FAQ |
Members List |
Calendar |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
Sport Talk about all the latest events from the world of sport here |
Reply |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
21-12-2013, 01:29 PM | #1 | |||
|
||||
Sod orf
|
Sports Broadcasting legend David Coleman has passed away aged 87
RIP Last edited by Alf; 21-12-2013 at 01:36 PM. |
|||
Reply With Quote |
21-12-2013, 01:30 PM | #2 | |||
|
||||
IntoxiKated
|
R.I.P. David. A sad loss
__________________
|
|||
Reply With Quote |
21-12-2013, 01:33 PM | #3 | |||
|
||||
Senior Member
|
Aw....the voice of Sport..
RIP
__________________
|
|||
Reply With Quote |
21-12-2013, 02:04 PM | #4 | |||
|
||||
This Witch doesn't burn
|
87 didn't he do some of the Olympics commentating? RIP
__________________
'put a bit of lippy on and run a brush through your hair, we are alcoholics, not savages' |
|||
Reply With Quote |
21-12-2013, 02:20 PM | #5 | |||
|
||||
Z
|
RIP David Coleman
|
|||
Reply With Quote |
21-12-2013, 02:30 PM | #6 | ||
|
|||
Senior Member
|
David Coleman, the veteran sports commentator and long-time Question Of Sport presenter, has died at the age of 87.
The Grandstand and Sportsnight presenter, who retired in 2000, died peacefully with his family at his bedside after a short illness. The BBC's director general Tony Hall said: "David Coleman was one of this country's greatest and most respected broadcasters. David Coleman death David Coleman - "a giant of sports broadcasting" "Generations grew up listening to his distinctive and knowledgeable commentary. Whether presenting, commentating or offering analysis, he set the standard for all of today's sports broadcasters. "Our thoughts are with his family and many friends." The renowned athletics commentator worked for the corporation for almost 50 years, covering 11 summer Olympic Games, his final one in Sydney in 2000. He also covered six football World Cups as a commentator or presenter and was the host of the Question Of Sport for 18 years. He was awarded an OBE in 1992. Sky News Sports Editor Nick Powell described Mr Coleman as a "giant" of sports broadcasting. He said: "A lot of sports broadcasting has been shaped by what David Coleman did all those years ago." Barbara Slater, BBC director of sport, described him as "the master of his craft". She said: "In a BBC career that spanned over 40 years he set the standard that so many others have tried to emulate. |
||
Reply With Quote |
21-12-2013, 02:33 PM | #7 | ||
|
|||
Senior Member
|
BBC report
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25476438 |
||
Reply With Quote |
21-12-2013, 08:04 PM | #8 | |||
|
||||
Senior Member
|
|
|||
Reply With Quote |
21-12-2013, 08:16 PM | #9 | |||
|
||||
Senior Member
|
A great presenter.
R.I.P. |
|||
Reply With Quote |
21-12-2013, 08:26 PM | #10 | |||
|
||||
Sod orf
|
|
|||
Reply With Quote |
Reply |
|
|