In this week's episode - the first of 2021 - I spoke with the fantastic Stephen Watson, sports reporter for the BBC and someone who has graced our screens for what feels like a lifetime - in the best possible way. 

What Stephen doesn't know about Northern Irish sport is simply not worth knowing, and it's that passion that comes through in this episode.

We spoke about a range of topics, including;

• Being a sports reporter in the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic with no live sport to report on
• Doorbell ringing 5minutes before going live on air - from the conservatory!
• Stephen's battles with his kidney - from first transplant 30 years ago to discovering his kidney was failing while filming a documentary on the renal unit in Belfast City Hospital, through to his dialysis journey & receiving his second transplant in late 2019
• What kept him going during that time - a passion for work & devoting free time to working with Age NI and speaking with those who have nobody to speak to - not realising how much it was also helping himself
• Covering some of the biggest sporting events & tournaments in NI and worldwide
• What Stephen makes of Ulster Rugby's season so far, and what constitutes a successful season for the province
• Rory McIlroy and what lies ahead in 2021 and beyond
• Whether NI will ever see a world-class motor-racing venue in Stephen's lifetime

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Thanks a million, and see you next time!