"Helen Rollason Helen Frances Rollason, MBE (""née"" Grindley: 11 March 1956 – 9 August 1999) was a British sports journalist and television presenter, who in 1990 became the first female presenter of the BBC's sports programme ""Grandstand"". She was also a regular presenter of ""Sport on Friday"", and of the children's programme ""Newsround"" during the 1980s. Born in London, Rollason studied to become a PE teacher before entering radio broadcasting in 1980. After directing sport related content for Channel 4, where she helped to bring American football to British television, she anchored coverage of the 1987 World Student Games and"
"Grandstand (TV programme) Grandstand was a British television sport programme. Broadcast between 1958 and 2007, it was one of the BBC's longest running sports shows, alongside ""BBC Sports Personality of the Year"". Its first presenter was Peter Dimmock. There were only five main presenters of the programme during its long history: David Coleman (who took over from Dimmock after just three programmes), Frank Bough, Des Lynam and Steve Rider. Changes in the structure of the programme during its last few years, however, meant it did not have a regular main presenter during this time. Among the more occasional hosts were"
"""Grandstand"". Grandstand launched on 11 October 1958 from Lime Grove Studios with Dimmock as the presenter. Dimmock presented the first two editions and three weeks later, he was replaced by sports commentator David Coleman. In the autumn of 1959, Grandstand was extended by an extra 15 minutes and would finish at 5:00pm every Saturday. The show was one of the most recognisable on British television, dominating Saturday afternoons on the BBC's main channel and covering nearly every major sporting event in Britain such as the FA Cup Final, Wimbledon, the Grand National and the University Boat Race, as well as"
"Simone Thurtell Simone Thurtell was a presenter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's ABC Local Radio's Grandstand program. She formerly shared the hosting of the summer Grandstand program with others including Karen Tighe, Tracy Holmes and Peter Walsh and was also the ABC's around-the-ground reporter during international cricket matches played at the SCG. She is probably best known for her Grandstand Active Show which featured regular guests from Kerry O'Keeffe, Geoff Huegill and Al Baxter among others and covered the sporting issues of the day, overnight scores and live crosses to sport. Thurtell also took the programme to the people with"
"the regular Saturday television show ""Grandstand"", and involved three hours of build-up to the race through features on the principal contestants and the history of the race. The race itself was broadcast live and was followed by a detailed re-run using slow motion footage and additional camera angles not used in the original broadcast. The show was presented by Clare Balding and Sue Barker while the commentary team was John Hanmer, Tony O'Heir and Jim McGrath who called the winner home for the sixth year. It was the last time that Hanmer commentated on a Grand National, having covered the"
"15 May 2018. The panel comprises four women from various professions in the entertainment and journalism industries. Carol McGiffin holds the record for the most appearances; she has appeared in 1,222 episodes since first joining in 2001, followed by Andrea McLean, Coleen Nolan, Sherrie Hewson, Jane McDonald, Kaye Adams, Janet Street-Porter, Nadia Sawalha, Denise Welch and Jane Moore respectively. Kaye Adams and Nadia Sawalha were the original presenters on the show. Nadia Sawalha left in 2002, after the birth of her first child; Kaye Adams kept the role for the first ten series until the end of 2006, when she"
"The Big Show (NBC Radio) The Big Show, an American radio variety program featuring 90 minutes of comic, stage, screen and music talent, was aimed at keeping American radio in its classic era alive and well against the rapidly growing television tide. For a good portion of its two-year run (November 5, 1950 – April 20, 1952), the show's quality made its ambition seem plausible. Hosted by stage actress Tallulah Bankhead, ""The Big Show"" began November 5, 1950, on NBC with a stellar line-up of guests: Fred Allen, Mindy Carson, Jimmy Durante, José Ferrer, Portland Hoffa, Frankie Laine, Russell Knight,"
"Adamle and Regina Haskins as Gumbel's co-hosts. For the post-game show, ""GrandStand"" kept the ""Sperry NFL Report"", although later incarnations of the post-game would be retitled the ""Budweiser NFL Report"". In 1977, NBC dropped the ""GrandStand"" moniker in favor of NFL, which the title being paired with a year number that corresponded to the then-current NFL season (such as ""NFL '77"" and ""NFL '78""). Beginning with ""NFL '80"", NBC would pioneer the use of the in-game highlight packages (""Let's go to New York for an ""NFL '80"" update"") NBC would use this particular method of titling their pregame show until"
"Julie Chen Julie Suzanne Chen (born January 6, 1970) is an American television personality, news anchor, and producer for CBS. She has been the host of the U.S. version of the CBS reality-television program ""Big Brother"" since its debut in July 2000 and is the longest-serving host of any country's version of the show. She was a co-host and the moderator of the CBS daytime show ""The Talk"" for eight seasons. Previously, she was a co-anchor of ""The Early Show"" on CBS. The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Julie Chen was born in Queens, New York City. Her grandfather, Lou Gaw"
"Martha Rountree Martha Rountree (October 23, 1911 – August 23, 1999) was an American pioneering broadcast journalist and entrepreneur. She was the creator and first moderator of a public-affairs program, first on radio as ""The American Mercury"" from June 24, 1945, and as ""Meet the Press"" on the NBC television network from November 6, 1947. She is the only female moderator in the seven-decade history of the show. Born in Gainesville, Florida, Martha Jane Rountree was raised in Columbia, S.C. Her father Earl was in sales, at times in real estate, and at other times, selling automobiles, but he was"
"and one preview from October 23–27, 1973, at the Belasco Theatre. Cobb died in a nursing home in Lebanon, New Hampshire, at age 82. Buff Cobb Buff Cobb (October 19, 1927 – July 12, 2010) was an American actress and, with then-husband Mike Wallace, host of one of television's first talk-show shows. Patrizia Cobb Chapman was born in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, to opera singer Frank Chapman, whose own father was the ornithologist and pioneering writer of field guides Frank Michler Chapman, and playwright Elizabeth Cobb, whose father was the author and humorist Irvin S. Cobb. When she was young, her"
"raise awareness of cervical cancer which will benefit thousands of women across the UK."" Jade Goody Jade Cerisa Lorraine Tweed ( Goody; 5 June 1981 – 22 March 2009) was an English reality-television personality. She entered the public spotlight in the third series of the then-Channel 4 programme ""Big Brother"" in 2002, an appearance which led to her own TV programs and the introduction of her products after her eviction from the show. Immediately criticised by the British press for her perceived lack of decorum and intelligence, Goody was dubbed by multiple outlets as ""the most hated woman in Britain""."
"and David Letterman. She is considered by many critics and journalists a pioneer of women in comedy. All authored and read by Joan Rivers, except where noted. Joan Rivers Joan Alexandra Molinsky (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014), known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host. She was noted for her often controversial comedic persona—heavily self-deprecating or sharply acerbic, especially toward celebrities and politicians. Rivers rose to prominence in 1965 as a guest on ""The Tonight Show"". Hosted by her mentor, Johnny Carson, the show established Rivers' comedic style. In 1986, with"
"that beauty brings out the beauty in you."" Winfrey, who has no surviving biological children, described maternal feelings towards the girls at Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls. Winfrey teaches a class at the school via satellite. Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey (born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954) is an American media executive, actress, talk show host, television producer and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show ""The Oprah Winfrey Show"", which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011 in Chicago. Dubbed the ""Queen of All Media"","
"results as they came through, with the characters in each result appearing one by one. Remarkably, only two people regularly read out the classified results on ""Final Score"" when it was part of Grandstand: the Australian Len Martin (from the first programme until his death in 1995) and Tim Gudgin (from 1995 until Final Score was separated from Grandstand in 2001 – he continued to read the classified results until 2011). For twenty years (1965–1985) ""Grandstand"" faced competition from ITV's ""World of Sport"", but by the end of the 1980s ITV had stopped broadcasting Saturday afternoon sport in favour of"
"Mary Small Mary Small (May 10, 1922 – February 27, 2007) was a prominent singing personality during the Golden Age of Radio and hosted her own broadcasts for 14 consecutive years across all major networks. She headlined or opened at ""presentation houses"" from the 1930s through the 1950s including the Paramount Theater, Madison Square Garden, the London Palladium, the Copacabana with Sammy Davis, Jr., and the Palace Theater in Chicago. In addition to being an established recording artist, she was a published author and performed on film, television and Broadway during her career. She was the first singer to be"
"Frank Bough Frank Joseph Bough (; born 15 January 1933) is a retired English television presenter. He is best known as the former host of BBC sports and current affairs shows including ""Grandstand"", ""Nationwide"" and ""Breakfast Time"", which he launched alongside Selina Scott and Nick Ross. Over a long broadcasting career, Bough became renowned for his smooth, relaxed and professional approach to live broadcasts, once being described as ""the most unassailable performer on British television"". In 1987, Michael Parkinson said: ""If my life depended on the smooth handling of a TV show, Bough would be my first choice to be"
"was broadcast 1961-62. Another version, called ""Leave it to the Women"", produced by Chuck Barris, and hosted by Stephanie Edwards, aired 1981-1982 in syndication. Stage and film actress Paula Stone was one of the hostesses for the radio version of the show, along with Elissa Landi and Maggi McNellis. The NBC, ABC, and the 1960s television versions were all hosted by Maggi McNellis, a 1930s supper club singer, a 1940s radio show hostess for her own shows, and a New York City society hostess through the 1980s. All the female panelists could be characterized as ""glamorous, well-dressed, showbiz types"". Some"
"air before it became commonplace.” Mrs. William Randolph Hearst described Rountree as “a diesel engine under a lace handkerchief.” Martha Rountree Martha Rountree (October 23, 1911 – August 23, 1999) was an American pioneering broadcast journalist and entrepreneur. She was the creator and first moderator of a public-affairs program, first on radio as ""The American Mercury"" from June 24, 1945, and as ""Meet the Press"" on the NBC television network from November 6, 1947. She is the only female moderator in the seven-decade history of the show. Born in Gainesville, Florida, Martha Jane Rountree was raised in Columbia, S.C. Her"
"Rachel Maddow Rachel Anne Maddow (, ; born April 1, 1973) is an American television host and political commentator. A liberal, Maddow hosts ""The Rachel Maddow Show"", a nightly television show on MSNBC, and serves as the cable network's special event co-anchor alongside Brian Williams. Her syndicated talk radio program of the same name aired on Air America Radio. Maddow holds a doctorate in politics from the University of Oxford, and is the first openly lesbian anchor to host a major prime-time news program in the United States. Asked about her political views by the ""Valley Advocate"", Maddow replied, ""I'm"
"Joan Rivers Joan Alexandra Molinsky (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014), known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host. She was noted for her often controversial comedic persona—heavily self-deprecating or sharply acerbic, especially toward celebrities and politicians. Rivers rose to prominence in 1965 as a guest on ""The Tonight Show"". Hosted by her mentor, Johnny Carson, the show established Rivers' comedic style. In 1986, with her own rival program, ""The Late Show with Joan Rivers"", Rivers became the first woman to host a late night network television talk show. She subsequently hosted"
"Alan Weeks, David Icke, Clare Balding, Hazel Irvine, Bob Wilson, David Vine, Barry Davies, Dougie Donnelly, Harry Carpenter, Harry Gration, John Inverdale, Tony Gubba, Helen Rollason, Ray Stubbs and Sue Barker. The last editions of ""Grandstand"" were broadcast over the weekend of 27–28 January 2007. During the 1950s sports coverage on television in the United Kingdom gradually expanded. The BBC regularly broadcast sports programmes with an outside studio team, occasionally from two or three separate locations. Production assistant Bryan Cowgill put forward a proposal for a programme lasting three hours; one hour dedicated to major events and two hours showing"
"grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Jackson died on 9 August 2013. Ruthe Jackson Ruthe Jackson (October 29, 1920 - August 9, 2013) was an American community organizer. She held a seat on the city council of Grand Prairie, Texas and produced and hosted the longest-running Public-access television cable TV show in Texas. She was considered by many to be the matriarch of Grand Prairie, Texas. Ruthe Jackson was born 29 October 1920 Fort Worth, Texas, the oldest daughter of Florence Ector Thompson and John Lyle Thompson. Her family moved to Grand Prairie in 1931 and she graduated from Sunset High School"
"as ""WorldNetDaily"", and has written several books about politics. Chastain is married to her husband Roger. Jane Chastain Jane Chastain (born 1943) is a former nationally known sports announcer and current conservative political writer and commentator. Chastain's early television work included stations in Atlanta, Georgia and Raleigh, North Carolina. She appeared on the Oct 25, 1964 episode of What's My Line? as Mrs. Jane Thomas (episode available on YouTube). In 1967 she was hired by Miami TV station WTVJ's news anchor Ralph Renick, in what was reported as the first female sportscaster in America. CBS hired her in 1974 to"
"Grand Slam (UK game show) Grand Slam is a television quiz show first created for Britain's Channel 4 in 2003. In its first and only series in the UK, the main host was Carol Vorderman. She was joined in the studio by analyst James Richardson. The off-camera ""Questioner"" was Nicholas Rowe. The contestants taking part, all of them previous quiz show winners, were: Dee Voce, Geoff Owen, Olav Bjortomt, David Edwards, Mark Labbett, Clive Spate, Melanie Beaumont, Peter Lee, Gavin Fuller, David Stainer, Graham Nash, Michael Penrice, Michelle Hogan, Laura Richardson, Said Khan, and Duncan Bickley (who lost £218,000 on"
"host would be associated with that feature; for example, Hazel Irvine would host snooker, Clare Balding racing or rugby league, and John Inverdale rugby union. On 24 April 2006, the BBC announced that ""Grandstand"" would be gradually phased out after nearly half a century, due to the increasing use of interactive services and the need to meet the challenges of the digital, on-demand world. This had been hinted by the dropping of the ""Grandstand"" title from the BBC's coverage of the major international sporting events, like the World Cup as well as that year's Winter Olympics and Commonwealth Games. It"
"gives the audience a list of clues and 60 seconds to solve a mystery. Debuted November 15, 1975. A Talk Show sketch hosted by Jane Curtin interviewing profound authors. Debuted November 15, 1975 Emily Litella was an elderly woman with a hearing problem, played by Gilda Radner in the late 1970s. She would frequently rant about topics about which she had misread or misheard, such as ""Violins on Television,"" ""Canker Research,"" ""Endangered Feces,"" or ""Presidential Erections."" (To satisfy the censors at the time, Litella was made to explicitly state that she was referring to erecting statues of presidents.) Her catchphrase"
"Katy Brand's Big Ass Show Katy Brand's Big Ass Show is a British comedy programme on ITV2. The show features comedian Katy Brand in skits of real life situations and stereotypes, as well and celebrities such as Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen, Lady Gaga, Angelina Jolie, Adele and Kate Winslet. The second series began on 2 September 2008. The series was carried in Canada on CBC's bold channel as of October 2008, and in Portugal on RTP2, each Sunday latenights at 11:50 pm, on the ""Britcom"" strand (the first non-BBC series to be broadcast on this strand). Her comic clips in"
"Davina McCall Davina Lucy Pascale McCall (born 16 October 1967) is an English television presenter and model. She was the presenter of ""Big Brother"" during its run on Channel 4 between 2000 and 2010. She has also hosted Channel 4's ""The Million Pound Drop"", ""Five Minutes to a Fortune"" and ""The Jump"" as well as ITV's ""Long Lost Family"" and ""This Time Next Year"". McCall was most notably the presenter of ""Big Brother"" on Channel 4 between 2000 and 2010. Having fronted the weekly live eviction shows every year since the beginning, she decided not to return as host after"
"Jane Chastain Jane Chastain (born 1943) is a former nationally known sports announcer and current conservative political writer and commentator. Chastain's early television work included stations in Atlanta, Georgia and Raleigh, North Carolina. She appeared on the Oct 25, 1964 episode of What's My Line? as Mrs. Jane Thomas (episode available on YouTube). In 1967 she was hired by Miami TV station WTVJ's news anchor Ralph Renick, in what was reported as the first female sportscaster in America. CBS hired her in 1974 to provide commentary for various televised sports events. During the CBS National Football League telecast of a"
"Melbourne Commonwealth Games, 2006 New Delhi Commonwealth Games. She also provides commentary of international netball test matches, also calling the Gold medal netball match at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She matriculated from Santa Sabina College. Simone Thurtell Simone Thurtell was a presenter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's ABC Local Radio's Grandstand program. She formerly shared the hosting of the summer Grandstand program with others including Karen Tighe, Tracy Holmes and Peter Walsh and was also the ABC's around-the-ground reporter during international cricket matches played at the SCG. She is probably best known for her Grandstand Active Show which featured regular"
"Stefanie Ridel Stefanie Jill Ridel (born May 17, 1973) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was a member of the girl group Wild Orchid, and was a co-host of the television show ""Great Pretenders"". She is best known for her involvement in Wild Orchid with Stacy Ferguson, who would later become known by her stage name Fergie. Stefanie Jill Ridel was born in Hollywood, California. She has two brothers, Mark and Chris Ridel. She is best known as a co-host of the TV show, ""Great Pretenders"". From 1983 to 2004 she made various appearances singing on television, mostly"
"Carol Burnett Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American actress, comedian, singer and writer, whose career spans seven decades of television. She is best known for her groundbreaking television variety show, ""The Carol Burnett Show"", originally aired on CBS. It was the first of its kind to be hosted by a woman. She has achieved success on stage, television and film in varying genres including dramatic and comedic roles. She has also appeared on various talk shows and as a panelist on game shows. Born in San Antonio, Texas, Burnett moved with her grandmother to Hollywood, where"