed chat following their matches. She said: He referred to it as a problem. In addition to her work on Sky Sports, Laura became known for her work as a panellist and presenter on Talk Sports breakfast show. 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. [citation needed], During the 2006 FIFA World Cup Talksport was available on Digital Radio DAB in some German cities. I remember being really down on myself, your inner voice is the most critical voice you will ever hear. It has only existed for just shy of a year, but has already partnered with more than 100 football clubs and has 20.9k followers on Twitter including Sawyer and Woods and has provided a much needed voice for women in the game who have previously had to suffer in silence. You cant base your whole life on how youre based on social media. The new signings complement a stellar line-up and I cant wait to hear Mike Tindall, Stuart Pearce and Ray Wilkins take their combative on-field approach onto the airwaves to create must-listen radio. Hes always been the voice in my ears as well. 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. Shebahn Aherne and Caz May spoke to talkSPORT.com about how women can keep making their mark on football in 2023. Jamie OHara takes the lead role in a turbo-charged Sports Bar, taking calls from football fans, from Tuesday-Thursday. Im going to have to work alongside her, what if she knows more than I do?'. Talksport - Wikipedia So hold on its going to be a fabulous journey. But for many, Gabby Logan represented the first major female presence in football on TV - and she was a major inspiration for Laura. "There are so many other amazing women but I remember Gabby more so as a youngster, thinking she had this way about her, she looked so relaxed. She is fluent in Bengali and also speaks conversational Spanish, Italian and French. 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. The station will once again broadcast matches live at 12.30pm, 3pm and 5.30pm on Saturdays between September and May as part of the stations GameDay coverage, fronted by Reshmin Chowdhury and including Adrian Durham, Faye Carruthers and talent from across the schedule. Chowdhury hosted live coverage of group games for BBC Sport during the 2018 FIFA World Cup as well as a daily show for Yahoo Sports in the UK. Historically its [sports media] not a place where women have been prevalent, but now you only have to look at the World Cup coverage and every channel was promoting women, not just presenters but pundits. Reshmin currently presents BT Sports coverage of the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League and has presented across the FA Cup, the UEFA Women's Champions League and the FA Womens Super League. Sawyer parted company with Sky Sports News in March 2018, after eighteen years of service having initially joined the production team. 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. She eventually worked her way up to become a producer, but she always had a yearning to give presenting a try. She tweeted: Wow Mark Clattenburg, what era are you living in?!!! And hopefully young people can grow up without prejudice.". Like all women working in sport, Woods has received criticism and abuse for merely doing her job. ", A post shared by Laura Woods (@laurawoodsy). It has broadcast specialist programming dedicated to the Football League, La Liga, European football, horse racing rugby league, rugby union, boxing, cricket, tennis, NBA, US sport, and golf.[31]. Is there anything small I can do? I think people are getting used to seeing females on the TV now, which is good, because they realise were not going anywhere. [citation needed], Sawyer is a fan of Brentford. For other inquiries, Contact Us. She has been a lead reporter on BT Sport's coverage of the UEFA Champions League, working in multiple languages, plus the BDO World Darts Championship. Many may remember when Jacqui Oatley famously commentated on Match of the Day in 2007. A year later Talk Radio launched a new breakfast show presented by Paul Ross and Carol McGiffin. Shes quite a dominant force and Ive always appreciated that, Ive appreciated strong women, I have a lot of strong women in my life. In 2000, she graduated with a 2.1 BSc (Hons) in Politics with Economics from the University of Bath. . Social media will tell you all the time youre there because youre a woman, youre this, youre that. This service is provided on talkSPORT Ltd's Terms of Use in accordance with our Privacy Policy. When challenged on his views by talkSPORT host Alan Brazil, Clattenburg said: You have to make sacrifices, I made some big sacrifices. Also Match of the Day 2 - Stand-in Presenter; 2018 FIFA World Cup Live match Presenter in Salford; 2018 & 2019 Wimbledon Championships Reporter; FA Womens Super League and The Women's Football Show Presenter; 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup Final Presenter; FA Cup Reporter; Football Focus Reporter; 2016 Summer Paralympics Reporter (BBC Radio 5 Live); London 2012 Olympics Presenter (BBC World). 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