Alan Brazil has announced he will return to talkSPORT's breakfast show on Wednesday, after nearly four months off air following a life-saving liver transplant.
The 67-year-old broadcaster underwent the procedure in June, revealing he was on the operating table for eight hours and that his heart stopped during the operation. He has spent the intervening months recuperating at home in Suffolk.
Brazil's comeback announcement
In a video posted to social media on Monday, Brazil said: "I'm looking forward to Wednesday. Wednesday at 6am - talkSPORT, Brazil's back. Looking forward to it."
He added: "I've had a great break here in Suffolk, the weather's been sensational although I'm not allowed to be in the sun too much. But it's been great."
Brazil also commented on the World Cup, saying: "The World Cup - not so great for me. I didn't like all the commercialisation and of course we're hearing all about it now, aren't we?"
Return plans and co-hosts
After an interruption from his dog, Hugo, Brazil outlined his schedule: "Wednesday morning, it looks like Gabby [Agbonlahor] and me just after six o'clock, all being well I'll be back on. I'm going to have Thursday off because I've got a couple of treatments I've got to do, and then Friday I'll be back at six as well."
He also mentioned Ray Parlour, saying: "Hopefully it'll be Ray Parlour - Party Parlour - I spoke to him yesterday and he was enjoying himself as normal. Some Sunday lunch in Essex, some swanky restaurant having a great time."
Brazil expressed his eagerness to return: "I've missed all this, guys, over the last three months, I really have. And I've had a great break. I feel my voice and everything is beginning to improve week after week. I'm still not there yet, nowhere near - it'll take another three, four, maybe six months but I'm definitely a lot better."
Recovery and gratitude
In previous videos, the former Ipswich and Tottenham player described his operation and recovery as "a miracle", thanking the "brilliant" staff at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge for saving his life. "I can't thank the people at Cambridge enough," he said.
Brazil is a stalwart of talkSPORT, having presented the station's breakfast show since it launched in 2000. His health deteriorated in 2026, with spells off the radio in January and March.
While he will work alongside former Aston Villa striker Agbonlahor and ex-Arsenal midfielder Parlour upon his return, Brazil said Scotland legend Ally McCoist was still taking a "well deserved" break following his work as a co-commentator at the World Cup with ITV.
