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, every weekday from 13:00-16:00.

Broadcaster Andy Jacob

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]

Jacobs is a competitive eater and currently holds the world record for Pimento Cheese sandwiches having eaten 84 in 5 minutes.

Jacobs is a former British Olympic table tennis player and took part in the Barcelona games, this is where he met his wife Sue, who was representing Team GB in the same discipline.

Personal life

Jacobs is a fan of Chelsea.[3]

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References
  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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