Radio Sport

Radio Sport

Radio Sport is a New Zealand sports radio station which broadcasts a variety of sports. It has live commentary rights to most cricket matches, rugby union games, some National Rugby League (NRL) games and New Zealand tennis tournaments. Its current On-Air slogan is 'The Ultimate Fan'.

Programming

Sports talkback has been the main focus of the station, along with sports commentaries since it began in 1998. There is no opt outs, apart from ads, with the entire country taking the same programming. Among the sports that Radio Sport covers with regular commentaries are cricket, domestic and international Rugby Union, domestic basketball, domestic and international netball, and Rugby league.

Radio Sport also provides a sports-based news service, produced in house, and updated at regular intervals.

Presenters

Radio Sport's programming is lead by its breakfast programme. Until July 17 2008 the programme was presented by ONE News sports presenter Tony Veitch, Veitch resigned from his roles with Radio Sport and ONE News after allegations that Veitch assaulted his girlfriend in 2006. Veitch confessed on July 8 2008 that such allegations were true, at a press conference and resigned on July 17. The vacancy was filled in-house by drive-time presenter D'arcy Waldegravewith former Australian netball representative Kathryn Harby-Williams as his co-host. Other presenters include long-standing sports anchor Brendan Telfer, Murray Deaker, former Tongan rugby representative Willie Lose, yachting commentator Peter Montgomery, former New Zealand test cricker John Morrison and media personality Phil Gifford.

References

External links

* [http://www.radiosport.co.nz/ Radio Sport Official website]
* [http://www.radionetwork.co.nz/Stations/RadioSport/ Page at Radio Network]
* [http://www.trb.co.nz/NZRM_networkDetails.asp?id=204&stationID=115 Description at Radio Bureau]
* [http://www.stuff.co.nz/3974851a11.html "Radio station escapes fine after beastiality clip"]


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