Perdita
20-07-2009, 05:51
SPORTS host Ray Stubbs has quit the BBC after 26 years - to join rival ESPN.
The ex-Tranmere Rovers player, 53, had been fronting snooker, darts and Saturday afternoon football results for the Beeb.
But the opportunity to front ESPN's new Premier League coverage was too good to pass, Stubbs said.
The US network acquired rights to show 46 top-flight matches this coming season after Irish broadcaster Setanta collapsed.
Stubbs who has reported on ten international footie tournaments, makes his ESPN debut with Everton v Arsenal on August 15.
He said: "This was a difficult decision. I would like to thank all my BBC colleagues for their support and friendship over the years."
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/2542519/Ray-Stubbs-leaves-BBC-to-join-rival-ESPN.html
The ex-Tranmere Rovers player, 53, had been fronting snooker, darts and Saturday afternoon football results for the Beeb.
But the opportunity to front ESPN's new Premier League coverage was too good to pass, Stubbs said.
The US network acquired rights to show 46 top-flight matches this coming season after Irish broadcaster Setanta collapsed.
Stubbs who has reported on ten international footie tournaments, makes his ESPN debut with Everton v Arsenal on August 15.
He said: "This was a difficult decision. I would like to thank all my BBC colleagues for their support and friendship over the years."
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/2542519/Ray-Stubbs-leaves-BBC-to-join-rival-ESPN.html