Murray quits BBC show after controversial segment about gay presenter

Irishman Colin Murray is quitting Radio 5 Live for talkSPORT a month after BBC bosses had to apologise when his weekly Fighting Talk show included a section on how openly gay presenter Clare Balding could be ”turned around”.

Murray quits BBC show after controversial segment about gay presenter

Irishman Colin Murray is quitting Radio 5 Live for talkSPORT a month after BBC bosses had to apologise when his weekly Fighting Talk show included a section on how openly gay presenter Clare Balding could be ”turned around”.

The Co Down native, who started his BBC career at Radio 1, will join the station next month to present a weekday sports show.

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