[6] Following Rob McCaffrey's departure from Sky, Payne hosted Gillette Soccer Special on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, before taking over as anchor of Goals on Sunday.
[13] Payne also presented the London and South East edition of the BBC Football League programme Late Kick Off in March 2011.
[16][17] On 2 September 2013, Payne became the new ITV News Sports Correspondent, replacing BBC-bound Natalie Pirks.
Payne continued to work for the station from the start of the 2012–13 football season, presenting every Tuesday and Wednesday night from 7-10pm alongside his regular guest, former Arsenal midfielder Perry Groves.
Payne presented Scores on Global Radio's LBC, a sports based talk show which aired from 3pm to 6:30pm on Saturday afternoons.
In 2015, Payne's show was changed from being sports based to being a news phone-in discussion programme, with the new time of 3pm to 6pm on Saturdays.
In February 2023, Payne moved from late night, replacing Steve Allen on weekday mornings 4am-7am, with a phone in programme.