a few tames facts - 1 made every match sound utterly boring 2 is very small 3 supports arsenal 4 I saw him in tesco s I saw him in Asda! Weekly League football coverage came in the Perhaps the emotion of leaving cosy Griffin Park for a sterile leisure complex had disturbed Frank. He was In a previous age the only live football was the FA Cup final and England internationals. Lineker. its last local action. Compared with the rancid crud that ITV pumps out nationally now Tyne Tees was quite entertaining sometimes. In Action". Eight years later, Southampton's victory in the final fixture at Maine Road allowed blue Mancunians to mutter "typical . Then in 1975, at the age of 23, Spencer joined the presentation department at Tyne Tees and became popular with viewers as the duty announcer on Saturday mornings, when on-air links often featured competitions, interviews and birthday greetings. one. My favourite bit of Wolstenholme commentary came when the station screened a 4-2 away win for Jack Charltons effervescent young Middlesbrough side at Newcastle. Instinctively, several thousand Boro fans aimed a chant of Roger Tames/Baldy bastard at Tyne Tees televisions attendant commentator. It was awful. It may not display this or other websites correctly. It is terminally bland ; safe, cautious chat between the host and an expert analyst, who invariably tells us what we can see for ourselves. She was loved by a generation of viewers as the presenter of the birthday slot announcing celebratory messages. Former colleagues joined friends and family for the service in Newcastle this lunchtime (December 30). Just another site. The first game from outside the top flight shown live was the second division top of the table clash with Aston Villa that featured an iconic header from Tony Mowbray. The local game was supplemented by two other matches and the wonders of slow-motion replays were introduced. It was Mexico 86 when I first caught the football bug. Daniel Gray, This article first appeared in WSC 402, October 2020. The final edition came the following Saturday, featuring 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. Perform proper checks including visiting the room in person before providing any. TELLY. I remember watching Gary Lineker and Peter Beardsley up front for England, Diego Maradonas handball and that amazing Denmark team. Shoot lasted a further 4 seasons with Roger Tames as commentator and George Taylor as studio presenter. The programme is called "The Tyne Tees Farewell, my friends. the commentating sub's bench, expected to travel up from London every Friday I had learnt the basics at university but they definitely taught me to be professional.. Sometimes it seems like every minute of every football match staged anywhere in the world is available live. end. Former North East TV personality and model Kathy Secker has died at her home in Jesmond aged 70. John Bourn takes a nostalgic look at the regional football programme, Shoot. S.Puckrin. ; Friday Live, The Tube, Sports Time. Former ITV Tyne Tees presenter, Mike Neville, was among . "Shoot" lasted a further 4 He was succeeded by David Taylor, a somewhat mysterious commentary choice, as Taylor was a straight journalist who later went on to report for World In Action. The broadcast journalist is in the thick of the World Cup coverage with the world watching as Qatar gears up for 2022. Roger Tames and Ken Pollard were in charge of the sports department. She presented two series of the show before leaving Tyne Tees to join Metro Radio, although she still occasionally appeared as a continuity announcer in the early to mid 1980s. The local game was supplemented by two other matches and the wonders of Former colleagues joined friends and family for the service in Newcastle this lunchtime (December 30). Roger 'and Middlesbrough remain unchanged' Tames. EDITORS NOTE: This article is more than 20 years old. We used to call him Roger Tyne for his mag bias. In some ways they remind me of Geordies. He hated us and I consequently hated him . She is now five and loves it. variety of Sunday afternoon programmes produced by the various ITV regions, promising striker Stan Cummins broke away to grab the fourth, Ken reached They tend to charge 150+ for DVDs of such material. From then on all I ever wanted to do was watch and play football.. nostalgic look at the regional football programme, Shoot!. 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It was enough to leave me pining for David Hodgsons suit. Hartlepool. Kathy, 70, was a household name in the region, starting first as a continuity announcer and then as a presenter. Kerr, a journalism graduate from University of Central Lancashire, will be a familiar face to Tyne Tees viewers after working the North East beat covering Newcastle, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool and Darlington after finishing his education. 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. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Explore a world of travel with Expedia. Amid the swirl of super Sunday showdowns, swirls of pixels and red button bonanza it is easy to take football coverage for granted. In the pre-match Swansea hotel last week there was even a Saturday evening live Welsh League game. John Bourn takes a I'm assuming you're referring to the former Tyne Tees presenter. speed replay was shown. //-->. production values. The 55 minute programme My encounter with these frequently underwhelming events came in 1995 on the day of Middlesbroughs final league fixture at Ayresome Park, when Luton Town played the role of baffled +1 party guests. 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. 1966 World Cup commentary, had been signed up as their new only to be expected that Tyne Tees would screen their own programme, It is sad that ITV has become just another national channel. Road studio, initially by David Burton and subsequently by George Taylor. They heard Kathy described as a star and an incredible figure in North East broadcasting. I sat through many discussions about sugar beet yields or swine vesicular disease, waiting impatiently for the football to start. With the Friday night horror film following it, this was Urrrgh thanks OP!! Maybe it should be the same with stadiums. 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. Roger tames tyne tees. We got a good panning ! It may have been clunky, amateurish and held together with string and chewing gum but some local programming was, well.local. Aug 17, 2022 August 17th 1992: a nervous young lad started his dream job at Tyne Tees TV and, somehow, with the support & camaraderie of terrific colleagues & wonderful viewers past & present, he's been getting away with it for 30 years! The section about the last local match on Shoot! incorrectly states it was Hartlepool United v Rochdale on May 7th 1982. 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. did however require them to broadcast at least two Third or Fourth Division If Hartlepool v Workington at a wintry Victoria Ground seemed a long way from the 1970 World Cup in sun-kissed Rio, then he did not show it. merely to stand by in case Tames was indisposed. ITVs contract with the League to cover football did however require them to broadcast at least two Third or Fourth Division games each season. But there was a time - and not so long ago - when TV cameras at a football ground were a rarity and live broadcasts almost unknown. He resisted the trend towards excessive excitement and hyperbole, and so fitted in well with Shoot!s slightly archaic production values. March 15, 2015 at 6:37 pm Oh and one final point. poppy). This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. From watching Newcastle United on the terraces at St James Park and roaring England on from the sofa at World Cups, Hexham lad Andy Kerr thought he could only dream about rubbing shoulders with some of the big names who roamed the corridors of power on Barrack Road and the Football Association. The But they were uneasy years for the game, as crowds waned, 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. Read the latest Tyne Tees stories, Farewell to Kathy Secker on ITV News, videos, stories and all the latest Tyne Tees news . http://www.itnsource.com/en/, The next port of call is the ITV Sport Archive. @itvtynetees @ITVborder Thanks folks - it's flown by! an even more long-running juvenile football weekly. Charlton and Darlington's 1-0 victory over Newport. During that time, she set up a public relations company.[4].