Sportsound

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Sportsound is BBC Radio Scotland's main radio sports show. It provides coverage to listeners on medium wave, fm and DAB Digital Radio and is best known for its exclusive live commentary of Scottish Premier League football games. It is broadcast 7 days a week, and on on-match days has a 1915 - 2200 slot on 810 MW. On Saturdays, at least three matches are broadcast by MW, and two FM frequencies and the remaining matches online where the other matches are simulcast.

Contents 1 Presenters 2 Commentators 3 Analysts 4 Touchside Reporters 5 Trivia 6 Former Commentators 7 External links

[edit] Presenters

• Richard Gordon (host of most live matches)
• Kenny MacIntyre (host when Richard Gordon is unavailable)
• Kheredine Idessane (a further host of the midweek shows)
• Jim Spence (a host, formerly of the now defunct 90 minutes)

[edit] Commentators

• David Begg - top commentator
• John Barnes - "Band Two Commentator", normally in Glasgow
• Paul Mitchell - "Band Two Commentator", normally in Edinburgh
• Scott Davie - "Highlands and Islands" Commentator
• Kheredine Idessane - Firth of Forth Commentator
• Jim Spence - Tayside Match commentator
• Chick Young
• Liam Mcleod - Commentator

[edit] Analysts

• Gordon Smith - largely Rangers games,
• Murdo MacLeod - largely Celtic games,
• Craig Paterson - largely Hearts and Hibernian games,
• Jim Traynor - not an in-match analyst, host of "Your Call".
• Billy Dodds
• Allan Preston
• Craig Levein

[edit] Touchside Reporters

• Chick Young
• Chris McLaughlin

[edit] Trivia

• Commentator Liam McLeod, after recently providing commentary on Rangers vs Falkirk, had an email read out in his praise by Richard Gordon.
• Paul Mitchell does not provide live commentaries when he is working for Match of the Day or Scottish Cup games which he covers instead.
• Chick Young is a rare commentator, however his controversial analysis and ability to ask controversial questions to players and managers means he is normally the touchside analyst.
• When doing trackside analysis games, Chick Young and Chris McLaughlin also provide match reports for Sportscene.
• Gordon Smith and Billy Dodds are regualar Sportscene Live analysts and do not appear on Sportsound on these occasions.

[edit] Former Commentators

• Alister Alexander
• Donald Garden

[edit] External links

• BBC Radio Scotland Sportsound