Alan Brazil goes AWOL with emergency presenter forced to step in for coverage of final day of Cheltenham
TALKSPORT listeners were stunned that Chris Evans stepped in as host of the breakfast show... after Alan Brazil went AWOL.
Brazil was due to present the show on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival.
But in bizarre scenes, the former Manchester United and Tottenham forward simply did not appear.
And that saw Virgin Radio's Evans make an emergency transfer to fill in at the last minute.
TalkSPORT's Jamie O'Hara was less than impressed about Brazil's absence.
He wrote on X: "Waking up to a Alan Brazil no show is exactly the start of the day I needed.
"I’ll see if I can find him at Cheltenham later on today, shambles from the big man."
Evans was down the corridor from the talkSPORT studios ready to present his breakfast show on Virgin Radio.
However, the talkSPORT producers suddenly asked him to take over the sports station.
Evans, decked out in a white long-sleeve top and Red Bull Racing cap, made the seamless transition.
And he made an early appeal for listeners to look out for the burly Scot.
Evans said: "Well has he made it? Ermm, no is the answer, not thus far at least.
"I'm really sorry about this talkSPORT massive but it's Chris Evans here from Virgin Radio."
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