EXCLUSIVE: Mike Graham apologised after the broadcaster blamed a racist post on hackers.
Mike Graham has been absent from TalkTV following a “vile” post shared on his Facebook page, which he insists his account was hacked. Express.co.uk understands that the broadcaster, 65, is currently taking a break from his breakfast show, Morning Glory, while Jeremy Kyle, 60, temporarily stands in, following reports that the former was suspended. The post shared online featured a picture of a statue of Churchill alongside a picture of a crowded Tube carriage, with the caption: ‘Tell me we’re not f***ed by multicultural b***cks. Why are we surrounded by non-white people? Just f*** off…”. The post was accompanied by a picture of former prime minister Sir Winston Churchill’s statue by Big Ben next to the train picture, whose passengers included a woman wearing a hijab. The journalist deleted the statement and insisted the racist post was made as a result of his Facebook page being hacked.
Insiders at talkSPORT have alleged a civil war is brewing at Talk headquarters following this latest debacle. They claim Mike’s post is the “final straw,” with some calling for the broadcaster to be axed.
Broadcaster Mike Graham (centre) hosts Morning Glory and Plank of the Week (Image: Talk)
A source from TalkSPORT told Express: “It’s like civil war has broken out on the shop floor.
“What the public don’t understand is that TalkSPORT and Talk radio are very different channels in the same building on the same floor. At SPORT we have people of all different colours working alongside each other peacefully. We’re one big happy team and the bosses at News UK know that.
“But at Talk Radio their agenda and output is highly charged to make migrants and minorities feel like the enemy. The fact that Mike Graham can post some of the trash he does normally and nobody in senior management has told him off before is a disgrace, but his Facebook post is the final straw.”
They added: “None of us at TalkSPORT want to work with him. Why would we wanna work with a man who says the things he says? In order for the Talk Radio presenters to get to their studio they have to walk through the TalkSPORT section of the office and we don’t want him there anymore.
“Just look at the presenter lineups of both stations and tell me you don’t see the difference. We have big names like Darren Bent and Gabby Agbonlahor, why should they have to share a workspace with Mike Graham after what he’s said?
“If Dennie Morris, the head of both stations, protects his good friend Mike Graham, there’ll be civil war in this place.”
Mike has since issued an apology following the racist post and insisted he was hacked.
On Monday, the host of the Plank of the Week podcast wrote on his X account: “On Sunday night, my Facebook was accessed, and a vile message was posted on my page without my knowledge. It contained words that I would never write and an opinion I don’t share.
As soon as I found out, I immediately deleted the post and have taken steps to ensure my cybersecurity is enhanced. Obviously, I am mortified that such a post could have gone out in my name and am now attempting to find out how it could have happened. I am equally very sorry for any distress it has caused to anyone.”
Last month, Graham raged against what he called the “bereft city” of London after his car was broken into in a car park.
He discussed the break-in during his show on Talk on September 25, and criticised Sir Sadiq Khan amid his row with Donald Trump over the state of the capital, telling him “London is now a bereft city”.
TalkTV is a national TV channel from News UK, the home of talkSPORT and TalkRadio among other media publications.
