Matthew Wright joins talkRADIO with new weekday afternoon show
MATTHEW Wright has joined talkRADIO and will host a new weekday afternoon show, The Sun Online can reveal.
After 18 years fronting The Wright Stuff, the chat show veteran will hit the airwaves with his new show next Monday.
The announcement comes just hours after it was revealed Chris Evans has signed to Virgin, which like talkRADIO is owned by Wireless, part of News UK, which publishes The Sun.
Airing Monday to Friday, between 1pm and 4pm, The Matthew Wright Show will focus on current affairs in the UK and around the world.
Covering politics, arts, breaking news and everything in between, the programme will feature a series of regular guests, including long-time collaborator and TV critic Kevin O’Sullivan, to review and dissect the news of the day.
Announcing the news, the 53-year-old said: “I’m absolutely thrilled to be joining talkRADIO at this fascinating time in history when there’s so much to discuss and debate.
"My new afternoon show will see me team up with Fleet Street legend, critic Kevin O’Sullivan - two real-life chums who don’t agree on anything!
“Free of the restrictions imposed when I was on the goggle box, I’m looking forward to full-on phone-ins and laughs a plenty, not just with talkRADIO’s growing army of loyal listeners, but with an array of celebrity guests too. It will all kick-off at 1pm on Monday 10 September when I’m planning on not just discussing the news, but making it too.”
Wright’s new show will replace the slot previously occupied by Jamie East. East will continue on at the station with his new weekend show, East World, on Sundays from 1 until 4pm.
talkRADIO programme director Dennie Morris added: “We’re absolutely delighted to welcome Matthew Wright to talkRADIO. I’ve worked with Matthew previously and know from first hand experience the passion and commitment he brings to everything he works on. I know our audiences are going to love his new show.
“In addition to his new Sunday show, which will be brilliant, we’re looking forward to hearing more from Jamie East across talkRADIO,” Morris added.
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Wright’s arrival follows Jeremy Kyle’s triumphant return to talkRADIO last month, with his new Saturday show, The Jeremy Kyle Radio Show.
Before launching his widely successful television career, Wright started out in newspapers working as a showbiz reporter at The Sun and later with a column in The Daily Mirror.
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