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# 1865 meets ... former BBC East Midlands Sports Editor Mark Shardlow (Part 1)
- URL: https://eighteensixtyfive.football/1865-meets-former-bbc-east-midlands-sports-editor-mark-shardlow-part-1/
- Published: 2021-06-03T17:14:57.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-03T20:41:11.000Z
- Description: The 1865 Forest Ramble is part of the Fan Hub Network - where fans come first. We are joined by a special guest with nearly forty years' experience of reporting on the Reds: Rich Ferraro and Steven Toplis are joined by former Radio Nottingham and
- Author: Rahoul Baruah
- Tags: 2021, 1865 Meets, #podcast

29 min

**The 1865 Forest Ramble is part of the** [**Fan Hub Network**](https://fan-hub.com/?ref=eighteensixtyfive.football) **\- where fans come first.**

We are joined by a special guest with nearly forty years' experience of reporting on the Reds: Rich Ferraro and Steven Toplis are joined by former Radio Nottingham and East Midlands Today Sports Editor, [Mark Shardlow](https://twitter.com/MarkShardlow?ref=eighteensixtyfive.football). In part 1 of our interview, Mark tells us about his early days in hospital radio and providing matchday commentary, to meeting Brian Clough, then the world's most famous football manager. Mark also shares a secret about his own footballing allegiances...

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