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Andy Jacobs

Andrew Ian Jacobs (born 26 November 1952) is a British sports radio personality who presents the Hawksbee and Jacobs show alongside Paul Hawksbee on talkSPORT in the UK, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays live from 13:00-16:00. He also writes and presents 'The Birthday Spread' feature on Thursdays at 15:30.

They have been presenters on talkSPORT since the station's inception in 2000; having worked for the station when it was known as Talk Radio in 1999.[1]

Jacobs was the founding editor of FHM magazine, and the head of development at Avalon Television, producing series Fantasy Football League for BBC2, and Fantasy World Cup for ITV.[2]

Personal life

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Jacobs is a fan of Chelsea FC. The singer, entertainer and broadcaster Sam Costa was his great-uncle.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "ABOUT Chris Moyles & Andy Jacobs". talkSPORT. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007.
  2. ^ Jason Deans (28 November 2000). "TWI signs up Fantasy Football producer Jacobs". The Guardian. London.
  3. ^ "Andy interviewed Michael Jordan - but forgot to turn on recorder". Jewish Telegraph. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
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