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a b "Frank Lampard's call to LBC: The full transcript". The Independent. 24 April 2009 . Retrieved 25 April 2009. Any other costs and expenses which are not specifically included in the prize description are excluded. James O'Brien on changing the mind of his toughest opponent yet: himself". www.penguin.co.uk. 22 October 2020 . Retrieved 16 June 2021. Newsnight's Race To Succeed Jeremy Paxman: LBC's James O'Brien Gets A Try-Out". Forbes. 16 July 2014 . Retrieved 6 August 2014. a b "James O'Brien: "On radio, people still talk like no one is listening" ". The Guardian. 8 January 2017 . Retrieved 8 February 2018.
Iain Duncan Smith: Remembering the time former Work and Pensions Secretary clashed with James O'Brien". The Independent. 19 March 2016 . Retrieved 9 February 2018. O'Brien has stated that he voted for Boris Johnson in the 2008 London mayoral election, though he now regrets his vote. [41]Flynn, Paul (31 October 2018). "LBC's James O'Brien: meet the man behind the mic". Evening Standard . Retrieved 9 September 2019. a b Dorian Lynskey (3 February 2017). "How James O'Brien became the conscience of liberal Britain". New Statesman . Retrieved 22 September 2019. We reserve the right to substitute the prize with another prize of equal or greater value at our absolute discretion.
With his wife, Lucy O'Brien (née McDonald), he fronted Channel 5's 2001 general election talk show 5 Talk, securing a review from Clive James, who wrote: "James, in particular, is a pink-shirted walking encyclopedia of political savvy". [15] [16] [17] LBC [ edit ] Bland, Archie (24 March 2015). "LBC's James O'Brien: 'You have to be a bit more sledgehammer than scalpel on TV' ". theguardian.com . Retrieved 26 March 2015. O'Brien began occasionally guest presenting on the BBC Two programme Newsnight in August 2014. [31] [32] [28] Following the widespread interest in O'Brien's interview with Farage, it was speculated he would be a permanent replacement for longtime host Jeremy Paxman, who intended to step down. [33] The job was ultimately taken by Evan Davis. [34] O'Brien left Newsnight in January 2018 after being criticised for his anti-Brexit and anti-Trump views, which were felt to be out of step with the corporation's policy on neutrality. He departed on good terms, saying the BBC still had the finest selection of journalists in the world. [35] A Knight with O'Brien (TV series) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012 . Retrieved 5 March 2017.O'Brien is married to Lucy McDonald and has two daughters. [17] Politically, O'Brien prefers to be described as ' liberal' rather than 'left-wing'. [43] O'Brien was raised in the Roman Catholic faith and refers to himself as a Christian. He is a Kidderminster Harriers F.C. fan. [44] Books [ edit ] O'Brien made national headlines in April 2009 when footballer Frank Lampard phoned his show to object to tabloid stories about his private life and O'Brien's discussion of them. Lampard's former fiancée, Elen Rivas, had alleged that Frank Lampard had turned their home into a bachelor pad while she and Lampard's children were living in a rented flat. Lampard phoned in, objecting to the assertion that he was "weak" and "scum" and said that he had fought "tooth and nail" to keep his family together. [18] Public comments on Lampard's reaction praised Lampard's "brave" and "articulate" handling of the situation. [18] The exchange later earned O'Brien, who defended his conduct in an equally heated exchange with Kay Burley on Sky News, a Bronze Award in the Best Interview category of the 2010 Sony Radio Academy Awards. [19]
a b Moshakis, Alex (24 October 2020). "James O'Brien: 'I saw everything as a fight' ". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712 . Retrieved 3 November 2020. Your personal data that you provide to us will be collected and processed by us, our licensees (including Communicorp UK Limited) as well as the Prize Provider, and if Entry is restricted to one entry per person; duplicate entries will be excluded from the Promotion. In 2015, O'Brien presented a chat show for ITV called O'Brien, which aired for ten episodes. [36] Podcast [ edit ] O'Brien was an anti-Brexit campaigner and was part of the People's Vote campaign for a second Brexit referendum. He gave a speech at a People's Vote March "Put It to the People" on 23 March 2019 and at the People's Vote rally on 9 April 2019. [42] Personal life [ edit ]James asked about Arthur's qualifications and he replied, "I've taught palaeography and ancient notation at London University for forty years." The James O'Brien Mystery Hour Board Game promotion (‘Promotion’) is organised by Global (as defined in the General Terms and Conditions). The Promotion will run on Thursdays between 13 January 2022 to 30 December 2023 on LBC Global is the Promoter. The ‘Prize Provider’ mentioned in these specific rules is Big Sky.
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