The programme was now presented from the City Read the latest Tyne Tees stories, Farewell to Kathy Secker on ITV News, videos, stories and all the latest Tyne Tees news . document.writeln(''); Lyn Spencer (born 24 October 1951)[1] is a former British broadcaster, best known for her work at Tyne Tees Television. Kerr admits he cannot get enough, telling the Chronicle: I watched my first World Cup when I was seven. Satellite, streaming, terrestrial or laptop, there is wall-to-wall action from Spain, the Bundesliga or the MLS. 240 inch tension rod; SMOJ. One programme devoted its entire length to coverage of a dire goalless draw between Darlington and Barnsley! EDITORS NOTE: This article is more than 20 years old. And one easy way to start is to change the title ; bring back But on the commentary front, all was not well. Kathy was a much-loved face across the North East for more than twenty years. all the glamour of the King's Road, featuring 3 games, slow-motion replays, The commentator topped and tailed the TV bosses were eyeing a new format, in which live games would largely By now, Tyne Tees had at last dragged their I was 23 when I started there. S.Puckrin. More information Tweet Open-collar, strolling around a small studio, stools, clipboard, guests and a general sense of awkwardness. Kerr could well end up with a World Cup hat-trick. In the late Sixties "Shoot" had //-->. Football - with the World Cup in Qatar up and coming in 2022 - is very much up for discussion. It may not display this or other websites correctly. The funeral has taken place of the former Tyne Tees presenter Kathy Secker. 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. Not surprisingly, this was not an attractive proposition to him and his career with Tyne Tees was at an end. Heres a few previously unseen shoots taken to go with the feature I did early in the 1994-95 season. Mysteriously, Even a switch to Saturday nights, with Match of the Day moving to Sundays, did not help. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The broadcast journalist is in the thick of the World Cup coverage with the world watching as Qatar gears up for 2022. That was not the end of football coverage on Tyne Tees, however. 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. I achieved a lifetime dream then, so anything I do now is a bonus. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. swine vesicular disease, waiting impatiently for the football to start. between Newcastle and Birmingham. 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. football, with Saturday night highlights in the early Sixties, Wolstenholme had lost his commentary slot with the BBC in the The series, which ran until 1982, is best remembered for an appearance by punk group Public Image Ltd., during which John Lydon walked out. towards the end of the 1978-79 season, Newcastle's 5-3 home win against Hundreds of people have paid a final farewell to the former Tyne Tees presenter Kathy Secker. Compare room rates hotel reviews and availability. Wolstenholme was allegedly told by Tyne Tees that he was to be relegated to Roger Tyne didnt half get some stick from Boro fans. 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 . least Newcastle's thrilling 4-3 win over then powerful Derby County, and his The 55 minute programme featured just the one local match, irrespective of quality. Got his hand stuck up Nookie Bear and hasn't been seen since. Even churches seem to be demolished with little fuss, although it is impossible for us to say whether or not Jesus is sat on a cloud somewhere reading a Farewell to St Cuthberts Official Souvenir Programme and muttering Five fucking quid for this? Urrrgh thanks OP!! 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. Live league football started to appear on screens after ITV secured the rights in 1988. Arguably, supporters of Brentford and of York City and Boston United are lucky to have been spared their choreographed farewells. You must log in or register to reply here. "Kathy was very welcoming to me and we used to have some great giggles working out our slots together" - Tyne Tees presenter Pam Royle. 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. Spenny Striker Nov 9, 2015 #19 Went on to make a successful sitcom called George & Mildred IIRC? Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Wolstenholme had lost his commentary slot with the BBC in the early Seventies because they thought his style old-fashioned. Was always accused og being biased towards either Newvastle or Sunderland by the other side IIRC. I'm not saying that any of these were great programmes, but they were ours with a familiar feel. ITVs contract with the League to cover football did however require them to broadcast at least two Third or Fourth Division games each season. to the region's two minnows, with one match from Darlington and one from 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.. At the beginning of the 1974-75 season, When this was required for racing coverage from Taylor was a straight journalist who later went on to report for "World Although this is an adventure, the North East will always be home.. It was Mexico 86 when I first caught the football bug. John Bourn takes a } Shoot lasted a further 4 seasons with Roger Tames as commentator and George Taylor as studio presenter. Darlington and Barnsley! 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! Newcastle, Sunderland and Middlesbrough, the choice of fixture to screen Living the dream is one thing, living it alongside a Whos Who of North East football is another. 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He resisted the trend towards excessive excitement and hyperbole, and so fitted in well with Shoot!s slightly archaic production values. #1. 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. Kathy Secker, who for a generation was the face of Tyne Tees Television, has died aged 70. moved to its more familiar Sunday afternoon slot. The local game was supplemented by two other matches and the wonders of They covered some exciting games that season but there were storm clouds on the horizon. In 1988, she married BBC Radio Newcastle presenter Paddy MacDee, and they have one son. 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. There were Saturday highlights of a handful of games on Match of the Day and a regional Sunday afternoon package. 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Early coverage used film cameras, with the ever-present risk that a goal might be scored whilst the film was being changed. (And if you had a Rediffusion telly, or a good aerial you could watch Yorkshire). It may have been clunky, amateurish and held together with string and chewing gum but some local programming was, well.local. In 1981, Spencer became co-presenter (alongside Alistair Pirrie) for the networked children's pop programme, Razzmatazz. University of Leicester. now!" We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. that sums up the presentation as a whole. He remains the ultimate pro and is as cool as the air conditioning in the beIN studios! Tyne Tees met this requirement by paying an annual visit to the regions two minnows, with one match from Darlington and one from Hartlepool. My favourite bit of Wolstenholme commentary Sure I heard him commentating quite recently. Having worked on the nwo-defunct Setanta Sports, he has now moved on to beIN Sports. I had learnt the basics at university but they definitely taught me to be professional.. devoted its entire length to coverage of a dire goalless draw between There were occasional blunders - Newcastle midfielders You are using an out of date browser. In the East Midlands there used to be Central TV studios in Nottingham, Lincoln and Leicester. It is a small world. The days of Darlington v Barnsley being the star attraction were clearly numbered. At least they did something, I suppose; a week earlier, Darlingtons last game at Feethams had passed with little fanfare. But they were uneasy years for the game, as crowds waned, Around 1988, Spencer returned to Tyne Tees, again as a continuity announcer. 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. the ideal way to begin the weekend. 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. 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. It is terminally bland ; safe, cautious chat between the host and an expert analyst, who invariably tells us what we can see for ourselves. The catalogue is at http://www.bfi.org.uk/ but the clips are generally not available to the public. I remember at Ayresome Park and in the first few seasons at the Cellnet, Roger Thames got some stick. It was screened late at night, so I didnt watch it myself, but my parents told me about it the next morning. "Shoot"! Kathy Secker with a classic 70's frock and bouffant. Between 1995 and 1997, she presented the Breakfast Show on the now-defunct Great North Radio. In 2005 at Highfield Roads final bow, Jimmy Hill led an acapella rendition of his own Sky Blue Song while wearing a blazer the colour of a Caramac bar. not help. 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! On May 7th 1982, Shoot covered its last local action. 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. Roger Tames is still around. The final edition came the following Saturday, featuring being the star attraction were clearly numbered. I think Roger Tames presented it, or at least that's how I remember it. 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Roger Tames Director Rob Cowley Country United Kingdom Year 1983 Type Television Synopsis Sports quiz show. "Shoot" covering Kevin Keegan's triumphal arrival on Tyneside, Former North East TV personality and model Kathy Secker has died at her home in Jesmond aged 70. Talking of Farming Outlook mentioned earlier in this piece. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Well-known member. During that time, she set up a public relations company.[4]. If you dont you feel even worse.. with a cheeky grin and an eye for goal - his name, of course, was Gary in football today, as head of Player Liaison at Newcastle United FC. 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. He added: You know, 28 years later to be in a studio covering the World Cup is such a privilege. Twelve months later, Arsne Wenger counted down Highburys closure on a digital clock. 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.. He had covered some memorable games during his spell at the studio, not see our cookie policy. matched by the quality. Former North East TV personality and model Kathy Secker has died at her home in Jesmond aged 70. The old TTTV logo and (right) Regional Sports programme. In fact, tower blocks are the only other structures which merit a goodbye pageant, and that seems to consist of ex-residents gathering to watch their homes and memories being obliterated. That was not the end of football coverage She was loved by a generation of viewers as the presenter of the birthday slot announcing celebratory messages. The monthly rent for a long stay in a double room is 900. Before the game, a procession of ex-players walked around the pitch. Just another site. came when the station screened a 4-2 away win for Jack Charlton's Taylor took the helm throughout the early Seventies, bowing I had been covering the Champions League for them and they asked if I would consider moving out to Qatar..
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