Month: July 2024

Roman Kemp is in the passenger seat with host Alex Legouix who drives him around the Hertfordshire Countryside for a new podcast from AutoTrader, talking about joining and leaving Capital.
They go past the sights of his hometown, unlocking memories and stories, including: the park where he had his first kiss, a leisure centre where he worked part time and being on set at EastEnders as a child.
In the first episode of the second season of Show on the Road, Alex drives Roman around the Hertfordshire Countryside in a black Vauxhall Corsa – the same vehicle Roman would have driven in 2010.
Together they drive past the sights of his hometown, unlocking memories and stories.
It was during the World Cup that Roman fell into contact with the right person from Capital FM that led to his radio job. He said: “I kept bumping into this boy in these pubs, and I was going, Are you following me? What’s the deal here?
“And he’s like, no, I work for LBC, and I’m trying to get voice notes of different fans after the games.
“And I said, okay, cool. Would you want a beer? And he goes, well, I can’t really drink until I’ve finished.
“I said, well, how long until you finish? And he goes, Well, I haven’t got any yet. And I said.. give me a microphone. I took it off him and I ran around and I got all this thing done in 10 minutes. I went around every single person in the pub…
“And then I never really heard from him. Then … I get this phone call. Can you come into Capital?
“I was like, all right, weird. But they got me to work on the breakfast show at the time.
“It was Dave Berry and Lisa Snowdon. I was the runaround boy who would go and get vox pops (soundbites of people talking.) And that’s where I met Joe (Lyons) for the first time and then from there it grew …”
Joe Lyons became a best friend and business partner to Roman. Sadly Joe died by suicide in August 2020.
Roman reflected on his friendship with Joe and the great loss he feels. He said: “When you lose someone to suicide, it’s so strange. You know, Joe was the first person I met when I arrived at Capital.
“My best friend, my producer and beyond a work colleague, he’s like my boyfriend.
“We were together nonstop. I had girlfriends that would say Joe was more like the partner in the relationship.
“And here’s someone that you’ve spent all that time with, seemingly living a different life, to the one that you were told, right in front of you.

“I was on air when it was all kind of unfolding, because he just hadn’t turned up for work. And when I found out he had died, I remember calling my mum and I remember hearing my mum just scream, and say what happened and I just said, I don’t know some accident because weirdly me, my mum and him and my dad had all been for dinner and two nights before, but then at around 11am I found out that it was suicide and everything changed.
“My attitude towards him changed. My idea of what suicide is changed. I was someone that thought the conventional thing was antidepressants, therapy, you know.
All of this was wrong. (Joe was) like the happiest person you could ever meet on the outside.
Confident, good looking, good job, got money, got a lovely family, owns his own apartment.
“We had a business together, we were making TV shows together. And now I’m having to wait until they tell his mum and dad that he clearly wasn’t happy enough. And it’s weird. So I guess now four years on, I’m sad. I’m so, so sad. And I’m so sorry that I didn’t push. And there’s people out there that will say to me all the time, it’s not your fault.
“Or they’ll say, you know, there’s nothing you could have done, but I’m here to tell you there was. If I had had a hint, I would have been there. I live two minutes away. The scary thing is that the person that I love and the person that I hold so close to my heart is ending their life on purpose.
“I’m on the other side of this now. And let me tell you, like, if you’re worried about your mate, speak to him because it is not nice on this side of it. You know, the saddest part of leaving Capital is that I feel like I’m leaving him. That’s the God’s honest truth, the only part of it that I cried about was that I feel like I’m letting that go.
“I’ve always been very open with the fact that I’ve big suicidal thoughts, I’ve had really weird parts in my life, where I’ve been heavily depressed. I’m still on and have been on antidepressants for best part of 20 years now. And what does that do to me to be open about that is a good thing.”
On leaving Capital and his health issues Roman said: “What led me to leave Capital? ..Sleep.
“…I didn’t really know that I had sleep apnea until recently. And then I did these tests and the way the doctor described it to me was, I was running a half marathon in my sleep and not resting.
“Because the oxygen intake that I get in my sleep is like 20 percent of what you would get.
“I think leaving Capital for me was a mixture of things. I’m tired. I need to look after myself a little bit.
“I was trying to spin two careers at once. One is telly and the other is radio. But, on the other hand, there have been days where I’ve felt my lowest, and the radio is the thing that has kept me going. I’ve gone through things on air that no one should ever have to go through. You know, so it’s been sad leaving Capital, but I think it’s the right thing.” […]

Love Island star Kem Cetinay is the new host of The Capital Weekender, starting this Friday 5th July.
The podcaster and presenter has covered shows at Capital recently, but now gets his own permanant gig, replacing Mistajam.
Kem said: “Taking the reins of The Capital Weekender and joining the Global family is a dream come true, and I am absolutely buzzing to get started!
“I’ll be making sure to get your weekend started off right with massive vibes and non-stop hits every Friday and Saturday night 7-10pm!”
Capital’s Managing Editor Brent Tobin added: “We’re delighted that Kem will be stepping into this new role on The Capital Weekender.
Kem brings an energy and charisma to Capital whenever he has stepped in as a guest presenter, and has been exhilarating and a lot of fun! Our audience has really connected with him, and we are so excited to have him join us as the host of The Capital Weekender.”
Kem Cetinay is a prominent British TV personality and presenter who originally rose to popularity in 2017 when he won Love Island. He went on to host Love Island: The Morning After, the official Love Island podcast and is a regular showbiz presenter on ITV‘s This Morning and contestant on Celebrity Masterchef and Dancing on Ice.
He’ll be on-air each Friday and Saturday from 7pm. […]

talkSPORT is to broadcast live from the Olympic Games Paris 2024 and has today announced its line-up to provide coverage.

Reporters will feature ten Team GB medal winners including iconic Olympians Dame Kelly Holmes, Tessa Sanderson and Sir Steve Redgrave.
Broadcasting from the Olympics for the very first time, talkSPORT will be live from Paris from the 26th July.
talkSPORT’s broadcast of the 2024 games will showcase over 250 hours of live coverage across the network and has British Olympians on side, with 21 gold, silver and bronze medals between them.
From 6am to 10pm, the talkSPORT Network will be live with Olympics coverage. Over on talkSPORT2, a daily Olympics breakfast show will build up to the day’s action from 8am to 10am, with the later shows running from 10am to 2pm, and 2pm to 6pm, topped off with a Olympics Kick Off hosted by talkSPORT’s Natalie Sawyer live from Paris every evening, starting with the opening ceremony on 26th July where Natalie will be joined by Dame Kelly Holmes.
Broadcasting and live streaming from a rooftop location in Central Paris for the first week, talkSPORT then moves to Stade De France for the athletics, and will also be live from Roland Garros in the second week for coverage of the boxing finals.
There will be a talkSPORT Olympics Daily podcast with a round up of each day’s action hosted by Natalie Sawyer. Natalie will be joined by a host of ex-Olympians including former silver medalist swimmer Jazz Carlin and former hockey gold-medalist Alex Danson.
Javelin legend Tessa Sanderson and sprinter Adam Gemili will be on point for the athletics, with Spencer Oliver taking on the boxing, Molly Renshaw overseeing swimming, Polly Swann and Jack Beaumont on rowing, with Rocky Clarke on rugby sevens.
The commentary team will bring even more analysis and expertise. Long jumper and three-time Paralympic medallist Stef Reid will be live from the Stade De France when the athletics starts with their morning sessions, with the full Paris 2024 presenting line up completed by Nigel Adderley, Ian Danter, and Joe Shennan.
Taking the reins as talkSPORT’s lead commentators are Nigel Adderley (athletics), John Anderson (swimming), Dave Farrar (boxing), Alfie Reynolds (rugby sevens), James Fielden & Olly Clink (football), Ian Danter (rowing), Graham Willgoss (cycling), Charlotte Richardson & Georgie Heath (hockey) and Joe Shennan (various).
talkSPORT’s reporters across the games this summer include Vaishali Bhardwaj (swimming), Gabbie Partington and Sean O’Brien (golf), Rupert Bell and Lizzie Kelly (equestrian), Alfie Reynolds (tennis) and Ian Abrahams (football)
John Cushing (rowing, canoeing & gymnastics), Michael Weadock (ceremonies, triathlon & athletics), Jo Ankier (boxing & athletics) and Katie Shanahan (hockey, judo & cycling) will be reporting from the thick of the action in and around Paris on their respective events.
Liam Fisher, Head of talkSPORT, says, “Our world-beating line up of medal winners and experts for talkSPORT’s planned Olympic coverage is nothing short of magnifique. We’ll have the sharpest expertise, best commentary and as it’s talkSPORT’s first time broadcasting the Olympics, we’ll be doing things with real finesse and flair across audio, website and social for the very best coverage.” […]