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Champions Soccer Radio Network 
Type Radio network Country 
United StatesLaunch date January 6, 2006 Official website CSRNUSA.com Champions Soccer Radio Network (CSRN) is a radio network based in Santa Monica, California that produces sports talk programmes, covering the news, scores and match highlights dedicated to the discussion of the sport of association football. CSRN was formed by English expatriates Graham J. Bell (former English FA-accredited referee) and Gary "Gazza" Richards[1] (former-Queen's Park Rangers F.C. footballer and soccer pundit on Fox Soccer Channel's Super Sunday Plus[2]).
Contents
History
The 2G's Show was launched via Sirius Satellite Radio with a 2-hour pilot in December 2005 and this ultimately led to a regular hourly show in January 2006.[3]
Shortly after, Bell and Richards moved to create and market their own soccer talk radio network and in February 2006[4] through the company "Champions Soccer Marketing, Inc.". CSRN began with two soccer talk radio programmes, The 2 G's, and The Treble - both shows immediately creating interest with both soccer fans worldwide and the advertising media.
Since the formation of the network, CSRN has incorporated more shows including Around the League in 90 Minutes (a two-hour weekly show dedicated to Major League Soccer), Divers and Cheats, The Chivas USA Show, The Arsenal Hour, Kopshop USA (a show dedicated to Liverpool FC), The European Football Show, Fantasy Football Advisor, Forza Football, American Soccer Show, and Glory Glory Leeds.
Programming information
CSRN broadcasts their live sports talk programmes Monday through Friday beginning at 0900 PST through 1300 PST. Although most shows can then be downloaded via podcast, the network continues the feed with rebroadcasts throughout the afternoon and during the weekends and can also be heard at any time on CSRN's "On Demand" player.
The flagship show, The 2 G's is first broadcast live, daily, for 120 minutes and is followed by The European Football Show on Mondays, Around the League in 90 minutes on Tuesdays, Forza Futbol on Wednesdays, Divers and Cheats on Thursdays followed by The Treble and then The Arsenal Hour on Fridays. During the MLS off-season, The American Soccer Show is broadcast in place of Around the League... and the programming is moved up an hour.
CSRN shows
- The American Soccer Show
- Around the League (formally The MLS Show)
- Gadsby's England
- The Two Footed Tackle Show
- Winning Ugly Radio
- An Englishman In LA
- Glory Glory Leeds
CSRN show hosts
- Graham Bell- An Englishman in LA
- Zach Woosley- The American Soccer Show and the European Football Show
- Scott Bornstein-Around the League and Host of Winning Ugly
- Ted Meyer-Around the League and Around the League Extra
- Chris Ballard- Around the League Extra
- Richard Oram-European Football Show
- Twiggster - Glory Glory Leeds
- Mark Fishkin-Seeing Red! The NY Soccer Roundup
- Dave Martinez-Seeing Red! The NY Soccer Roundup
- Jeremiah Oshan-Nos Audietes-A Sounders Podcast
- Aarron Campeau-Nos Audietes -A Sounders Podcast
- William "Murph" Murphy-YSA Report-Philidelpia Union
Famous CSRN guests and interviewees
Because of their proximity to Hollywood and the hosts' previous association with the industry, CSRN regularly feature showbiz guest hosts as well as sports personalities on their soccer talk programmes. They also have regular interviews with popular and not so popular (in terms of likeability) household sports media names. The following personalities have all participated in CSRN broadcasts:
- David Beckham - gave an exclusive CSRN live interview to Gary Richards, during L.A. Galaxy's 2008 tour of Australia and New Zealand
- Eric Wynalda - former USA national team striker, pro-soccer player and later media personality. A regular guest on The 2G's programme
- Bob Bradley - current USA National team coach
- Tommy Smyth - popular USA soccer media presenter
- Steve Nicol - former Liverpool FC footballer, currently managing New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.
- Bruce Arena - former USA National team and New York Red Bulls coach, currently managing L.A. Galaxy in Major League Soccer
References
- ^ "Fox Sports on MSN - FSC TV: Gary Richards". http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/7110590/Gary-Richards. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- ^ "Fox Sports on MSN - FSC TV: Super Sunday Plus". http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/5242442. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
- ^ "Sports Byline USA website: The 2 G's". Archived from the original on 2008-01-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20080117165309/http://sportsbyline.com/bios/the2gs.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- ^ "CSRN website: CSRN Show Hosts". Archived from the original on 2008-01-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20080105155150/http://www.championssoccerradio.com/CSRN/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=28. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
External links
Categories:- Radio stations established in 2006
- Association football media
- Sports radio in the United States
- American sports radio programs
- Sirius Satellite Radio
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