Thursday, April 26, 2007
BBC apologises for Alan Ball joke
The BBC has apologised after a BBC Radio Manchester presenter made a joke about the death of Alan Ball.
Ball, the World Cup-winning former England footballer, died of a heart attack after collapsing outside his home tackling a fire in his garden on Tuesday evening. He was 61.
BBC Radio Manchester lunchtime presenter Allan Beswick said:
"At least we know he's no good at putting out fires."
The BBC said the comments, made on Beswick's show yesterday, were "ill-judged and wholly inappropriate".
Ball, the World Cup-winning former England footballer, died of a heart attack after collapsing outside his home tackling a fire in his garden on Tuesday evening. He was 61.
BBC Radio Manchester lunchtime presenter Allan Beswick said:
"At least we know he's no good at putting out fires."
The BBC said the comments, made on Beswick's show yesterday, were "ill-judged and wholly inappropriate".
