Monday night TV Premiership coverage has consistently maintained its triple A rating: Action, Adrenalin & Abi.
Presented by the effervescent Abi Stephens, the unique feeling of being able to experience the meeting from both sides of the safety fence has been enthusiastically facilitated alongside her two amigos, Scott Nicholls, and Kelvin Tatum. Live TV broadcasting is never for the faint-hearted; most of the best televisual outtakes emerge from the uncertainty of real-life events as they unfold around the presenter, with sport being the ideal conduit.
Time to lift the lid on speedway’s primetime show.
Amongst other things, I was keen to establish how the typical broadcasting day looked and investigate a little of the chemistry behind the scenes. Donning the obligatory earphones, and grabbing the mic., I conducted my own pits interview with the Discovery Sports anchor during an interval in her busy schedule.
Where did your trackside goggle-box journey begin?
Fate with a twist of good fortune played a significant part in Abi’s breakthrough. She had instinctively known since her teen years that presenting was her career choice, even though she was first and foremost a competitive sportswoman in athletics and hockey, having trained alongside future Olympians whilst a student at Loughborough University. Influenced” on BBC1, Abi recalled, “”
