As well as being a Radio 2 newsreader, who provides the voiceovers for Strictly Come Dancing and, due to his work on various lottery shows, is known as “The Voice of the Balls”?
"at the station, Dedicoat's final news bulletin on BBC Radio 2 was at 5pm on Friday 27 March 2015. However, he will continue voicing the National Lottery programmes and ""Strictly Come Dancing"". It was as part of ""Wake up to Wogan"" that Dedicoat acquired the nicknames ""Voice of the Balls"" and ""Deadly"" from Sir Terry Wogan, the latter by way of a deliberate Spoonerism - ""Deadly Alancoat""; he also acquired the nickname ""The Wealdstone WeatherBoy"" due to the town's closeness with Dedicoat's home town of Harrow. On television, as well as his role on the National Lottery, he also takes"
"his 29th season overall. Martin Ballard Martin Ballard (born in Derby) is an English radio presenter for the BBC in the East Midlands with more than thirty years of broadcasting experience. He is also a writer, an actor with three decades of theatre work, and voice-over artist. He can be seen in professional pantomime every Christmas and heard on BBC Radio Leicester 104.9FM and as the matchday announcer at the Leicester Tigers in England's Rugby Union Premiership. Since his career began in the early eighties, Ballard has worked predominantly at BBC Radio Leicester, He has presented and produced every kind"
"presents a Saturday afternoon show on BBC Radio 2. His son Nick is a film director. Ball lives with his wife Di in South Buckinghamshire. In 2012, Ball took part in the ""Strictly Come Dancing"" TV show. He was the first celebrity to be eliminated from the competition. He was 74 at the time, and to this day he is the oldest contestant in the show's history. ""Think of a Number ""Think Again ""Think!Backwards ""Think! This Way ""Think It ... Do It ""Knowhow"" ""Johnny Ball Reveals All Johnny Ball Johnny Ball (born Graham Ball, 23 May 1938) is an English"
"Johnny Ball Johnny Ball (born Graham Ball, 23 May 1938) is an English television personality, a populariser of mathematics and the father of BBC Radio 2 DJ Zoë Ball. Ball was born in Bristol where he attended Kingswood Primary School on the eastern edge of the city. Later in his childhood the family moved to Bolton, Lancashire, where he attended Bolton County Grammar School. He left formal education with two 'O' Levels, one in Mathematics and one in Geography. He then signed on for three years in the Royal Air Force, worked as a Butlin's Redcoat, and was an entertainer"
"but, due to the scandal, was replaced by Roy Firestone. NBC brought Albert back less than two years later, and he was the network's main play-by-play man for the 2000–01 and 2001–02 NBA seasons, including the Finals (working with Doug Collins and later Bill Walton and Steve Jones respectively). NBC lost the rights to the NBA to ABC following the 2001–02 season. Marv Albert Marv Albert (born Marvin Philip Aufrichtig; June 12, 1941) is an American sportscaster. Honored for his work as a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, he is commonly referred to as ""the voice of basketball""."
"broadcasting rights. McEachern married Carol Czyzewski, a fellow UC Santa Barbara alumna, in 1981 and has two children. His nephew, Matthew Wood, is a sound engineer for Skywalker Sound and has worked on numerous Star Wars films. Lon McEachern Lon McEachern (pronounced ""ma-CAIR-en"", born ) is an American sports commentator most known for his hand-by-hand commentary of the World Series of Poker on ESPN. He is known as the ""voice of poker"". McEachern was born in Memphis, Tennessee, one of four children. His family later relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area and McEachern was raised in Corte Madera in"
"Brian Wheeler Brian Wheeler, commonly known by the nickname ""Wheels"", is the play-by-play radio announcer for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association and former host of a daily radio program. Wheeler grew up in Southern California, where he was exposed at an early age to some of the most revered voices in sports broadcasting history, including Vin Scully of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chick Hearn of the Los Angeles Lakers. Wheeler attended Loyola University in Chicago, where he earned a degree in Broadcasting and Communications. Brian Wheeler began his radio career as a broadcaster for his"
"he is a ""Sports Broadcasting"" course instructor for the online sports career training school Sports Management Worldwide in Portland. Brian Wheeler Brian Wheeler, commonly known by the nickname ""Wheels"", is the play-by-play radio announcer for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association and former host of a daily radio program. Wheeler grew up in Southern California, where he was exposed at an early age to some of the most revered voices in sports broadcasting history, including Vin Scully of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chick Hearn of the Los Angeles Lakers. Wheeler attended Loyola University in Chicago, where"
"Martin Ballard Martin Ballard (born in Derby) is an English radio presenter for the BBC in the East Midlands with more than thirty years of broadcasting experience. He is also a writer, an actor with three decades of theatre work, and voice-over artist. He can be seen in professional pantomime every Christmas and heard on BBC Radio Leicester 104.9FM and as the matchday announcer at the Leicester Tigers in England's Rugby Union Premiership. Since his career began in the early eighties, Ballard has worked predominantly at BBC Radio Leicester, He has presented and produced every kind of programme from news"
"voice to replace her former colleague from 9News, Adele Arakawa. Alan Roach Alan Roach is an American sports announcer and radio personality. He currently is the public address announcer for the Minnesota Vikings, Colorado Avalanche, and Colorado Rapids. Roach is also the voice of NFL events worldwide, and a public address announcer at 5 Olympic Games. He was the voice of the underground train system in Denver International Airport. His announcing credits include 8 Super Bowls, 5 Olympic gold medal hockey games, and multiple All-Star games for the National Football League, National Hockey League, and Major League Baseball. Roach began"
"the commissioner of the Great West League. Ken Wilson (sportscaster) Ken Wilson is an American sportscaster, known primarily for his many years as a play-by-play announcer of National Hockey League and Major League Baseball games. For twenty seasons Wilson called St. Louis Blues hockey on FoxSports Net Midwest, KPLR-TV, and KMOX radio. His famous catch phrase when calling Blues games was 'Oh Baby!', which he injected during moments of extreme excitement. Wilson called NHL games for 22 seasons, including games for ESPN and SportsChannel America, and spent 24 seasons broadcasting for several Major League Baseball teams. Wilson was born in"
"Al McCoy (announcer) Al McCoy (born April 26, 1933), sometimes nicknamed as The Voice of The Suns, is an American broadcaster and announcer. He has been the radio broadcast announcer for Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA) games since 1972, which makes him the longest tenured broadcaster in the NBA. In his entire tenure he has missed only one game due to illness (December 31, 2005 at the Chicago Bulls). With McCoy returning for the 2016–17 season, he officially marks as the longest tenured NBA broadcaster of all-time, beating out Chick Hearn throughout his tenure with the Los"
"a voice-over artist heard on Movietone newsreels. He also used to run four flights of stairs at Lime Grove Studios in the late 1960s after ""Grandstand"" to introduce Simon Dee's programme, with 'Simon' elongated, in the distinctive manner. Len Martin Leonard Martin (17 April 1919 – 21 August 1995) was an Australian results reader. He was known in the UK for reading out the football results, associated football pools statistics and horse-racing results on the BBC's Saturday afternoon sports programme, ""Grandstand"". Martin was born in Australia where he began his broadcasting career. He came to England on holiday in 1953"
"Lon McEachern Lon McEachern (pronounced ""ma-CAIR-en"", born ) is an American sports commentator most known for his hand-by-hand commentary of the World Series of Poker on ESPN. He is known as the ""voice of poker"". McEachern was born in Memphis, Tennessee, one of four children. His family later relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area and McEachern was raised in Corte Madera in Marin County until the age of 19. He attended Redwood High School and played baseball while a student. He was teammates with future MLB shortstop Buddy Biancalana in his senior year and graduated in 1975. McEachern attended"
"""If you'll keep accepting me, and God keeps smiling on me, I'm just going to keep going."" Al McCoy (announcer) Al McCoy (born April 26, 1933), sometimes nicknamed as The Voice of The Suns, is an American broadcaster and announcer. He has been the radio broadcast announcer for Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA) games since 1972, which makes him the longest tenured broadcaster in the NBA. In his entire tenure he has missed only one game due to illness (December 31, 2005 at the Chicago Bulls). With McCoy returning for the 2016–17 season, he officially marks as"
"Clem McCarthy Clem McCarthy (September 9, 1882 – June 4, 1962) was an American sportscaster and public address announcer. He also lent his voice to Pathe News's RKO newsreels. He was known for his gravelly voice and dramatic style, a ""whiskey tenor"" as sports announcer and executive David J. Halberstam has called it. McCarthy was born Charles Louis McCarthy in East Bloomfield, New York. His father's work as a dealer and auctioneer of horses gave the young McCarthy frequent access to horse fairs and race tracks across the United States. Although he wanted to be a jockey, he grew too"
"Jim Thornton Jim Thornton is an American television, radio announcer and voice actor. He is known for his voiceover work in video games, movies and TV shows. Born in Huntington, West Virginia, he graduated from Huntington High School in 1983 and then moved to Los Angeles in 1984 where he would start his broadcasting career a year later. He also has a degree in linguistics from Marshall University. Thornton is best known as the afternoon anchor on all-news radio KNX 1070 in Los Angeles, having been promoted from traffic reporting. He has also announced on ""Celebrity Deathmatch"" and did narration"
"broadcasts. Bill King was the voice of the Raiders from 1966 to 1992, during which time he called approximately 600 games. The Raiders awarded him rings for all three of their Super Bowl victories. It is King's radio audio heard on most of the NFL Films highlight footage of the Raiders. King's call of the Holy Roller has been labeled (by Chris Berman, among others) as one of the five best in NFL history. King died in October 2005 from complications after surgery. Former San Francisco 49ers tight end Monty Stickles and Scotty Stirling, an ""Oakland Tribune"" sportswriter, served as"
"he provided additional voice-over work for """" and as a DJ in ""Mafia II"". Jim Thornton Jim Thornton is an American television, radio announcer and voice actor. He is known for his voiceover work in video games, movies and TV shows. Born in Huntington, West Virginia, he graduated from Huntington High School in 1983 and then moved to Los Angeles in 1984 where he would start his broadcasting career a year later. He also has a degree in linguistics from Marshall University. Thornton is best known as the afternoon anchor on all-news radio KNX 1070 in Los Angeles, having been"
"of American Sports"", an LP record, was produced in 1962. Clem McCarthy Clem McCarthy (September 9, 1882 – June 4, 1962) was an American sportscaster and public address announcer. He also lent his voice to Pathe News's RKO newsreels. He was known for his gravelly voice and dramatic style, a ""whiskey tenor"" as sports announcer and executive David J. Halberstam has called it. McCarthy was born Charles Louis McCarthy in East Bloomfield, New York. His father's work as a dealer and auctioneer of horses gave the young McCarthy frequent access to horse fairs and race tracks across the United States."
"performance as the ""Voice of the Balls"" on the ""National Lottery Red Alert"" on BBC in 1999. He claimed to have been sacked for being ""too Geordie"". From 1994, Waddell became an independently employed commentator, but mainly associated with his work with Sky Sports. The first darts tournament he commentated on for Sky Sports was the 1994 World Matchplay at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool in August 1994. For the next 17 years, he worked continuously as a commentator on all darts tournaments televised by Sky Sports. In September 2011, Waddell was diagnosed with bowel cancer. Despite this diagnosis and undergoing"
"Joe Bowen Joe Bowen (born April 5, 1951), is a Canadian sportscaster. He is known as ""The Voice of the Toronto Maple Leafs"", having broadcast over 3,000 Leaf games. Bowen was born and raised in Sudbury. He attended Sudbury High School, where he was part of the Copper Cliff Redmen Northern Ontario championship hockey club in 1967. After graduating from the University of Windsor, where he developed his broadcasting chops at CJAM-FM, Bowen returned to Sudbury where he started his career in radio, covering the Ontario Hockey League's Sudbury Wolves. Bowen is married to Jannine Ferguson of Uxbridge, and the"
"Mayhem"". Michaels has also been lampooned on several occasions by noted impressionists, Frank Caliendo and Billy West. Michaels was also the featured voice in ""Hardball 3"", a popular computer baseball game for PC. He was also featured, along with John Madden, in the ""Madden NFL"" series from ""Madden NFL 2003"" to ""Madden NFL 09"". Unless otherwise noted, Michaels was the play-by-play announcer. Al Michaels Alan Richard Michaels (born November 12, 1944) is an American television sportscaster. Now employed by NBC Sports after nearly three decades (1977–2006) with ABC Sports, Michaels is known for his many years calling play-by-play of National"
"of ""Fawlty Towers"" actor Andrew Sachs. John Sachs John Sachs (born 3 May 1957) is a British television presenter, voiceover and commentator known for his narration on the original series of ""Gladiators"" and as a long time DJ on London's 95.8 Capital FM. Sachs has been involved in the entertainment industry for the past 25 years. He has been a radio and television broadcaster for 17 years with 12 of those years spent on Capital FM, where he won numerous awards, namely Variety Club ILR Presenter of the years and Silver at the World Radio awards in New York. Other"
"John Facenda John Thomas Ralph Augustine James Facenda (August 8, 1913September 26, 1984) was an American broadcaster and sports announcer. He was a fixture on Philadelphia radio and television for decades, and achieved national fame as a narrator for NFL Films and ""Football Follies"". Through his work with NFL Films, Facenda was known by many National Football League fans as ""The Voice of God."" John Facenda attended Roman Catholic High School in Center City, Philadelphia and then later Villanova University but dropped out. After leaving school, he found employment with the now-defunct ""Philadelphia Public Ledger"" newspaper. The ""Public Ledger"" also"
"divorced in 2008 after 12 years of marriage to wife, Jennifer and is the father of four, including a set of triplets, born in 2000. In January 2015, fire destroyed the Avalon at Edgewater complex building. Sterling was one of hundreds of displaced residents. John Sterling (sportscaster) John Sterling (born John Sloss; July 4, 1938) is an American sportscaster best known as the radio play-by-play announcer of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. He has announced every Yankees game since 1989. Sterling grew up on Manhattan's Upper East Side, in the East 80s. He was the son of advertising executive"
"the building, but with the best viewing on the central ground floor. Its popularity with Philadelphia parents and children, as well as tourists, ensured a continuous run, even after the building was sold to different business interests. For decades until 1994, the melodic baritone ""voice"", or narrator, of the show was John Facenda, known to Philadelphians for decades reporting the news on radio and television, as well as nationally known as the voice of NFL Films. NFL Films' Ed Sabol referred to Facenda as ""The Voice of God"" (Facenda is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio)."
"Johnny Most John M. Most (June 15, 1923 – January 3, 1993) was an American sports announcer, known primarily as the raspy radio voice of the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association from 1953 to 1990. He is perhaps best remembered for his excited call of ""Havlicek stole the ball!"" during the final moments of Game 7 of the 1965 NBA Eastern Division Finals. Born to Jewish parents in New York City, he was named after his paternal grandfather, the German-American anarchist newspaper editor and orator Johann Most. Johnny Most was one of the many successful graduates of DeWitt"
"sons, Joe and Ben. Howarth coached high school basketball for 20 years at [[Etobicoke Collegiate Institute). He is also known for his active support and fund raising efforts on behalf of the [[Special Olympics]]. [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:American Anglicans]] [[Category:American emigrants to Canada]] [[Category:Canadian Anglicans]] [[Category:Canadian radio sportscasters]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Major League Baseball broadcasters]] [[Category:People from York, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Santa Clara University alumni]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Sportspeople from San Francisco]] [[Category:Toronto Blue Jays broadcasters]] [[Category:Christians from California]] Jerry Howarth Jerry Howarth (born March 12, 1946) is an American Canadian former sportscaster, best known as the radio play-by-play voice of the Toronto Blue"
"Shirley Ballas Shirley Ballas (née Rich, formerly Stopford; born 1960) is an English ballroom dancer, dance teacher, and dance adjudicator from Wallasey, now in Merseyside, who specialises in the International Latin division, where she won several championship titles which earned her the nickname The Queen of Latin. In 2017, Ballas was appointed head judge on the BBC TV show, ""Strictly Come Dancing"" following the departure of Len Goodman. Ballas was born and raised in Wallasey, England, with brother David and mother Audrey. The children's father left the family when Shirley was 2 years old. She began dancing at age 7,"
"""J.R."" (His initials) and ""Psycho"". John Rawling John Rawling is a boxing, athletics, darts and yachting commentator. Currently working for BT Sport, ITV and Talksport. He has become known as one of the best known voices of boxing and darts commentary. With BT, John commentates alongside former World Super Featherweight champion Barry Jones, while former World Cruiserweight champion Glenn McCrory is his co-commentator with Talksport. On ITV darts broadcasts, John commentates with Chris Mason and Alan Warriner-Little, while Mason and Paul Nicholson are alongside him for Talksport darts coverage. John also commentates on Paralympic sports for Channel 4. He was"
"Marv Albert Marv Albert (born Marvin Philip Aufrichtig; June 12, 1941) is an American sportscaster. Honored for his work as a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, he is commonly referred to as ""the voice of basketball"". From 1967 to 2004, he was also known as ""the voice of the New York Knicks"". Albert currently works for Turner Sports, serving as lead announcer for NBA games on TNT. In addition to calling both professional and college basketball, he has experience announcing other sports such as American football, ice hockey, horse racing, boxing, and tennis. Albert has called the play-by-play"
"Zoë Ball Zoë Louise Ball (born 23 November 1970) is an English television and radio personality. She was the first female host of both ""The Radio 1 Breakfast Show"" and ""The Radio 2 Breakfast Show"" for the BBC, and presented the 1990s children's show ""Live & Kicking"". Ball was a contestant in the third series of ""Strictly Come Dancing"". Following this she replaced Claudia Winkleman in 2011 as host of the BBC Two spin-off show """". Ball also hosted the ""Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour"" in 2011 and 2015. In 2018, Ball was announced as the next Radio 2 Breakfast"