Football - with the World Cup in Qatar up and coming in 2022 - is very much up for discussion. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. Charlton and Darlington's 1-0 victory over Newport. //-->. Can't get the music out of my head now to The Match or whatever the deck it was called. I know. changed. I covered 19 games as a pitch side reporter. Now he is in the middle of his second World Cup, adding: I was in Johannesburg for the 2010 tournament. action from the top of the First Division. Roger Tames, North East commentator at Ayresome Park (Image: Teesside Archive) Sometimes it seems like every minute of every football match staged anywhere in the world is available live.. You could have a great five-a-side of ex-Newcastle and Sunderland players if Andy Cole played in red and white. You must log in or register to reply here. A dynamite burst would instantly delete a ground, saving fans the heartbreak of watching it being slowly deconstructed, hollowed and emaciated over weeks, and giving them the chance to acquire the kind of memento that money cant buy: a piece of main stand shrapnel, encountered blitzing through the air and secreted neatly inside the cheek bone, just as ex-miners still carry coal dust in their lungs. He married Tyne Tees continuity announcer Lyn Spencer and they had at least one child together (there was a famous incident during a live broadcast when Tyne Tees presenters staged a pantomime at Christmas and Roger apparently kept dashing on stage when a heavily pregnant Lyn began dancing too enthusiastically? See here for more details. 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For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. He was a massive Arsenal fan, but he had a bias towards Newcastle and the Keegan . Just another site Shame it'll never come back. Kathy, 70, was a household name in the region, starting first as a continuity announcer and then as a presenter. For more details of these cookies and how to disable them, After that there were maybe two or three Boro games a season shown live, usually on a Sunday afternoon. second game, a very welcome bonus, especially if the main game was a drab As we approach the new millennium, football coverage on TV is more ubiquitous than ever, yet the quantity is not always matched by the quality. unit, but "Shoot" never entirely shook off its shoestring image. Around 1988, Spencer returned to Tyne Tees, again as a continuity announcer. matched by the quality. The news service is produced and broadcast from studios at The Watermark, Gateshead with reporters also based at a Teesside office in Billingham.Both regional services (I.e ITV News Tyne Tees and Lookaround) utilise exactly the same presenter(s) and studio/set, therefore one of the two programmes - depending on the day's news - is pre-recorded 'as live' shortly before broadcast. Reply. The Outstanding Contribution award went to sports broadcaster Roger Tames, following a long career as head of sport at ITV Tyne Tees. It was a great view from up on the gantry but it was a precarious climb, a bit rickety and there wasnt a lot of room for manoeuvre up there. Winner: Slam XXL, Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television Nominee: Goals Extra, Carlton for Central Region Nominee: Wake Up, Meridian Sport. Rare is an emotional gathering outside a condemned office block with ex-members of staff parading around the car park to muted applause. It Roger Tames. Rooms for rent for $500 a month. When a player slices a Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom. Former Tyne Tees star Kathy Secker dies aged 70 Former North East TV personality and model Kathy Secker has died at her home in Jesmond aged 70. Looked canny well. Dawn Thewlis might've been there. Tyne Tees (regional), 24 March to 28 October 1983 Synopsis A sports quiz programme. cautious chat between the host and an "expert analyst", who Kerr could well end up with a World Cup hat-trick. Wolstenholme had lost his commentary slot with the BBC in the early Seventies because they thought his style old-fashioned. If anyone at Tyne Tees is reading this, let me make a simple plea ; recapture the glory days of TTT football by pepping the programme up. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Instinctively, several thousand Boro fans aimed a chant of Roger Tames/Baldy bastard at Tyne Tees televisions attendant commentator. Kevin Keegan, Alan Shearer, Graeme Souness, Ruud Gullit, Jean Alain Boumsong, Didier Domi, Andy Cole, Peter Reid, Mickey Gray, Bolo Zenden and Jason McAteer. local side had been filmed by another ITV region, this would be shown as a "Kathy was very welcoming to me and we used to have some great giggles working out our slots together" - Tyne Tees presenter Pam Royle. During that time, she set up a public relations company. In the East Midlands there used to be Central TV studios in Nottingham, Lincoln and Leicester. On May 7th 1982, Shoot covered its last local action. TTT were looking to groom the young Roger de Courcy lookalike Roger Tames as their new commentator and he cut his teeth on a couple of games towards the end of the 1978-79 season, Newcastle's 5-3 home . It is terminally bland ; safe, You are using an out of date browser. It was quite ground breaking because it was 60+ minutes live show screened from The Magic Kingdom that is Newcastle . feature any of the region's giants : instead lowly Hartlepool were shown Shoot lasted a further 4 seasons with Roger Tames as commentator and George Taylor as studio presenter. Buy his books in the WSC shop, with free UK delivery and subscriber discount, Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 - Stories, Copyright 1986 - 2023 When Saturday Comes LTD. Remember that one. It is sad that ITV has become just another national channel. Worth a read in the context of this thread. Normal and apt, perhaps, but my abiding memories are of David Hodgson wearing a white suit with white waistcoat like some recently divorced uncle at a wedding, and of a bloke behind us listing the faults of the various retired footballers on show and occasionally exclaiming: What the fucks he doing ere?. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. The 55 minute programme I had been covering the Champions League for them and they asked if I would consider moving out to Qatar.. This year I have presented Premier League coverage, La Liga, the Europa League and now the World Cup. Personally, we have settled in Doha really well. Sorry, your browser is out of date. Compilation of unedited Tyne Tees Television news footage covering the arrival and visit of world boxing champion Muhammad Ali (formerly Cassius Clay) to the north east region in . 1982-83 began memorably, with to the region's two minnows, with one match from Darlington and one from The Danes regular demeanour is that of a lifeguard who has worked his way up to become the duty manager of a small town swimming baths. Professionally, I am living my dream. NorthumberlandBoro Well-known member Mar 30, 2021 #3 He was Having worked on the nwo-defunct Setanta Sports, he has now moved on to beIN Sports. presence had brought some welcome kudos to TTT's somewhat cash-strapped It resembled the timer in Marty McFlys DeLorean, making it appear as if Wenger and Ashley Cole were about to travel to some vast uninhabited time and place, such as the Emirates Stadium during a 2019 Europa League tie. http://www.itvsportarchive.com/. For Kerr it is a journey so far on which he is happy to just sit back and take in the scenery. The final edition came the following Saturday, featuring Tyne Tees went on air on January 15, 1959, three years after the very first British independent television station. production values. Everything now was about the Quakers bright new Reynolds Arena future, though supporters au fait with the career of roaring 20s dancer Isadora Duncan should have been wary of the lessons in her final words and fate. Roger Tames ITV1 TYNE TEES ( October 2005) This site closed in March 2021 and is now a read-only archive CO Correspondent 2 October 2005 8:59pm rumours abound that North East sport legend Roger Tames is leaving ITV1 Tyne Tees and joining Film Nova as their Head of Sport. Former colleagues joined friends and family at her funeral in Newcastle. Tyne Tees met this requirement by paying an annual visit to the regions two minnows, with one match from Darlington and one from Hartlepool. Taylor took the helm throughout the early Seventies, bowing see our cookie policy. Early coverage used film cameras, with the Kerr admits he has to pinch himself at time. same programme, Oldham v Leicester, featured a gawky young visiting striker Make a prepayment for the first 28 nights of your stay upon check-in then pay every 28 nights for the remainder of your stay. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Wolstenholme was allegedly told by Tyne Tees that he was to be relegated to "Shoot" was a much more humble affair. Early coverage used film cameras, with the ever-present risk that a goal might be scored whilst the film was being changed. 1966 World Cup commentary, had been signed up as their new began at around 2pm or a few minutes after, following "Farming football, with Saturday night highlights in the early Sixties, John Bourn takes a nostalgic look at the regional football programme, Shoot. Sure I heard him commentating quite recently. With only 3 main teams in the area, football coverage. local teams in sometimes meaningless matches, there would be networked live [5] She has two children from her first marriage to former Tyne Tees Television presenter Roger Tames. #1. Last Christmas Day we were on the beach and we arein the pool all the time. Roger Tames and Ken Pollard were in charge of the sports department. 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. Was always accused og being biased towards either Newvastle or Sunderland by the other side IIRC. She goes to the diplomatic school here, is learning Arabic and has friends from all over the world. The programme is called The Tyne Tees Match, about as unimaginative a title as you could come up with, and that sums up the presentation as a whole. They tend to charge 150+ for DVDs of such material. Weekly League football coverage came in the "Shoot" over the years, he hoped they'd enjoyed it. Kathy Secker with a classic 70's frock and bouffant. Well-known member. During the early 1970s, Spencer was a youth worker at the Camden Youth Project in North London and an English & drama teacher at Heworth Grange Comprehensive School in Felling, Gateshead. During the close season which followed, commentator. coverage into the modern era. We got a good panning ! Jackieemu Active member Mar 30, 2021 #2 Extra Time as well. Not surprisingly, this was not an attractive proposition to him and his career with Tyne Tees was at an end. Company Website . During that time, she set up a public relations company.[4]. But on the commentary front, all was not Explore a world of travel with Expedia. He hated us and I consequently hated him . Can anyone confirm this actually happened?). Something went wrong, please try again later. from the 1970 World Cup in sun-kissed Mexico, then he did not show it. coverage on TV is more ubiquitous than ever, yet the quantity is not always In some ways they remind me of Geordies. a simple plea; recapture the glory days of TTT football by pepping the hooliganism became more threatening and ratings declined. Whereas The Big Match exuded all the glamour of the Kings Road, featuring 3 games, slow-motion replays, studio discussion and celebrity guests (such as a pre-Watford Elton John), Shoot was a much more humble affair. Tyne Tees were unable to cover a local match, and viewers were treated Taylor took the helm throughout the early Seventies, bowing out at the end of the 1973-74 season, his last commentary a 1-1 draw between Newcastle and Birmingham. been glamorous but had done its bit for the region, giving weekly exposure Tyneside comedian Jason Cook - with the assistance of the voice of Strictly Come Dancing, Alan Dedicoat - hosted the ceremony at the Hilton Newcastle-Gateshead. And one easy way to start is to change the title: bring back Shoot! He added: You know, 28 years later to be in a studio covering the World Cup is such a privilege. Sports time was a great start to a football weekend. It was one which would continue for another 20 years and also be adopted by an even more long-running juvenile football weekly. Kathy died at her home in Jesmond earlier this week. We used to call him Roger Tyne for his mag bias. Between 1995 and 1997, she presented the Breakfast Show on the now-defunct Great North Radio. Tyne Tees met this requirement by paying an annual visit to the region's two minnows, with one match from Darlington and one from Hartlepool. Global Auto France (EURL) 502 Route de Paris, Breuil-le-Vert, hdf 60600 . beIN Sports, as we are now, have the rights to virtually every major football league in the world. More information Tweet In the football-crazy North-East, it was only to be expected that Tyne Tees would screen their own programme, although they were handicapped by the fact that they only possessed one Outside Broadcast unit. It discussed current issues and once debated status of the 3 top NE teams , and all the representatives were dressed in colours . really seemed to start on Friday night, when George Taylor presented "Sportstime" shot wide of an open goal, it doesn't add to the sum of human knowledge for ever-present risk that a goal might be scored whilst the film was being days, live coverage was reserved for the FA Cup Final and occasional We have some of the biggest names in football over here. I have a very, very vague memory of something called 'Cafe Sport' - or something like that. between Newcastle and Birmingham. devoted its entire length to coverage of a dire goalless draw between Although this is an adventure, the North East will always be home.. 317 followers 314 connections. Roger Tames provided the commentary for the episode having flown down to the match on the same plane as the players, but due to a dispute he was having with ITV executives at the time. regionalised football coverage again and since then TTT have shown a variety Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, she attended the Newcastle College of Further Education and the Canley College of Education in Coventry.[2]. At the beginning of the 1974-75 season, Tyne Tees announced a major coup. TV bosses were eyeing a new format, in which live games would largely The local game was supplemented by two other matches and the wonders of Kathy presented several programmes including Kathy and Co. "Kathy was very welcoming to me and we used to have some great giggles working out our slots together" - Tyne Tees presenter Pam Royle. As we enter the new millennium, football For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 23 September ~ Before Brentfords Championship play-off second leg tie with Swansea, Bees manager Thomas Frank parted from his usually amiable disposition to claim that his team were in combat mode. Spencer left Tyne Tees again in 1993 and went into charity work as a fundraiser at Disability North, followed by a job as an advertising executive. Satellite, streaming, terrestrial or laptop, there is wall-to-wall action from Spain, the Bundesliga or the MLS. Went on to make a successful sitcom called George & Mildred IIRC? Tyne Tees later acquired a more professional outside broadcast unit, but Shoot never entirely shook off its shoestring image. Hartlepool. During what was her second stint at the station, Spencer presented various regional programmes including The End of the Eighties Show and The Really Useful Guide. Wolstenholme had lost his commentary slot with the BBC in the As promising striker Stan Cummins broke away to grab the fourth, Ken reached back into his distant childhood for an appropriate schoolroom metaphor : That gives him ten out of ten and one for neatness!. Instead of parochial coverage of local teams in sometimes meaningless matches, there would be networked live action from the top of the First Division. Men who wear jumpers without undergarments and have hair like ornate semi-colons tend to need closure, and his team were about to abandon their home with no farewell, no pomp and not even a fella outside the ground with a money belt strapped somewhere beneath his gut selling flags marked Griffin Park, 1904-2020. In 1988, she married BBC Radio Newcastle presenter Paddy MacDee, and they have one son. When he turned up on match day there were groans and jibes and when he made the climb up the ladder to the gantry high in the South Stand it was to good-natured booing. In a programme shortened to half-an-hour to make way for a documentary about Liverpool, their final North-East match did not feature any of the regions giants : instead lowly Hartlepool were shown beating Rochdale 3-0. Check coronavirus cases in your area with our interactive map. I remember watching Gary Lineker and Peter Beardsley up front for England, Diego Maradonas handball and that amazing Denmark team. @itvtynetees @ITVborder Thanks folks - it's flown by! The top match in the region (Norwich v Ipswich) was on BBC MOTD (with John Motson commentating). Roger 'and Middlesbrough remain unchanged' Tames. Roger Tames, PSM Indianapolis, IN. of League and Cup games, in both live and highlight form. document.writeln('