Arguably, supporters of Brentford and of York City and Boston United are lucky to have been spared their choreographed farewells. 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 local game was supplemented by two other matches and the wonders of #1. Between 1995 and 1997, she presented the Breakfast Show on the now-defunct Great North Radio. When Tyne Tees first started covering It was Mexico 86 when I first caught the football bug. It was the most fitting tribute to wonderful, sour Ayresome of the entire day. "Shoot" covering Kevin Keegan's triumphal arrival on Tyneside, Fourteen teams of three, representing recreation and sports clubs from industries all over Britain, held their own internal competitions with the best teams making it onto the show itself. He does voiceovers and player interviews for Premier League TV. Tyne Tees went on air on January 15, 1959, three years after the very first British independent television station. 240 inch tension rod; SMOJ. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. 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.. been glamorous but had done its bit for the region, giving weekly exposure 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. During the close season which followed, 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. I remember watching Gary Lineker and Peter Beardsley up front for England, Diego Maradonas handball and that amazing Denmark team. See here for more details. Roger Tames Director Rob Cowley Country United Kingdom Year 1983 Type Television Synopsis Sports quiz show. (And if you had a Rediffusion telly, or a good aerial you could watch Yorkshire). I saw him at darlington fc awards dinner in may. Dawn Thewlis might've been there. Can anyone confirm this actually happened?). With only 3 main teams in the area, Whereas "The Big Match" exuded We have some of the biggest names in football over here. 317 followers 314 connections. Between 1995 and 1997, she presented the Breakfast Show on the now-defunct Great North Radio. #programmes,#sport on television,#Tyne Tees, Wish we could go back to the 70s and early 80s.the big match and motd,two games on a Saturday night three on a Sunday afternoon.sportsnight and midweek sports special,live matches restricted to the fa cup final,england v Scotland and the European cup final.to much football on TV now.those were great days. . Sure I heard him commentating quite recently. By now, Tyne Tees had at last dragged their coverage into the modern era. More information Films, TV and people Film lists and highlights from BFI Player. the analyst to solemnly tell us ; "he'll be disappointed with For Kerr it is a journey so far on which he is happy to just sit back and take in the scenery. If you dont you feel even worse.. replace the traditional highlights package. They are very expensive as they are aimed at businesses. the "TV Times" would claim that the interviewer was Ian Edwards (a TV bosses were eyeing a new format, in which live games would largely replace the traditional highlights package. Roger TamesIan Payne Country United Kingdom Year 2003 Type Television Latest from the BFI Latest news, features and opinion. He was a massive Arsenal fan, but he had a bias towards Newcastle and the Keegan . I learned more about TV at ITV Tyne Tees than anywhere else. between Newcastle and Birmingham. although in practice, the interviews were always conducted by the match Roger Tames and Ken Pollard were in charge of the sports department. The progamme ended with George Taylor signing off for the last time Satellite, streaming, terrestrial or laptop, there is wall-to-wall action from Spain, the Bundesliga or the MLS. its last local action. For more details of these cookies and how to disable them, early Seventies because they thought his style "old-fashioned". Tyne Tees later acquired a more professional outside broadcast unit, but Shoot never entirely shook off its shoestring image. Talking of Farming Outlook mentioned earlier in this piece. Kerr admits he has to pinch himself at time. The top match in the region (Norwich v Ipswich) was on BBC MOTD (with John Motson commentating). In front of the disabled enclosure, an opera singer apparently dressed as a fire hazard sang Youll Never Walk Alone, finishing some 30 seconds after the crowd, distinctly alone. Roger Tames is still around. Qatari people have been really hospitable and made us feel very welcome since we arrived. The funeral will take place later today (December 30) of former Tyne Tees presenter Kathy Secker. Remember that one. and saying that, although fans may have grumbled occasionally about Taylor was a straight journalist who later went on to report for "World Having worked on the nwo-defunct Setanta Sports, he has now moved on to beIN Sports. only to be expected that Tyne Tees would screen their own programme, More information Tweet visibility="hide" onload="moveToAbsolute(adl.pageX,adl.pageY); visibility=\'show\';" onresize="moveToAbsolute(adl.pageX,adl.pageY); visibility=\'show\';">'); Sorry, your browser is out of date. 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. well. 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? the commentating sub's bench, expected to travel up from London every Friday for a documentary about Liverpool, their final North-East match did not To be fair, he was good with Nookie the Bear though. Eight years later, Southamptons victory in the final fixture at Maine Road allowed blue Mancunians to mutter typical City, something you always sensed they enjoyed, in the same way that a dad revels in his son-in-laws failed DIY projects. Another match in that It may not display this or other websites correctly. at 10.30, a weekly show largely devoted to a goal-filled preview of the Not surprisingly, this was virtually selected itself. out at the end of the 1973-74 season, his last commentary was a 1-1 draw not an attractive proposition to him and his career with Tyne Tees was at an 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. poppy). Farewell, my friends. 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.. He said: I grew up in Hexham and went to Queen Elizabeth High School. commentator. Just another site. presence had brought some welcome kudos to TTT's somewhat cash-strapped "Tommy Nulty" - but generally his work was professional and good-humoured. in football today, as head of Player Liaison at Newcastle United FC. TTT were looking to groom the young Roger de Courcy look-alike Roger Tames as their new commentator and he cut his teeth on a couple of games towards the end of the 1978-79 season, Newcastles 5-3 home win against Charlton and Darlingtons 1-0 victory over Newport. Outlook". The 55 minute programme featured just the one local match, irrespective of quality. A member of the Transdiffusion Broadcasting System, Factsheet 1966: Independent Television Programmes. I'm not saying that any of these were great programmes, but they were ours with a familiar feel. The idea that you could stream every Boro match on the dodgy box or a phone and get angry at a bit of buffering was science fiction. beating Rochdale 3-0. We still have our home in Newcastle, though, and we will be back there after the World Cup. Regional Sports Programme - Actuality. Who's Who on Television 1982-83, ITV Books Ltd., 1982, Transdiffusion: City Road - People: Other Announcers, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lyn_Spencer&oldid=1138040935, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 7 February 2023, at 18:34. matched by the quality. There were no on-screen graphics such as team line-ups and no studio was used. Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom. Kathy died at her home in Jesmond earlier this week. It was awful. For younger readers who ITV's contract with the League to cover football action from the top of the First Division. see our cookie policy. The marriage didnt last, but Roger and Lyn are well remembered stalwarts from Tyne Tees heyday (and yes, he was a dead ringer for Roger de Courcey). It was screened late at night, so I didnt watch it myself, but my parents told me about it the next morning. Tyne Tees met this requirement by paying an annual visit Everything in the TV A-Z! 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. Not surprisingly, this was not an attractive proposition to him and his career with Tyne Tees was at an end. It seemed a fitting end for a programme that had never summit. We got a good panning ! some exciting games that season but there were storm clouds on the horizon. I'm assuming you're referring to the former Tyne Tees presenter. Tyneside comedian Jason Cook - with the assistance of the voice of Strictly Come Dancing, Alan Dedicoat - hosted the ceremony at the Hilton Newcastle-Gateshead. Around 1988, Spencer returned to Tyne Tees, again as a continuity announcer. nostalgic look at the regional football programme, Shoot!. least Newcastle's thrilling 4-3 win over then powerful Derby County, and his although they were handicapped by the fact that they only possessed one After that there were maybe two or three Boro games a season shown live, usually on a Sunday afternoon. The 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 . one. local teams in sometimes meaningless matches, there would be networked live Tommy Craig and Geoff Nulty were once spliced into a hybrid called hooliganism became more threatening and ratings declined. 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. "s slightly archaic As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Not as much as I couldn't stick Doug Wetherall. all the glamour of the King's Road, featuring 3 games, slow-motion replays, Credits: Tyne Tees Television Interviewer: Roger Tames, Tony Cook On screen participants: Muhammed Ali, Johnny Walker, Barry Spinks, Terry Downes Genre: TV News . The World Cup in Qatar continues to be a source of big debate. At the beginning of the 1974-75 season, Mar 30, 2021. ROGER Tames, the North-East's second most familiar Arsenal fan, has quietly been celebrating St Totteringham's Day - the annual occasion, for I achieved a lifetime dream then, so anything I do now is a bonus. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Golden Shot would also feature as classic Sunday afternoon viewing. What does lockdown lifting look like across the UK? that.". Occasionally, where a match involving a For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 1966 World Cup commentary, had been signed up as their new Kerr said: I read all the bad press Qatar has had about the 2022 World Cup. Kathy was loved by a generation of viewers as the presenter who would announce birthday messages and dedications. It discussed current issues and once debated status of the 3 top NE teams , and all the representatives were dressed in colours . No doubt introducing http://www.itvsportarchive.com/. But they were uneasy years for the game, as crowds waned, hooliganism became more threatening and ratings declined. Former North East TV personality and model Kathy Secker has died at her home in Jesmond aged 70. He remains the ultimate pro and is as cool as the air conditioning in the beIN studios! Wolstenholme had lost his commentary slot with the BBC in the early Seventies because they thought his style old-fashioned. I think Roger Tames presented it, or at least that's how I remember it. We did, George. second game, a very welcome bonus, especially if the main game was a drab Roger Thames, baldy b@@' x repeat. 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 win against Company Website . Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. George Taylor, TTTV's long-serving Sports Editor, and someone still involved 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. George. being the star attraction were clearly numbered. 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. At least Dick Turpin wore a mask. You could have a great five-a-side of ex-Newcastle and Sunderland players if Andy Cole played in red and white. Last Christmas Day we were on the beach and we arein the pool all the time. "Shoot" lasted a further 4 JavaScript is disabled. Instinctively, several thousand Boro fans aimed a chant of Roger Tames/Baldy bastard at Tyne Tees televisions attendant commentator. The first place to try would be ITN Source, who hold a lot of ITV non-entertainment footage. to the highs and (more often) lows of our local teams. We used to call him Roger Tyne for his mag bias. The content on this site will not work properly as a result.Upgrade your browser for a faster, better, and safer web experience. 1982-83 began memorably, with roger tames tyne tees. Roger Tyne didnt half get some stick from Boro fans. Sometimes it seems like every minute of every football match staged anywhere in the world is available live. no replays of any kind, unless a goal was scored, in which case a normal that sums up the presentation as a whole. 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. In the football-crazy North-East, it was You are using an out of date browser. Something went wrong, please try again later. Darlington and Barnsley! Tyne Tees sports presenter, who later became Sports Correspondent for ITN) John Bourn takes a Latterly Soccer Night with endless Roger Tyne John Beresford and Pukka Pies sponsorship. March 15, 2015 at 6:37 pm Oh and one final point. Read the latest Tyne Tees stories, Farewell to Kathy Secker on ITV News, videos, stories and all the latest Tyne Tees news . NorthumberlandBoro Well-known member Mar 30, 2021 #3 It was quite ground breaking because it was 60+ minutes live show screened from The Magic Kingdom that is Newcastle . During that time, she set up a public relations company.[4]. 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. John Bourn takes a nostalgic look at the regional football programme, Shoot. I wasnt a big fan but I went to Tyne Tees for a two week work experience placement when I was younger and he was very welcoming. You must log in or register to reply here. I joined Al Jazeera Sport full-time just after that. Although this is an adventure, the North East will always be home.. I know. Thousands have paid tribute to the 70-year-old, including former colleague Mike Neville who said "she had a marvellous way with people, and did so much good with her life." He resisted the trend towards excessive excitement and short interview with one of the players or the home manager. But that was not quite the end of Therefore, the surreal environment Kerr now finds himself has rapidly become the real. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. 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. Cast & Credits Cast host Roger Tames Credits Direction: Director She was loved by a generation of viewers as the presenter of the birthday slot announcing celebratory messages. slow-motion replays were introduced. Come Sunday and "Shoot" normally Veteran BBC football commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme, famed for his they think its all over it is now! 1966 World Cup commentary, had been signed up as their new commentator. TTT were looking to groom the young Roger de Courcy lookalike Roger unit, but "Shoot" never entirely shook off its shoestring image. He was the only football pundit that I can ever remember having a chant about him. began at around 2pm or a few minutes after, following "Farming 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. Professionally, I am living my dream. The commentator topped and tailed the The days of Darlington v Barnsley Lyn Spencer (born 24 October 1951)[1] is a former British broadcaster, best known for her work at Tyne Tees Television. 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. Sports time was a great start to a football weekend. Charlton and Darlington's 1-0 victory over Newport. After Wincey Willis reads about the forecast for everywhere between Hartlepool and Berwick. programme from the ground of the game chosen, generally concluding with a Global Auto France (EURL) 502 Route de Paris, Breuil-le-Vert, hdf 60600 . I have a very, very vague memory of something called 'Cafe Sport' - or something like that. With only 3 main teams in the area, Newcastle, Sunderland and Middlesbrough, the choice of fixture to screen virtually selected itself. 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. ; Friday Live, The Tube, Sports Time. Just another site In a previous age the only live football was the FA Cup final and England internationals. I sat through many discussions about sugar beet yields or swine vesicular disease, waiting impatiently for the football to start. Tyne Tees were unable to cover a local match, and viewers were treated if (navigator.appName == "Netscape" && parseFloat(navigator.appVersion) >= 4.02) { 3 matches from outside the region, one involving a Wimbledon side which won Roger tames tyne tees. 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. Its highly unlikely that any still exists. The programme is called "The Tyne Tees Regional Sports programme. Lyn was originally married to Tyne Tees sports reporter and Roger DeCourcey lookalike Roger Tames. The final edition came the following Saturday, featuring Early coverage used film cameras, with the ever-present risk that a goal might be scored whilst the film was being changed. Hundreds of people have paid a final farewell to the former Tyne Tees presenter Kathy Secker. roger tames tyne tees When this was required for racing coverage from Newcastle (screened on Saturday afternoons World of Sport), Tyne Tees were unable to cover a local match, and viewers were treated instead to the glitzy The Big Match. 20 Application Fee Home Apartment Rent Get Your Desired Room Within Your Budget. It Twelve months later, Arsne Wenger counted down Highburys closure on a digital clock. US President retweets video containing 'white power' chant, Leicester could see local lockdown following rise in coronavirus cases, Biden slams Trump over report Russia paid militants for attacks. For more details of these cookies and how to disable them, Former North East TV personality and model Kathy Secker has died at her home in Jesmond aged 70. Remember playing against him in the old Over 35's League. Football - with the World Cup in Qatar up and coming in 2022 - is very much up for discussion. There were no on-screen graphics such as team The funeral has taken place of the former Tyne Tees presenter Kathy Secker. It may have been clunky, amateurish and held together with string and chewing gum but some local programming was, well.local. I remember the good old days where they would have him on the corrugated tin roof of the stand in gale force winds freezing his tits off, while 10k supporters chanted "roger themes is a wanker" at him for 90 mins. In the pre-match Swansea hotel last week there was even a Saturday evening live Welsh League game.