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Richard John Wolfenden (born March 1992[1]) is a British radio broadcaster and football commentator. He is a presenter on the alternative music station Radio X.[2] He is also a football reporter and commentator working for BBC Sport's Final Score, Match Of The Day, the EFL Highlights show on ITV,[3] and talkSPORT.[4]
Career
editIn 2018, whilst a student at the University Of Chester, Wolfenden presented the Student Radio Chart Show on the universities' student radio station The Cat Radio, which won the award for Best Chart Show at the annual Student Radio Association awards.[5][6]
During his time at university, he started commentating on the Premier League for talkSPORT.[7] He then went on to work full time as a presenter at Radio X and has been presenting the Radio X Indie Night since May 2020.[2] In the same year he also started presenting at Everton FC, working on their pre-match show Everton Live.[8]
In 2022, he joined Final score as a reporter.[9] In March 2023 Wolfenden was one of the reporters who boycotted the BBC in solidarity with Gary Lineker, who had been told to step down from his duties by BBC bosses, after comparing the language used to launch a new government asylum policy with 1930s Germany on Twitter.[10]
Personal Life
editIn 2024, Wolfenden ran the London Marathon for Global's Make Some Noise.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Richard John WOLFENDEN personal appointments". Find and update company information. GOV.UK. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Radio X announces refreshed spring schedule". www.musicweek.com. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Stats - Rich Wolfenden". ICDB. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Brophy, Joe (27 April 2023). "Southampton vs Bournemouth LIVE: Huge Premier League six-pointer underway on south coast". talkSPORT. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Award winning Cat Radio is 'best by far'". The Cat Media. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Student Radio Awards 2018 – winners list". RadioToday. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Radio Football Commentators and Reporters 2017/18 - Page 60". Digital Spy. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Join Us For All The Big Derby Build-Up With Everton Live". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Person - Rich Wolfenden". ICDB. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Sands, Katie (11 March 2023). "Football Focus and Final Score off air today as stars pull out over Lineker row". Wales Online. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Rich Wolfenden is running the London Marathon for Global's Make Some Noise". Radio X. Retrieved 2 May 2024.