RADIO bosses faced furious complaints after soccer legend Rodney Marsh gave a girl news reader the giggles - while she read a report of a British soldier's death in Afghanistan.
Robyn Schonhofer laughed uncontrollably for almost a minute after announcing the landmine tragedy in her bulletin on Talk Sport.
She told shocked listeners that former England and QPR star Marsh, 61, had hit his head on a microphone.
Chuckling Marsh then mocked the bulletin, calling it "comedy news".
Tory MP Mark Lancaster said: "It was disrespectful to the memory of the soldier, who served his country proudly."
Marsh's co-presenter Adrian Durham apologised for the gaffe on Wednesday. He said: "It was not in great taste."
Talk Sport is Britain's largest commercial speech radio' station. Programme Director Bill Ridley said last night: "We deeply regret the incident."
Joker Marsh was fired by Sky Sports last year for a pun about the tsunami disaster -speaking of Newcastle's "Toon Army in Asia". And when England boss Alf Ramsey once threatened to "pull him off at half-time" cheeky Marsh quipped: "I normally only get a cup of tea and an orange."
should i feel so p... off about this .
Robyn Schonhofer laughed uncontrollably for almost a minute after announcing the landmine tragedy in her bulletin on Talk Sport.
She told shocked listeners that former England and QPR star Marsh, 61, had hit his head on a microphone.
Chuckling Marsh then mocked the bulletin, calling it "comedy news".
Tory MP Mark Lancaster said: "It was disrespectful to the memory of the soldier, who served his country proudly."
Marsh's co-presenter Adrian Durham apologised for the gaffe on Wednesday. He said: "It was not in great taste."
Talk Sport is Britain's largest commercial speech radio' station. Programme Director Bill Ridley said last night: "We deeply regret the incident."
Joker Marsh was fired by Sky Sports last year for a pun about the tsunami disaster -speaking of Newcastle's "Toon Army in Asia". And when England boss Alf Ramsey once threatened to "pull him off at half-time" cheeky Marsh quipped: "I normally only get a cup of tea and an orange."
should i feel so p... off about this .