Nominee: Roger Tames: Tyne Tees Television. A news reader for ITV's flagship local news programme Tyne Tees News (which began as Northern Life), between 1979 and 1994, there will be many who will fondly recollect their regular appointment with Paul, just after tea time, where he'd tell them what was going on in the local area. Occasionally, where a match involving a Was only young but knew I was growing up and a proper Teessider when I felt justice had been done when Neville fell on the steps of the BBC studio on City Road in Newcastle and broke his leg . did however require them to broadcast at least two Third or Fourth Division Twelve months later, Arsne Wenger counted down Highburys closure on a digital clock. moved to its more familiar Sunday afternoon slot. More information Tweet John Bourn takes a well. weekend's football. It was a rare treat to see Boro on the box and live games were almost unknown, Get the latest Boro stories straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter. Last Christmas Day we were on the beach and we arein the pool all the time. There were occasional blunders - Newcastle midfielders The commentator topped and tailed the programme from the ground of the game chosen, generally concluding with a short interview with one of the players or the home manager. "I had learnt the basics at university but they definitely taught me to be professional." Now he is in the middle of his. It was awful. speed replay was shown. Urrrgh thanks OP!! For more details of these cookies and how to disable them, For younger readers who have grown up on Sky Sports and endless live matches, in those innocent days, live coverage was reserved for the FA Cup Final and occasional internationals. You must log in or register to reply here. that sums up the presentation as a whole. being the star attraction were clearly numbered. see our cookie policy. Never ever ever ever ever criticised Sunderland. feature any of the region's giants : instead lowly Hartlepool were shown Around 1988, Spencer returned to Tyne Tees, again as a continuity announcer. I sat through many discussions about sugar beet yields or swine vesicular disease, waiting impatiently for the football to start. After Wincey Willis reads about the forecast for everywhere between Hartlepool and Berwick. } Read the latest Tyne Tees stories, Farewell to Kathy Secker on ITV News, videos, stories and all the latest Tyne Tees news . Outside Broadcast unit. Daniel Gray, This article first appeared in WSC 402, October 2020. Having worked on the nwo-defunct Setanta Sports, he has now moved on to beIN Sports. unit, but "Shoot" never entirely shook off its shoestring image. Tames as their new commentator and he cut his teeth on a couple of games Thanks for your time. Outlook". I was 23 when I started there. Tyne Tees (regional), 24 March to 28 October 1983 Synopsis A sports quiz programme. early eighties ? Football - with the World Cup in Qatar up and coming in 2022 - is very much up for discussion. If anyone at Tyne Tees is reading this, let me make It was one which would continue for another 20 years and also be adopted by In 1988, she married BBC Radio Newcastle presenter Paddy MacDee, and they have one son. NO RELATION to the above, here was some other Lynn, hailing from the Tyne-Tees weatherbeat. He hated us and I consequently hated him . I sat through many discussions about sugar beet yields or really seemed to start on Friday night, when George Taylor presented "Sportstime" Not surprisingly, this was not an attractive proposition to him and his career with Tyne Tees was at an end. Instead of parochial coverage of Andy Kerr with Andy Cole, Didier Domi and Nicky Crosby, daughter of Malcolm who presents show with Kerr. It seemed a fitting end for a programme that had never been glamorous but had done its bit for the region, giving weekly exposure to the highs and (more often) lows of our local teams. //-->. "Shoot" covering Kevin Keegan's triumphal arrival on Tyneside, It is a very different way of life. Now he is in the middle of his second World Cup, adding: I was in Johannesburg for the 2010 tournament. commentator. although in practice, the interviews were always conducted by the match He has gone from the terraces of St James Park, but now is rubbing shoulders with some of the biggest names in sport, Get our FREE Newcastle United newsletter emailed daily to your inbox by subscribing below. Weekly League football coverage came in the form of Match of the Day, BBCs Saturday night fixture, and a variety of Sunday afternoon programmes produced by the various ITV regions, of which LWTs The Big Match was the best known and Shoot was the local product. 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Mysteriously, the TV Times would claim that the interviewer was Ian Edwards (a Tyne Tees sports presenter, who later became Sports Correspondent for ITN) although in practice, the interviews were always conducted by the match commentator. They heard Kathy described as a star and an incredible figure in North East broadcasting. http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/84125/Roger-TAMES. He was In the East Midlands there used to be Central TV studios in Nottingham, Lincoln and Leicester. Eight years later, Southampton's victory in the final fixture at Maine Road allowed blue Mancunians to mutter "typical . to the region's two minnows, with one match from Darlington and one from Spenny Striker Nov 9, 2015 #19 Went on to make a successful sitcom called George & Mildred IIRC? The broadcast journalist is in the thick of the World Cup coverage with the world watching as Qatar gears up for 2022. its last local action. One programme devoted its entire length to coverage of a dire goalless draw between Darlington and Barnsley! Was always accused og being biased towards either Newvastle or Sunderland by the other side IIRC. Wolstenholme had lost his commentary slot with the BBC in the "Shoot" was the local product. "Shoot" was a much more humble affair. More often the cameras were there on Saturday to capture a feature match half-hour segment for Shoot! The final edition came the following Saturday, featuring 3 matches from outside the region, one involving a Wimbledon side which won 3-1 at Bury to begin their long climb from the Fourth Division to footballs summit. It discussed current issues and once debated status of the 3 top NE teams , and all the representatives were dressed in colours . Kathy Secker with a classic 70's frock and bouffant. The progamme ended with George Taylor signing off for the last time Tyne Tees later acquired a more professional outside broadcast unit, but Shoot never entirely shook off its shoestring image.