nostalgic look at the regional football programme, Shoot!. "Shoot" lasted a further 4 Farewell, my friends. You must log in or register to reply here. [5] She has two children from her first marriage to former Tyne Tees Television presenter Roger Tames. out at the end of the 1973-74 season, his last commentary was a 1-1 draw For more details of these cookies and how to disable them, Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. although in practice, the interviews were always conducted by the match It We did, Something went wrong, please try again later. There were no slow-motion replays, indeed no replays of any kind, unless a goal was scored, in which case a normal speed replay was shown. I remember watching Gary Lineker and Peter Beardsley up front for England, Diego Maradonas handball and that amazing Denmark team. John Bourn takes a Regional Sports Programme - Entertainment. Later, Alas Smith and Jones and The Remember that one. x 50 23 580 Ian Payne 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. 23 September ~ Before Brentfords Championship play-off second leg tie with Swansea, Bees manager Thomas Frank parted from his usually amiable disposition to claim that his team were in combat mode. Kerr said: I read all the bad press Qatar has had about the 2022 World Cup. But that was not quite the end of Shoot. Kerr could well end up with a World Cup hat-trick. Urrrgh thanks OP!! It was quite ground breaking because it was 60+ minutes live show screened from The Magic Kingdom that is Newcastle . 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. 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Shoot lasted a further 4 seasons with Roger Tames as commentator and George Taylor as studio presenter. They covered some exciting games that season but there were storm clouds on the horizon. TV A-Z. virtually selected itself. There were no on-screen graphics such as team line-ups and no studio was used. Amid the swirl of super Sunday showdowns, swirls of pixels and red button bonanza it is easy to take football coverage for granted. summit. 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. Saturday nights, with "Match of the Day" moving to Sundays, did "Shoot". I was 23 when I started there. Veteran BBC football commentator Kenneth 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. Close to Wells Point public park library with.Read More "Rooms For Rent For $500 A Month" To access this content you need a subscription to Gazette Boro Premium, 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 . In the late Sixties Shoot had moved to its more familiar Sunday afternoon slot. 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 Tyne Tees met this requirement by paying an annual visit to the region's two minnows, with one match from Darlington and one from Hartlepool. NorthumberlandBoro Well-known member Mar 30, 2021 #3 Roger Tames and Ken Pollard were in charge of the sports department. If its too good to be true it likely is. The days of Darlington v Barnsley being the star attraction were clearly numbered. He resisted the trend towards excessive excitement and hyperbole, and so fitted in well with Shoot!s slightly archaic production values. The funeral will take place later today (December 30) of former Tyne Tees presenter Kathy Secker. They heard Kathy described as a star and an incredible figure in North East broadcasting. In the football-crazy North-East, it was University of Leicester. see our cookie policy. At the beginning of the 1974-75 season, Tyne Tees announced a major coup. He does voiceovers and player interviews for Premier League TV. He had covered some memorable games during his spell at the studio, not least Newcastles thrilling 4-3 win over then powerful Derby County, and his presence had brought some welcome kudos to TTTs somewhat cash-strapped football coverage. cautious chat between the host and an "expert analyst", who From then on all I ever wanted to do was watch and play football.. Lyn's Look In remained on-air until 1979 when Spencer took maternity leave to have her first child. Roger Tames OBS -- United Kingdom. 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. ; Friday Live, The Tube, Sports Time. 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. They covered Sometimes it seems like every minute of every football match staged anywhere in the world is available live. For Kerr it is a journey so far on which he is happy to just sit back and take in the scenery. Even though Im not a football fan, Roger Tames was a regular face on Tyne Tees in the 1970 and 80s as a general sports reporter on evening regional news bulletins. But that was not quite the end of 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. Tyne Tees later acquired a more professional outside broadcast "Shoot" covering Kevin Keegan's triumphal arrival on Tyneside, That match is correct, but it was played on May 7th 1983. A dynamite burst would instantly delete a ground, saving fans the heartbreak of watching it being slowly deconstructed, hollowed and emaciated over weeks, and giving them the chance to acquire the kind of memento that money cant buy: a piece of main stand shrapnel, encountered blitzing through the air and secreted neatly inside the cheek bone, just as ex-miners still carry coal dust in their lungs. coverage on TV is more ubiquitous than ever, yet the quantity is not always For the fan in those days, the weekend really seemed to start on Friday night, when George Taylor presented Sportstime at 10.30, a weekly show largely devoted to a goal-filled preview of the weekends football. [4] She now runs White Hot Communications alongside PR specialist Nicky Harrison. In 1981, Spencer became co-presenter (alongside Alistair Pirrie) for the networked children's pop programme, Razzmatazz. Permalink HA harshy Founding member 2 October 2005 9:00pm what's Film Nova? The progamme ended with George Taylor signing off for the last time The World Cup in Qatar continues to be a source of big debate. Kathy was loved by a generation of viewers as the presenter who would announce birthday messages and dedications. of League and Cup games, in both live and highlight form. presence had brought some welcome kudos to TTT's somewhat cash-strapped //-->. Company Website . Kathy died at her home in Jesmond earlier this week. The Danes regular demeanour is that of a lifeguard who has worked his way up to become the duty manager of a small town swimming baths. games each season. Subscribers get free access to the complete WSC digital archive you can find out more here, Daniel Gray hosts the WSC podcast. The monthly rent for a long stay in a double room is 900. beIN Sports, as we are now, have the rights to virtually every major football league in the world. Remember that one. well. It is a very different way of life. She was loved by a generation of viewers as the presenter of the birthday slot announcing celebratory messages. 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. scoring the winner in Newcastle's opening game against QPR.