Adrian Durham (born 13 May 1969) is an English football journalist and broadcaster.

Early life

Durham was born in

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and was educated at Dogsthorpe School.

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. Durham joined

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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

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. In July 2022, Durham left the Drivetime show. He still hosts Talksport's live football coverage. In 2010, Durham styled himself as the world's only celebrity Peterborough United fan. He was described in ''

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'' as an "expert phone-in troll, arrogantly spouting inflammatory football opinions in the hope of prompting some indignant phone rage from an uppity fan." He once accused Jamie Carragher of being a "bottler" for retiring from international football, which prompted the

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and

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defender to call in to the show to confront Durham. His criticism of

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manager

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prompted a phone call from Celtic fan

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, who gave Durham a "gentle lashing".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Durham, Adrian 1969 births Living people English radio personalities People from Peterborough English sportswriters People educated at Deacon's School