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Laura Woods leaves talkSPORT and presenter already has next job 'lined up'
Laura Woods has announced she will be leaving talkSPORT later this month after six years on the radio station.
Laura Woods will leave her role as host of the talkSPORT breakfast show, the presenter has announced. It will bring to an end her six-year association with the radio station and a move to TNT Sports could already be on the cards.
Former Sky Sports presenter Woods first started on talkSPORT in 2017. She has fronted the station's flagship Sports Breakfast programme for the past three years.
Woods took over from Alan Brazil for the Monday to Wednesday shifts, with the Scot holding fort on Thursday and Friday. She has built an iconic double act with former Rangers striker and manager Ally McCoist.
Woods, who has twice won SJA Sports Presenter of the Year, will present her last breakfast show on June 28. She thanked the listeners in her leaving statement towards the end of Wednesday's show.
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Arsenal fan Woods said: "You lot, our listeners, have given me so much comfort and guided me through some of my toughest moments, without even realising it. So I wanted to thank you personally for that. I will miss it dearly. Even the Spurs fans.
"For what feels like a lifetime I’ve been a listener of talkSPORT. For the last six years it’s been my home, where we get to spend our mornings talking about sport. There’s nothing better. I know I will never find a job like this. It’s unique.
"Three years as the host of this amazing breakfast show, three bits of silverware for the trophy cabinet and record listening figures. I’m very proud of what we achieved here. One thing’s for sure: I will always be part of this family at talkSPORT."
Woods has combined her role on the radio by fronting ITV's coverage of women's football and was in Qatar for the TV channel's coverage of the men's World Cup in November and December last year. She also presents the NFL Show for ITV and boxing for DAZN.
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Woods has been linked with a move to the rebranded TNT Sports. Jake Humphrey has left his role as the channel's main presenter and the Daily Mail claim Woods is in line to replace him.
The head of talkSPORT, Liam Fisher, has paid tribute to the departing star. He said: "Since first featuring on talkSPORT in 2017 Laura has emerged as one of the brightest stars of sports media.
"Her warmth, knowledge and love of sport have shone through and made her always connect with our 3.6 million weekly listeners. Her relationship with her fellow presenters like Ally McCoist and Gabby Agbonlahor and the galaxy of stars she has interviewed over the last three years as Breakfast host have created a fantastic listen every morning.
"I’m pleased that Laura will remain a part of the talkSPORT family."