The World Football Programme

Penny Tanner Hoath
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The World Football Programme has been on air since 1987. The show has grown into an energetic and informative two hours of football news on Saturday mornings between 10-12. To get complete football coverage, the show engages with a handful of local and national guests live every show. The programme is researched, produced and presented by Penny TannerHoath and the team. Penny has played football for state and country. We all coach, play or administrate in the sport and love talking about all aspects of football. A sampling of our regular guests include - National Coaches and players, Football Federation Australia representatives, ALeague and WLeague spokespeople such as Tom Sermanni, Capital Football’s Heather Reid, Melbourne Victory’s Paul Trimboli, FFA’s Damien DeBohun; Perth Glory’s Steve McGarry, Declan Kelly, Jamie Harnwell and Jason Brewer, Lisa De Vanna, Fox, ABC and SBS Sport presenters Simon Hill, Adam Peacock, Sarah Walsh, Scott McIntyre and Vitor Sobral to name a few. National icons such as Paul Wade, local icons Stan Lazaridis and Chris Coyne.

  1. 6d ago

    Season 40 Episode 28

    Penny Tanner Hoath, Dave Kindness and Kayla O’Connor lead you through two hours of football this Saturday, 15 August 2026 on 107.9fm Radio Fremantle. Australia Cup rounds progress, Western United’s tenure in the A-League finishes and CBA’s are on the table. Our guest lineup is- Donna Guiffre, Stirling Macedonia Media. The Calcio Italiano football series landed in Perth, we discuss its impact on the local community, crowd attendances, quality of football and more! Saskia from Football Futures Foundation. News and programmes, Houston trip, growth of the organisation and great people profiles! Gareth Morgan, Perth Glory General Manager of Media & Communications. Squad signings, club news, preseason schedules. Tommy Doleman, Football West match reporter. Local news and competitions. Team banter around the players CBA, role of the APL, demise of Western United in the A-League, new club ownerships, major player and coach movements across the A-Leagues men’s and women’s. Thanks to all our listeners, members and partners for joining us again for 2026! Follow us on our socials, website, podcast, Facebook page and Instagram.

  2. Aug 8

    Season 40 Episode 27

    Murray Stevens & Paul Monaldi lead you through two hours of football this Saturday, 8 August 2026 on 107.9fm Radio Fremantle. The Australia Cup round of 16 is upon us & the Calcio Italiano Festival has kicked off with a bang and we have NPL & State Leagues to look forward to. Our guest lineup is- Tom Doleman, Football West match reporter. Tom and the studio team discuss local football leagues and news. Kelechi Osunwa, Perth Football Podcast host, discussing NPLW and local leagues. Neal Corcoran, Once Upon A Tracksuit. Neal joins us as part of the Calcio Italiano festival celebrations to chat his love of football & the life of a successful football content creator. Ethan Rigg, Football Victoria match reporter and commentator. Ethan gives us the inside scoop of what Fremantle City can expect from South Melbourne and everything going on within Victorian Football. Scott Miller, Fremantle City FC head coach. We chat to Scott about this NPL season as well as Sundays huge Australia Cup fixture against South Melbourne. Thanks to all our listeners, members and partners for joining us again for 2026! Follow us on our socials, website, podcast, Facebook page and Instagram.

  3. Aug 1

    Season 40 Episode 26

    The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday, 1 August 2026. Sean Kelly and Jim Webb lead you through two hours of football - The World Cup maybe "won and done" but it is still dominating the web and media with fans demanding replays back to the qualifying games. Conspiracy theorists are still creating theories and this is not helped as FIFA prepares to sell the soul of football! Our guest lineup is- Tom Doleman, Football West match reporter. Tom and the studio team discuss local football leagues and news. Fremantle United draw another away fixture in the Australia Cup and with the Milan derby at Optus Stadium this week; what does it mean for local football? Patrick Clancy, Chair, Football Supporters Association Australia. With the FSAA AGM looming we talk to Patrick about the pressing issues in Australian football, the use of football media to promote rival codes and ask Is the voice of the football fan being heard? Our very own Jim Webb and Sean will talk about Jim's holiday where he attended a little overseas football carnival. Join us in "An Englishman in New York" and other venues. Phil Kelly, State League Standing committee Chair. With the season coming down to the pointy end, surely there must be some posts or questions on promotion / relegation throughout the leagues or does everyone finally understand the process? that and other burning topics will be discussed. Thanks to all our listeners, members and partners for joining us again for 2026! Follow us on our socials, website, podcast, Facebook page and Instagram.

  4. Jul 25

    Season 40 Episode 25

    The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday, 25 July 2026. Welcome to season 40 of the longest running live football show in Australia and who knows, maybe the world?! We are on air from February through to the end of November every year. Penny Tanner Hoath, and Murray Stevens lead you through two hours of football. The World Cup finishes with Spain showing us that conceding one single goal in the lead up to the Final was no coincidence and that Spain as a country appear to be doing a lot of things right in their football ecosystem. The Australia Cup has already extracted some exits and above and beyond fan passion. Tune in to hear more! Our guest lineup is- Tom Doleman, Football West match reporter. Tom and the studio team discuss local football leagues and news, Australia Cup, Youth Club Championships and Mental Health round. Calcio Italiano is landing at the State Football Centre and Perth Stadium next month. Stephen Peters, Perth Glory women’s coach. How will the exits of local stars Grace Johnston and Tijan McKenna impact the squad depth; there will be tears from some Perth fans; who will be stepping in to excite us all this summer? Canberra United survive another season with new owners giving the club the stability it so badly needed. Renee Z, Peel United Soccer Club Director of Football Operations. It’s been a year of firsts for this growing club in the Peel region, and the year isn’t over yet! Renee talks with us about football in the Peel region, factors that challenge the club and what successes they’ve had. David Basheer, SBS World Cup correspondent. It’s been the longest and biggest of all World Cups. We see some legends exiting international stage, some amazing entertainment and some crazy introductions. Has it worked? Did we see the football we expected to see and that the world should be seeing as the number 1 sport in the world. Who starred and who didn’t. What can we do differently next time? Thanks to all our listeners, members and partners for joining us again for 2026! Follow us on our socials, website, podcast, Facebook page and Instagram.

  5. Jul 18

    Season 40 Episode 24

    The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday, 18 July 2026. Welcome to season 40 of the longest running live football show in Australia and who knows, maybe the world?! We are on air from February through to the end of November every year. Murray Stevens, Peter Szkiela and Kayla O’Connor lead you through two hours of football this week - The World Cup Final is almost here, The Australia Cup round of 32 begins this week and we have a full round of NPL & State League. Our guest lineup is- Tom Doleman, Football West match reporter. Tom and the studio team discuss local football leagues and news. Robbie Gasper, Former professional footballer. We chat to Robbie about his time in the game and discuss what's next! Dale Wingall, Fremantle City FC assistant coach. We chat to Dale about Fremantle City's upcoming Australia cup fixture v Maitland FC. Oriano Colli, Bayswater SC President. We chat to Oriano about everything happening at the club with Bayswater representing WA again through the Australia Cup. Matty Sparrow, Bayswater SC head coach. We chat to Matty about this NPL season as well as Tuesday's huge home fixture against Sydney FC. Thanks to all our listeners, members and partners for joining us again for 2026! Follow us on our socials, website, podcast, Facebook page and Instagram.

  6. Jul 11

    Season 40 Episode 23

    The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday, 11 July 2026. Welcome to season 40 of the longest running live football show in Australia and who knows, maybe the world?! We are on air from February through to the end of November every year. Sean Kelly, Ethan Rigg and Phil Kelly lead you through two hours of football this week, the World Cup Quarter finals are in full swing, and we are excited as history is made. Our guest lineup is- Tom Doleman, Football West match reporter. Tom and the studio team discuss local football leagues and news. Daniel Canicais, Vice President Cockburn City. Daniel is at the spearhead of the Spearwood club and talks to us about the exciting developments at the Burn! Ethan Rigg, SYN Media’s Sports Desk Host. Ethan joins us in the studio to banter all things World Cup. Ethan, Phil and Sean talk about anything football related from local leagues to World Cup. Thanks to all our listeners, members and partners for joining us again for 2026! Follow us on our socials, website, podcast, Facebook and Instagram.

  7. Jul 4

    Season 40 Episode 22

    The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday, 4 July 2026. Penny Tanner Hoath, Peter Szkiela and David Kindness lead you through two hours of football in our 40th season of the longest running live world football show in Australia. The World Cup is into Round 32. The Socceroos play Egypt to progress to the round of 16 Friday. Is a 48-team World Cup the global phenomenon we expected? Our guest lineup is- Tom Doleman, Football West match reporter, and the studio team discuss local football leagues and news. Michael Kerr, Chief Executive Officer Football Futures Foundation. The Foundation’s Annual Report has just been released, Michael walks us through the team’s incredible achievements this past year. Ethan Rigg, SYN Media’s Sports Desk Host. Everything World Cup. Thanks to all our listeners, members and partners for joining us again for 2026! Follow us on our socials, website, podcast, Facebook and Instagram.

  8. Jun 27

    Season 40 Episode 21

    The World Football Programme, 107.9FM Radio Fremantle Saturday, 27 June 2026. Welcome to season 40 of the longest running live football show in Australia and who knows, maybe the world?! We are on air from February through to the end of November every year. The World Football Team for this World Cup edition is led by Murray Stevens & Kris Dwyer from Ultimate A-League. On the agenda this Saturday is- Jim Webb, World Football Programme's world cup correspondent with a live cross from Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia. Tommy Doleman, Football West & A-League commentator. We look over this week's Men's and Women's NPL and state league fixtures. Patrick Clancy, head of the Football Supporters Association Australia. Socceroos mania has swept the nation with live sites popping up across the country & a nation-wide sickie taking place today to watch the game. We talk to Patrick about what it all means and how Australian fans can benefit. Lachie Avil from Round Ball Australia to cover the Socceroos progress at this World Cup & all the latest news. Thanks to all our listeners, members and partners for joining us again for 2026! Follow us on our socials, website, podcast, Facebook page and Instagram.

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The World Football Programme has been on air since 1987. The show has grown into an energetic and informative two hours of football news on Saturday mornings between 10-12. To get complete football coverage, the show engages with a handful of local and national guests live every show. The programme is researched, produced and presented by Penny TannerHoath and the team. Penny has played football for state and country. We all coach, play or administrate in the sport and love talking about all aspects of football. A sampling of our regular guests include - National Coaches and players, Football Federation Australia representatives, ALeague and WLeague spokespeople such as Tom Sermanni, Capital Football’s Heather Reid, Melbourne Victory’s Paul Trimboli, FFA’s Damien DeBohun; Perth Glory’s Steve McGarry, Declan Kelly, Jamie Harnwell and Jason Brewer, Lisa De Vanna, Fox, ABC and SBS Sport presenters Simon Hill, Adam Peacock, Sarah Walsh, Scott McIntyre and Vitor Sobral to name a few. National icons such as Paul Wade, local icons Stan Lazaridis and Chris Coyne.

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  • Creator
    Penny Tanner Hoath
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    200
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Penny Tanner Hoath
  • Show Website
    The World Football Programme

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