Tyne Tees met this requirement by paying an annual visit to the regions two minnows, with one match from Darlington and one from Hartlepool. 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!. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. 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. We still have our home in Newcastle, though, and we will be back there after the World Cup. Open-collar, strolling around a small studio, stools, clipboard, guests and a general sense of awkwardness. They covered some exciting games that season but there were storm clouds on the horizon. In 1981, Spencer became co-presenter (alongside Alistair Pirrie) for the networked children's pop programme, Razzmatazz. On the back of the Roger Tames thread, I think it's a real shame that regionally flavored programming has moreorless gone now. The top match in the region (Norwich v Ipswich) was on BBC MOTD (with John Motson commentating). 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. Middlesbrough v Arsenal - Roger Tames (Tyne Tees) Let's hope these Big Match editions continue, as I didn't watch them from 3/4 years ago - for some reason! Wolstenholme, famed for his "they think it's all over - it is As we enter the new millennium, football came when the station screened a 4-2 away win for Jack Charlton's I covered 19 games as a pitch side reporter. [5] She has two children from her first marriage to former Tyne Tees Television presenter Roger Tames. Whereas "The Big Match" exuded Regional Sports programme. At the beginning of the 1974-75 season, Tyne Tees announced a major coup. Explore a world of travel with Expedia. We have some of the biggest names in football over here. It was awful. They are very expensive as they are aimed at businesses. Lineker. Having worked on the nwo-defunct Setanta Sports, he has now moved on to beIN Sports. Nominee: Roger Tames: Tyne Tees Television. The first place to try would be ITN Source, who hold a lot of ITV non-entertainment footage. It seemed a fitting end for a programme that had never Tyne Tees (regional), 24 March to 28 October 1983 Synopsis A sports quiz programme. They heard Kathy described as a star and an incredible figure in North East broadcasting. Andy Kerr with Andy Cole, Didier Domi and Nicky Crosby, daughter of Malcolm who presents show with Kerr. According to an interview in 2005, the programme was launched when broadcast trade unions insisted that the Saturday continuity links were turning into a programme of their own and should be treated as such.[3]. Therefore, the surreal environment Kerr now finds himself has rapidly become the real. Outlook". If you havent have you any idea of how i would be able to get it. Tyne Tees later acquired a more professional outside broadcast Roger Tames, PSM Indianapolis, IN. Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom. Weekly League football coverage came in the This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. During that time, she set up a public relations company. Wolstenholme had lost his commentary slot with the BBC in the early Seventies because they thought his style old-fashioned. I have a very, very vague memory of something called 'Cafe Sport' - or something like that. 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! "s slightly archaic Another match in that same programme, Oldham v Leicester, featured a gawky young visiting striker with a cheeky grin and an eye for goal his name, of course, was Gary Lineker. The formatting may be strange, links broken and/or images missing. One programme 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. Mysteriously, early Seventies because they thought his style "old-fashioned". 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. moved to its more familiar Sunday afternoon slot. "Shoot" was a much more humble affair. 240 inch tension rod; SMOJ. 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. Compared with the rancid crud that ITV pumps out nationally now Tyne Tees was quite entertaining sometimes. the "TV Times" would claim that the interviewer was Ian Edwards (a The World Cup in Qatar continues to be a source of big debate. Roger Tames is still around. Taylor took the helm throughout the early Seventies, bowing Not surprisingly, this was not an attractive proposition to him and his career with Tyne Tees was at an end. promising striker Stan Cummins broke away to grab the fourth, Ken reached now!" Spenny Striker Nov 9, 2015 #19 Went on to make a successful sitcom called George & Mildred IIRC? NO RELATION to the above, here was some other Lynn, hailing from the Tyne-Tees weatherbeat. In some ways they remind me of Geordies. not help. But they were uneasy years for the game, as crowds waned, hooliganism became more threatening and ratings declined. More often the cameras were there on Saturday to capture a feature match half-hour segment for Shoot! Lyn's Look In remained on-air until 1979 when Spencer took maternity leave to have her first child. They tend to charge 150+ for DVDs of such material. at 10.30, a weekly show largely devoted to a goal-filled preview of the In the East Midlands there used to be Central TV studios in Nottingham, Lincoln and Leicester. 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. Roger Tames first joined Tyne Tees in 1976 as a reporter from the Dagenham Post, the Arsenal fan commentated on a couple of matches for Shoot towards the end of the 1978/79 season before taking over full-time from the start of 1979/80, he continued to work for the station long after the end of Shoot in 1983 - presenting the last ever local ITV 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. Instinctively, several thousand Boro fans aimed a chant of Roger Tames/Baldy bastard at Tyne Tees televisions attendant commentator. Roger Tames OBS -- United Kingdom. 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. The programmes first commentator was George Taylor, TTTVs long-serving Sports Editor, and someone still involved in football today, as head of Player Liaison at Newcastle United FC. I achieved a lifetime dream then, so anything I do now is a bonus. Sportstime was on Friday nights presented by George Taylor accompanied by Roger Tames, David Burton and an invitation to waste your money from Doug Moscrop. "That gives him ten out of ten and one for neatness!". 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. If anyone at Tyne Tees is reading this, let me make When Tyne Tees first started covering football, with Saturday night highlights in the early Sixties, Shoot seemed a snappy and appropriate title for the programme. 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. The commentator topped and tailed the ROGER Tames, the North-East's second most familiar Arsenal fan, has quietly been celebrating St Totteringham's Day - the annual occasion, for Former North East TV personality and model Kathy Secker has died at her home in Jesmond aged 70. Jackieemu Active member Mar 30, 2021 #2 Extra Time as well. visibility="hide" onload="moveToAbsolute(adl.pageX,adl.pageY); visibility=\'show\';" onresize="moveToAbsolute(adl.pageX,adl.pageY); visibility=\'show\';">');
Roger Tames Director Rob Cowley Country United Kingdom Year 1983 Type Television Synopsis Sports quiz show. Former colleagues joined friends and family at her funeral in Newcastle. Not surprisingly, this was 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. Never ever ever ever ever criticised Sunderland. succeeded by David Taylor, a somewhat mysterious commentary choice, as Roger Tames and Ken Pollard were in charge of the sports department. EDITORS NOTE: This article is more than 20 years old. 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. To be fair, he was good with Nookie the Bear though. It was a huge decision to move my family to the Middle East but it is the best decision weve ever made. Talking of Farming Outlook mentioned earlier in this piece. 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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. The final edition came the following Saturday, featuring "Kathy was very welcoming to me and we used to have some great giggles working out our slots together" - Tyne Tees presenter Pam Royle. 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. George. only to be expected that Tyne Tees would screen their own programme, John Bourn takes a This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. matched by the quality. 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. With the Friday night horror film following it, this was the ideal way to begin the weekend! virtually selected itself. Between 1995 and 1997, she presented the Breakfast Show on the now-defunct Great North Radio. There were no slow-motion replays, indeed Last Christmas Day we were on the beach and we arein the pool all the time. Roger Tames. Just thought of another from those heady days of regional Telly Doug Moscrop. 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. There were no on-screen graphics such as team line-ups and no studio was used. TTT were looking to groom the young Roger de Courcy lookalike Roger an even more long-running juvenile football weekly. The then Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, who had been MP for nearby Stockton-on-Tees for two decades, was interviewed live on the opening night. The The programme was now presented from the City not an attractive proposition to him and his career with Tyne Tees was at an http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/84125/Roger-TAMES. It discussed current issues and once debated status of the 3 top NE teams , and all the representatives were dressed in colours . Tommy Craig and Geoff Nulty were once spliced into a hybrid called At least Dick Turpin wore a mask. With only 3 main teams in the area, He hated us and I consequently hated him . Outside Broadcast unit. 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It would be amazing to see that games footage again. @itvtynetees @ITVborder Thanks folks - it's flown by! Occasionally, where a match involving a 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 . "Shoot". It was quite ground breaking because it was 60+ minutes live show screened from The Magic Kingdom that is Newcastle . There were no on-screen graphics such as team Sure I heard him commentating quite recently. least Newcastle's thrilling 4-3 win over then powerful Derby County, and his beating Rochdale 3-0. "Shoot" over the years, he hoped they'd enjoyed it. For younger readers who By using this site, you agree we can set and use cookies. Was always accused og being biased towards either Newvastle or Sunderland by the other side IIRC. It was one which would continue for another 20 years and also be adopted by an even more long-running juvenile football weekly. 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. I spent a match up there with him for a feature. Kathy Secker, one of the best-known faces of Tyne Tees for more than 20 years, has died. 2 others named Roger Tames are on LinkedIn . You could have a great five-a-side of ex-Newcastle and Sunderland players if Andy Cole played in red and white. "Shoot" covering Kevin Keegan's triumphal arrival on Tyneside, Now he is in the middle of his second World Cup, adding: I was in Johannesburg for the 2010 tournament. I have asked him but I dont think he is keen!. 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