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Radio Leicester is teeming with sports presenters
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An impressive squad of sports personalities return to their former
stomping ground as the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s first local radio station celebrates 40
years on the air.
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´óÏó´«Ã½ cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Football Focus frontman
Manish Bashin and Iain Carter, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 5 Live's golf correspondent, will attend
a special reunion event at ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Leicester, where they cut their
broadcasting teeth.
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At the event on Monday 8 October the trio will be joined by Bleddyn Jones, who has commentated on the
Leicester Tigers games for 20 years, and Russell Hobbs, Radio
Leicester's non-league football expert.
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A Sporting Celebration Of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Leicester brings the reporters
together to reminisce about their work at the station that helped them
hone their skills to become some of the best known names in sports
broadcasting.
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The sports
presenters will tour the station's new, state-of-the-art building before
taking part in a photocall in one of the radio studios.
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After lunch the sports pundits will discover for themselves what it's
like to be under scrutiny, as their successors at Radio Leicester
interview them about their favourite sporting memories and anecdotes about the many personalities they have come across during
their careers.
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Jonathan Agnew, a former fast
bowler for Leicestershire, says: "If it hadn't been for the chance that
Radio Leicester gave me all those years ago, I certainly would not be in
the happy position that I find myself in today.
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"It will be great fun
catching up with all the others whose careers began on ´óÏó´«Ã½ local radio."
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Kate Squire, the station's Editor, says: "In a special programme
celebrating our 40th year ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Leicester listeners can hear the
memories and stories from the talent our station has produced.
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"We're
very proud to have helped them carve out such distinguished careers in
sports commentary and they're equally pleased to be returning to their
broadcasting roots in Leicestershire."
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Other former Radio Leicester presenters attending, who continue to
broadcast from the world of sport, include Nick Mullins, John Rawling and Steve Lambden.
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Notes to Editors
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´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Leicester celebrates its 40th birthday on Thursday 8 November 2007.
It was the first ´óÏó´«Ã½ local radio station.
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Radio Leicester is aiming to raise £400,000 – £10,000 for every year
it has been broadcasting – to help build an extension to the Rainbow's
Hospice in Loughborough for teenagers and people in their twenties.
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Radio Leicester broadcasts on DAB digital radio, 104.9FM and online.
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´óÏó´«Ã½ Birmingham Press Office
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