TalkSPORT
In January 2000, Talk Radio was rebranded as talkSPORT, but with part of its schedules being retained for talk and non-sport phone in. After covering for absent presenters on several occasions, Boyd took up a permanent position in April 2000.
In May 2000, he began an experiment on his Sunday night slot whereby calls would go straight to air unscreened. This later evolved into The Human Zoo. Boyd presented the show with Asher Gould. This style of programme came to light again in May 2006 when the LBC presenter Iain Lee started a show called Triple M, expanded from a half-hour section of his regular show using this format.
Boyd also hosted a professional wrestling radio show on talkSPORT called Talk Wrestling. The show's success prompted him to investigate re-introducing wrestling as a mainstream entertainment in the UK. He hired Crystal Palace, and put on one of the biggest UK-run wrestling shows in recent years, including the future WWE heavyweight champion, Eddie Guererro.
Boyd was sacked from TalkSPORT in March 2002 after failing to use the profanity delay to "dump" a caller's remarks that the royal family should be shot.
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