Regional Sports Programme - Entertainment. He was a massive Arsenal fan, but he had a bias towards Newcastle and the Keegan . Having worked on the nwo-defunct Setanta Sports, he has now moved on to beIN Sports. at 10.30, a weekly show largely devoted to a goal-filled preview of the "Shoot". Former North East TV personality and model Kathy Secker has died at her home in Jesmond aged 70. Not surprisingly, this was There were occasional blunders Newcastle midfielders Tommy Craig and Geoff Nulty were once spliced into a hybrid called Tommy Nulty but generally his work was professional and good-humoured. merely to stand by in case Tames was indisposed. Middlesbrough 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 at Ayresome Park, Roger Tames North East commentator at Ayresome Park. It discussed current issues and once debated status of the 3 top NE teams , and all the representatives were dressed in colours . You could have a great five-a-side of ex-Newcastle and Sunderland players if Andy Cole played in red and white. hyperbole, and so fitted in well with "Shoot! presence had brought some welcome kudos to TTT's somewhat cash-strapped 317 followers 314 connections. promising striker Stan Cummins broke away to grab the fourth, Ken reached 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! They covered I know. Tyne Tees sports presenter, who later became Sports Correspondent for ITN) only to be expected that Tyne Tees would screen their own programme, coverage on TV is more ubiquitous than ever, yet the quantity is not always Tyne Tees met this requirement by paying an annual visit to the regions two minnows, with one match from Darlington and one from Hartlepool. He hated us and I consequently hated him . Hold the back page i think was broadcast on a Sunday. I have asked him but I dont think he is keen!. Sometimes it seems like every minute of every football match staged anywhere in the world is available live. A member of the Transdiffusion Broadcasting System, Factsheet 1966: Independent Television Programmes. One of my best friends over here is a DJ from Whitley Bay. It was one which would continue for another 20 years and also be adopted by an even more long-running juvenile football weekly. We did, Can't get the music out of my head now to The Match or whatever the deck it was called. For Kerr it is a journey so far on which he is happy to just sit back and take in the scenery. Kerr admits he has to pinch himself at time. 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. To be fair, he was good with Nookie the Bear though. It was enough to leave me pining for David Hodgsons suit. ever-present risk that a goal might be scored whilst the film was being 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. In the football-crazy North-East, it was It is a very different way of life. 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. Perhaps the emotion of leaving cosy Griffin Park for a sterile leisure complex had disturbed Frank. 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. If Hartlepool v Workington at a wintry Victoria Ground seemed a long way 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. Just another site I remember at Ayresome Park and in the first few seasons at the Cellnet, Roger Thames got some stick. One programme the next day. towards the end of the 1978-79 season, Newcastle's 5-3 home win against He does voiceovers and player interviews for Premier League TV. For more details of these cookies and how to disable them, second game, a very welcome bonus, especially if the main game was a drab She returned to Tyne Tees later in the year to present Check It Out, a local teenage magazine show, alongside future Top of the Pops producer Chris Cowey. featured just the one local match, irrespective of quality. My favourite bit of Wolstenholme commentary How would i be able to get a copy of the itv shoot television programe that was broadcasted on SUNDAY 25th APRIL 1982, featuring HARTLEPOOL UNITED beaing PORT VALE 3 goals to 1. Wolstenholme, famed for his "they think it's all over - it is The World Cup in Qatar continues to be a source of big debate. However, the Northumbrian TV presenter now finds himself living a surreal lifestyle in the Middle East as a frontline presenter for beIN Sports and working with Kevin Keegan, Andy Cole and Didier Domi. We are broadcasting to the Middle East, Africa and the USA. speed replay was shown. When a player slices a shot wide of an open goal, it doesnt add to the sum of human knowledge for the analyst to solemnly tell us ; hell be disappointed with that.. Despised him and also Mike Neville . Therefore, the surreal environment Kerr now finds himself has rapidly become the real. Regional Sports Programme - Actuality. I achieved a lifetime dream then, so anything I do now is a bonus. The 55 minute programme featured just the one local match, irrespective of quality. 1982-83 began memorably, with Shoot covering Kevin Keegans triumphal arrival on Tyneside, scoring the winner in Newcastles opening game against QPR.